Schnur said Bush's plan would not limit soft-money contributions from individuals. Bush's staff did not return calls seeking comment. Supporters of his position have long pointed to Supreme Court decisions that call bans on individual contributions unconstitutional. In a debate last week, Bush also said that a voluntary Republican plan to forego soft-money contributions would hand the general election over to the Democrats. According to a Sept. 22 press release from the Federal Election Commission, the Democratic Party's soft-money funds are rising faster than the GOP's.
Republicans still hold a small advantage in actual money raised, but that margin is diminishing.
I'm not sure what the advantage is. The fact that they're responding to us on the issue that's keyed John McCain's rise in New Hampshire is tremendously flattering. The Salon News guide to the millennial elections. All rights reserved.