Comments on: Contribution limits to candidates need to be removed to curb outside spending http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/11/09/contribution-limits-to-candidates-need-to-be-removed-to-curb-outside-spending/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/11/09/contribution-limits-to-candidates-need-to-be-removed-to-curb-outside-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-79593 Marc Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:28:33 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=53112#comment-79593 So let me get this straight, crappy candidate can't raise money in his own district so out side group comes in and floods the market with deceptive ads. Then the problem is determined to be the donation amount? Why isn't the problem the outside groups? Why do we allow lobbyists and PAC's to buy our elections? Get rid of the $516,000 in hateful attack ads and keep the contribution limits for real living and breathing people. If the candidate can't raise money from people in their district they deserve to lose. So let me get this straight, crappy candidate can’t raise money in his own district so out side group comes in and floods the market with deceptive ads. Then the problem is determined to be the donation amount? Why isn’t the problem the outside groups? Why do we allow lobbyists and PAC’s to buy our elections?

Get rid of the $516,000 in hateful attack ads and keep the contribution limits for real living and breathing people. If the candidate can’t raise money from people in their district they deserve to lose.

]]> By: Anonymous http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/11/09/contribution-limits-to-candidates-need-to-be-removed-to-curb-outside-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-78961 Anonymous Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:38:14 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=53112#comment-78961 So basically these candidates aren't being elected based on their platforms, but how much money they have at their disposal. We don't need to change contribution limits; we need to change how elections actually take place, especially the presidency. So basically these candidates aren’t being elected based on their platforms, but how much money they have at their disposal. We don’t need to change contribution limits; we need to change how elections actually take place, especially the presidency.

]]> By: JEFFREY J HILL http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/11/09/contribution-limits-to-candidates-need-to-be-removed-to-curb-outside-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-78891 JEFFREY J HILL Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:59:51 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=53112#comment-78891 This comment is spot on. Truer words have never been spoken. Allowing more spending will also stop the rich candidate from being able to fund their own campaign, and buy the election. What about the First Amendment did these regulatory folks miss? This comment is spot on. Truer words have never been spoken. Allowing more spending will also stop the rich candidate from being able to fund their own campaign, and buy the election. What about the First Amendment did these regulatory folks miss?

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