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RandySF

(70,614 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2024, 01:13 PM Sep 30

Republicans rewrote Wisconsin's fundraising laws. Democrats have used them to their advantage.

Flash forward to 2024, and it hasn’t turned out the way many expected.

In recent years, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has far outpaced Republicans when it comes to using unlimited donations to their advantage. This year, both parties could use the law to raise money as they fight for control of the Legislature one district at a time..

“It’s changed the game as we know it, in its entirety,” said Nick Ramos, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a campaign finance watchdog group. “It just ends up becoming this arms race.”




https://www.wpr.org/news/republicans-wisconsins-fundraising-laws-democrats

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