Learning Institute for Elders Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, UCF August 28, 2012.

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Learning Institute for Elders Terri Susan Fine, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, UCF August 28, 2012

◦ 2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold) ◦ Eliminated unregulated (soft) money  Soft money is given to political parties and other groups for purposes other than campaigning  “Get Out The Vote” (GOTV)  Issue advocacy

 BCRA also limits:  Independent issue advocacy advertising  Issue advocacy advertising paid for by a corporation (including non-profit corporations) or by an unincorporated entity using corporate or union funds.

 Requires disclosure YES  Limits individual contributions YES  Allows issue advocacy ads NO  Eliminated soft money YES  Eliminated hard money NO  Limits overall spending by interest groups NO  Contributed to significant increase in 527s YES

 The U.S. Supreme Court has evaluated BCRA three times since BCRA was passed

 This is the first presidential election since “Citizens United”  The monies raised have been significant  Analysts have expressed concern that the amount of money will shape the election