NJ big money politics is poisoning democracy says ex-Governors Tom Kean and Christie Whitman | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

WASHINGTON — Wonder why voter turnout was at a record low in this month’s New Jersey elections? Follow the money, says former Gov. Tom Kean. The Republican, still considered New Jersey’s most popular political figure, strongly believes unlimited amounts of campaign cash, much of it from those with a financial interest in the outcome, is distorting…