Why Mitch McConnell should know better.(campaign fund corruption in his home state of Kentucky) From: Washington Monthly | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Cottle, Michelle | COPYRIGHT 1997 Washington Monthly Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

McConnell leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and seeks to protect the GOP's money-raising advantage by shamelessly killing any and all campaign reform laws, especially the McCain-Feingold bill. A major scandal in Kentucky shows just how little money it takes to corrupt a legislature.

Forget everything you think you know about money in politics. The system is not broken. Sure, a few loopholes need to be closed to prevent violation of existing election laws (e.g., ...

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