Eibensteiner also defended Wigley 's tactic, comparing it to DFL interest-group pressure. Sviggum said that if he were challenged, no more than about 10 members would vote against him. But some members say the number of dissidents may be growing, especially in the wake of a chaotic, all-night final floor session and Sviggum's inability to eliminate the Profile of Learning graduation standard. This is maybe a wake-up call for us. Much of the giving by Wigley and his allies, as well as by DFL interest groups, has been of the soft-money type.
Soft money allows wealthy individuals and rich interests to give too much. . . .
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