I haven't written much about this race since the primary which has put this blog's unofficial title of the "de-facto McLaughlin Group" for the 10th District in danger.
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Today's big news that affects this race is a Supreme Court decision that hasn't got much attention because of the court ruling on guns that both Chris Carney and Chris Hackett support.
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The Supreme Court yesterday ruled in FEC v. Davis that the "millionaire's amendment" of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law was unconstitutional saying it violated free-speech protections.
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The Millionaires' Amendment is a provision of the McCain–Feingold Act that is designed to level the playing field when someone is able to spend large amounts of their own money in a federal election. If someone drops $350,000 of spare change into their own house campaign the contribution limits are tripled for the opponent and the national and state party's may make unlimited coordinated expenditures on behalf of the candidate.
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This is good news for Chris Hackett. In the primary Hackett spent $930,000 of his own money to beat Dan Meuser who spent twice that much from his piggy bank.
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I've asked both campaigns to comment on this decision of the Supreme Court and will post the responses without comment when I get them.
Are people really going to fall for this? Don't we know real leadership when we see it? I think the money argument is going to ring hollow for these guys. Carney is safe for re-election, all the money in the world can't buy Hackett a personality.
ReplyDeleteOld School R says
ReplyDeleteYeah man ! Go Meagan.. Hackett is a dishonest arrogant jerk.. He deserves to get trounced...