Dossier
Ron Paul
Coverage of Ron Paul in the Nexus archive.
U.S. Supreme Courtorganization1National Republican Senatorial Committeeorganization1Federal Election Commissionorganization1Zachary Albertperson1Raymond La Rajaperson1Marjorie Taylor Greeneperson1Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezperson1Bernie Sandersperson1campaign-finance reformstopic1small-dollar donorstopic1
- 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.