[EL] Freedom Caucus to Battle McConnell on Campaign Finance

[Rick Hasen]

I'm surprised because of the ideological valence of the issue. That is, 
I expect members of the "Freedom Caucus" to support full deregulation of 
the campaign finance process.

(I'm also skeptical of some of the arguments about polarization and 
campaign finance you make in your book, but that is an issue for another 
time.)


On 12/2/15 7:54 AM, Ray La Raja wrote:
> Rick, regarding the news that they Freedom Caucus is opposed to 
> McConnell’s bid to loosen party financing, why are you surprised (as 
> you note at your blog)?   Channeling more money through the parties 
> should diminish the clout of partisan factions at the extremes because 
> it strengthens the hand of party leadership.  This is exactly the 
> point Brian Schaffner and I make in our recent book, "Campaign Finance 
> and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail” 
> https://www.press.umich.edu/4882255/campaign_finance_and_political_polarization 
>
>
> Ray La Raja, Associate Professor
> Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
> http://polsci.umass.edu/profiles/la-raja_ray/home
>
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