Gillibrand's 'Democracy Dollars' campaign reform plan only effective if mandatory for all candidates, says expert

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's proposal to reshape campaign financing by offering voters"Democracy Dollars" would be more effective if it were mandatory, a professor of politics told Newsweek.

While progressives cheered Kirsten Gillibrand's proposal to reshape campaign financing as a program that could radically alter the demographics of political donations, Caroline Heldman, an associate professor of politics at Occidental College, questioned how effective the plan would be. "It’s great that Gillibrand is prioritizing corporate political influence in her campaign, but her proposal won’t fix the problem because it centers on individual giving, which is only one avenue of influence," she wrote. "The Gillibrand plan doesn’t address super PACs or dark money organizations, which have grown considerably since the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision.

Wonder if Walmart will accept Democracy Dollars? Wonder if Democracy Dollars will be on a bank’s exchange rate? Wonder if Democracy Dollars have a portrait of a Founding Father?

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