Ira Stoll on Why a Romney Win Would Be Followed by More Attempts at Campaign Finance "Reform"
If Mitt Romney wins the presidency, writes Ira Stoll, expect the Democrats to complain that the Republicans bought the election—and to try to outlaw it from ever happening again.
The signs are already emerging. A New York Times column earlier this month ran under the headline "Buying the Election?" The New Yorker magazine ran a long article by the editor of Thompson Reuters Digital, Chrystia Freeland, reporting, "the Republican National Committee and Romney…hold a huge cash advantage over Obama. The biggest shift has been among wealthy businesspeople, particularly in financial services. Romney's advantage is compounded by the advent of Super PACs in this Presidential campaign, which are not subject to the same contribution limits as parties or candidates."
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