CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Campaign Finance



Campaign Finance

Introduction

There are two new, related electoral factors that will determine the results of that contest. Indeed, the historical interest in this election may ultimately lie in how it was won, and not in who won it.

One of those trends is the increasing ideological polarisation of American politics --- the failure of the Congressional "super-committee" this week to reach an agreement on economic policy is only the latest example of this development. This “hyper-polarization' is not just a present-minded myopia, but the outcome --- if Peter Orszag and others are correct --- of the long-term growth in ...