Campaign Finance

July 9, 2007

Grips and grins, it's all part of campaigning. But those meet and greets are not just about collecting votes, they are also about raising cash. The money goes toward helping politicians get elected, but does it buy the donor influence?

"It is incredibly naive to suggest that money has no influence on politics in Vermont," said Paul Burns with the Vt. Public Interest Research Group.

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