The party's image as the most dynamic in rooting out the corrupting influence of money in American politics will be badly compromised. Terry McAuliffe is just a money guy, not a national statesman. Bill Clinton is just throwing this man in our faces. I believe the American people have never been more aware of the corrosive effect that huge campaign contributions have on our two-party system. And they are disgusted.
Money is recognized as the cancer of politics.
And this realization is the driving force behind the electorate's demands for campaign finance reform. This comes at a time when the U.S. Senate is poised to debate the bipartisan McCain-Feingold bill that addresses genuine campaign finance reform. The McCain-Feingold bill also bans corporate and labor union spending on campaigns and provides greater disclosure as well as stronger election laws. According to Sen. Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, things are getting worse instead of better. The extraordinary spending in the 2000 election gives monied interests more influence on the Congress and the president than ever before.