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Let’s level the playing field before next election

We said it last week, but it’s worth repeating: Congress and state Legislatures need to fix this broken campaign finance system of ours, which is contributing mightily to the rampant lack of trust in governments both big and small.

Spending for what is considered a strategically important Senate seat will go even higher than $20 million by the time of the final accounting for all of the money that flowed into this race.

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