Steve Bullock puts Citizens United decision at center of presidential push

[brooklynite]

The Hill

DES MOINES, Iowa — The two dozen Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination have found few applause lines more likely to earn a standing ovation than a pledge to overhaul campaign finance rules.

Now, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) is putting the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision at the center of his long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The decision, and the resulting influx of outside and undisclosed money, is what Bullock sees as the hurdle that stands in the way of every other item on the progressive wish list.

“I’ve done more work than anybody else in the field on the one issue that’s holding us back from everything else, from giving folks a fair shot in the economy to climate to everything else, and that’s addressing the corrupting influence of dark money in our elections,” Bullock told The Hill as he launched his presidential campaign last week.

[Honeycombe8]

1. Hmmm. I'm listening.

I hope he gets to participate in the debates.

[JudyM]

3. Same here. Most key issues rest on this one.

[YOHABLO]

4. Will we ever get justice? With a court stacked against us?

[Partisan D]

5. Bullock would be in the top tier...

...in almost any other election year primary.

This year though, no one will hear him.

He should be on anyone's VP shortlist including Biden.

[lastlib]

6. He is SO VERY right on that point!!

I may donate to his campaign just on the basis of that. It is my #1 litmus-test issue for EVERY candidate down to city garbage worker.