Ed Fallon held a press conference on Thursday saying that the other Democrat candidates for Governor are too comfortable with the current system of campaign finance. He also took a closer look at Chet Culver's financial records. Last week, he spoke about Patty Judge recieving money from large Ag industry.
From Blog for Iowa
Culver story:
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2006/2/2/1741872.htmlJudge story:
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/26/1724762.htmlQuoting the story on Culver...
“The whole campaign finance system is corrupt, with elections being sold to the highest bidder, rather than won by the candidates with the best ideas for moving our state forward,” Fallon said.
Over 65% of Culver’s donations in 2005 came from outside of Iowa, including over $300,000 from Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
“I think it’s obvious that donors from Chevy Chase, Maryland or Dallas, Texas who gave Chet tens of thousands will probably have more influence than a donor from Creston or Cresco who gave him $10,” Fallon said.
While refusing donations from political action committees, paid lobbyists and large donors, Fallon still received 2114 donations in 2005, compared to Culver’s 2080. However, Fallon’s average donor gave $52.08, while Culver’s average donor gave over $658.
The main issue in Fallon's campaign is campaign finance reform. He does not accept money from corporations and PAC's and caps individual donations at $2,400 per year.
http://www.fallonforgovernor.net