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You are here: Home / Democracy in America / It’s Time For Democrats To Act On A Dark Money Ban In Primaries

It’s Time For Democrats To Act On A Dark Money Ban In Primaries

September 8, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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It’s Time For Democrats To Act On A Dark Money Ban In PrimariesKatrina vanden Heuvel argues that dark money should be banned from primary elections, urging the Democrats to take the required action in this regard. Here is an excerpt from the article published in The Washington Post:

“Dark money” is our latest electoral scourge. A deluge of this unregulated, often undisclosed cash has flooded the 2022 primary season, influencing elections nationwide. Senate Republicans, backed by corporate lobbies, consistently block congressional action on the issue. But now, Democrats, at least, have the opportunity to clean up their own primaries.

When the Democratic National Committee gathers in Washington this week, Judith Whitmer, chair of the state party in Nevada, and more than 30 DNC members will support DNC Resolution 19, calling on the party to ban dark money in Democratic primaries.

No one can doubt that action is imperative. According to the nonpartisan research group OpenSecrets, dark money topped $1 billion in the 2020 presidential race. This year, the Wesleyan Media Project reported, nearly 60 percent of all ads in Democratic House primaries have been purchased by sources that did not disclose, or only partially disclosed, their donors.

Read the full article here.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Transparency, Money Politics

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