“How John McCain and Russ Feingold are riding the big money wave in their campaigns”

WaPo:

John McCain and Russ Feingold used to be synonymous with their crusading overhaul of the campaign finance system that eliminated big money from federal elections.

But after a sea change to campaign finance laws following the Supreme Court “Citizens United” decision, McCain and Feingold are now benefiting from the largesse they once fought so fiercely against.

Supporters of Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.), seeking a sixth term after 30 years in the Senate, have boosted his campaign through a super PAC specifically designed to run ads on his behalf, financed almost entirely by six-figure donations from Wall Street titans and other corporate executives. Feingold, the former Senate Democrat trying to reclaim his old seat in Wisconsin, has been boosted by outside groups financed through “dark money” committees that don’t reveal their donors.

Neither is particularly happy about it, but they are not apologizing.

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