Some people see a problem with the role money plays in political campaigns.
Gene Nichol has another word for it. Nichol, one of four Democratic candidates competing for the 2nd Congressional District seat, has made campaign finance reform a central point of his campaign leading up to the Aug. 11 primary. Nichol is a professor of constitutional law at the University of Colorado Law School, where he is the former dean. The issue is part of a campaign that also focuses on education, the environment, health care and civil rights. Nichol is adamant in his belief that PAC money and other fund-raising sources have created a system in which the rich and powerful have more of a say in politics than the average American.