University of Missouri: Do Campaign Finance Reforms Truly Help Make Elections More Competitive?
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 16 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
Proponents of campaign finance reform claim that putting limits on how much money can be raised and spent to support a political candidate leads to more competitive elections by helping level the political playing field between incumbents -- the people holding the political office -- and challengers. However, a new study by two social scientists at the University of Missouri finds state camp . . .
Proponents of campaign finance reform claim that putting limits on how much money can be raised and spent to support a political candidate leads to more competitive elections by helping level the political playing field between incumbents -- the people holding the political office -- and challengers. However, a new study by two social scientists at the University of Missouri finds state camp . . .