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Senior-Sharpie t1_itstfbv wrote

Political ads should be limited to statements of what the candidate in a particular ad intends to do if they are elected. Each candidate running for office should be given a set amount of money and not allowed to add donor money or personal money. This would level the playing field and prevent candidates from buying elections ala Bloomberg. Attack ads should be banned and a candidate who is elected to office should be held to account before being able to run for re election as to their performance versus the promises/claims that were made in the prior campaign.

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Darko33 t1_ituvyzi wrote

Any such regulation would be instantly cut down on First Amendment grounds though

Thanks Citizens United, very cool

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raindropdroptopz t1_itvqnnp wrote

I like this idea but I don’t want to pay for every person that wants to run ever, especially if they had no chance of winning anyway. I think there should be a limit to how much you’re allowed to raise and no contributing yourself and if people like your policies they can donate and if not well you probably didn’t have much of a chance to win anyway.

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Senior-Sharpie t1_itwavo2 wrote

Not everyone who wants to run, only those who get the appropriate number of signatures on the petition and comply with all other criteria in order to be a legitimate candidate.

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