Soft Money and Special Interest Money Soft money and special interest money influence public officials and minipulate elections.
Special interests prevent campaign finance reform.
We probably all know the Pledge of Allegiance. And to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. But, in Congress, there is another pledge of allegiance. It's not to the flag, but rather to the companies that provide soft money and PAC money for reelection campaigns. And election campaigns for Congress often run millions of dollars for each candidate.