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Raymond La Raja
Coverage of Raymond La Raja in the Nexus archive.
- Party Machines Weren’t So Bad After All
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal limits on political parties' coordinated spending with federal candidates, arguing this could restore parties' leverage in assembling coalitions and negotiating compromises. The article critiques the assumption that small-dollar donors improve democracy, citing evidence that they often prioritize partisan conflict over practical governance and disproportionately support ideologically extreme candidates.