Comments on: Repeal McCain-Feingold

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:40:06 +0000

Aaaaa-men.

I even swayed and clapped my hands.

By: Jim Rose

Jim Rose — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:53:52 +0000

Amen!

By: McGehee

McGehee — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:06:30 +0000

Can I get an Amen?

Yes, but not within 60 days of the election.

By: Kent G. Budge

Kent G. Budge — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:10:11 +0000

Amen here.

This law may end up damaging McCain’s Presidential ambitions.

Amen to that too.

I have only one caveat on the transparency approach: I wonder how such a requirement would have played out during the Constitutional ratification debate? Might have cramped Publius' style ...

By: Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:28:37 +0000

McCain-Feingold has also has some unintended consequences that work against the incumbent. I'm thinking of the "Millionaires' amendment," that apparently allows a well-off challenger to loan his/her campaign money (before the primary), but denies that to incumbents. This is played out a couple of days ago in the WA State Senate campaign this year (ironic as the incumbent likewise loaned money to her 2000 campaign, though before the restrictions went into effect). This law may end up damaging McCain's Presidential ambitions.

By: LJD

LJD — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:12:04 +0000

The truth is in the eyes of the beerholder...

I heard an ad today on the radio about a candidate that voted against tough child pornography legislation, and what kind of person would support child molestation, etc.

It was very tasteless, and left me questioning what was the substance of the bill that was voted down. i.e. the candidate may not have voted against safegurading our children, rather the approach that the particular bill took.

The ad backfired. It made me want to vote for the other guy just because it was so tasteless, and likley untrue.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:32:48 +0000

matt: No. You can't mention a candidate's name.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:29:50 +0000

I second that amen.

By: madmatt

madmatt — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:28:59 +0000

well is the truth an attack had, can you still hold up a sitting senators vote and say he voted for this and against that etc?