California For Sale
Out-of-state interests have poured more than $280 million into California political campaigns since 2001, and the November election will send that figure soaring.
While that number is dwarfed by the $1.4 billion California residents, unions and businesses have spent on candidates and ballot measures, it shows just how much state politicians depend on big contributions from beyond the borders...
Full Article, SF Chronicle, September 27, 2006
What this article fails to address is that out-of-state bribes, er, "spending", is not spread evenly across-the-board. Thus, out-of-state money is most likely focused disproportionately on certain key issues. To find the breakdown, to get a genuine understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, one will have to look elsewhere.
TLC
While that number is dwarfed by the $1.4 billion California residents, unions and businesses have spent on candidates and ballot measures, it shows just how much state politicians depend on big contributions from beyond the borders...
Full Article, SF Chronicle, September 27, 2006
What this article fails to address is that out-of-state bribes, er, "spending", is not spread evenly across-the-board. Thus, out-of-state money is most likely focused disproportionately on certain key issues. To find the breakdown, to get a genuine understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, one will have to look elsewhere.
TLC
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