Bernie Sanders is pushing Hillary Clinton to care about money in politics

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Just in time to beat Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to the punch, Hillary Clinton released a comprehensive campaign finance reform plan aimed at reducing the influence of wealthy interests and boosting the power of small donors. The ambitious three-tiered proposal calls for overturning the Citizens United decision that opened the floodgates for unlimited spending on elections, creating a small-donor matching funds program for presidential and congressional candidates, and using the power of the executive branch to force greater disclosure of campaign activity by corporations and nonprofits.

The timing, depth, and content of Clinton's plan show that she's got one eye cast toward Sen Sanders, who has gained ground on her in polling of the Iowa caucuses and taken a substantial lead over her in New Hampshire. Sen Sanders, who first introduced a constitutional amendment that would pave the way for reversing Citizens United in 2011, was expected to introduce a bill providing for public funding of presidential and congressional campaigns as early as Sept 8. Because Clinton's plan focuses on small-donor matching, it leaves room for Sen Sanders's bill to be more expansive.


Bernie Sanders is pushing Hillary Clinton to care about money in politics