An editorial and an op-ed in the Times today covering the vote tomorrow in the House on campaign finance reform. The Times takes the unusual step of naming names of those representatives who are wavering. Moreover, it points out that several of these reps had, in the past, voted for reform because they knew it would die in the Senate. Donna Brazile, Gore's former campaign manager, has and op-ed on how the bill will bolster grass-roots efforts in low income communities. Both pieces are aimed directly at the members of the Blask and Hispanic Caucuses that have recently moved away from reform. It will be another tense 48 hours for McCain and his fellow reformers on the Hill. We are closer than we've ever been in the history of the country to making a big step in removing large moneyed interests from control of the legislative process.
- posted by levinson @ 7/11/2001 06:56:00 AM