Money In Politics

 ABC NEWS reports: “Nine government watchdog groups today called on the 2012 presidential candidates to lift the veil of secrecy that shrouds their biggest fundraisers, the so-called ‘bundlers’ who use their connections to steer millions of dollars from well-heeled donors to the campaigns of their choice.”
 

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2012) -- Nine government watchdog organizations today asked Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, as well as President Bar

“‘If we can't get the money out, we should at least know who's spending the money,’ Elisabeth MacNamara, the president of the League of Women Voters, told the Alley.”

Today, we surpassed our goal of 25,000 petition signatures on the White House "We the People" website that asks President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission.

"From its start, the race for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat seemed destined to be one of most expensive political battles in Massachusetts history..."

"Senator Scott P. Brown and Elizabeth Warren, his likely Democratic opponent, agreed Monday on a plan to try to stop outside groups from running attack ads in their high-profile, high-stakes race..."

One of the YES! Magazine Breakthrough 15 honorees was a quiet, stay-at-home Maine mom and League of Women Voters member, who became a clean-elections champion.

But Public Financing of Elections Survives

“American people deserve better,” says League of Women Voters

League Calls on Congress to Fix Secret Cash in American Elections