That's what Republicans would have you believe. After all, fines for violating campaign finance laws have really decreased over the past nine years. In 2006 the fines totaled $5,900,000; in 2014, $597,429, or a tenth of 2006. Since the total money raised by candidates has increased substantially since 2006, one would not think that the decrease would be so much, particularly since the quality of the candidates has diminished about as much.
The problem seems to be that the members of the commission overseeing campaign finance can't agree very much. There are 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
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