Public financing
In lieu of the fact that two candidates in the Democratic primaries opted out of the public financing, is this still something the DNC is in favor of backing. In 2000, Al Gore was vastly outspent by the Bush campaign. This year the Democrats were nearly equal in fundraising. What does this mean for support for public financing of public national elections?
Newsweek reported in last week's issue that the Kerry campaign seriously considered opting out of federal funding in the general election. Is this a good omen for reform or are we inviting in more big money and less grassroots responsibility.
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National political conventions
Are national political conventions an anachronism? They are expensive to put on, a security nightmare and attract less and less national TV attention. The networks that did broadcast them opted to show their own talking heads instead of the people on the podium. (Save for 3 hours on tv on the national networks.) Should the DNC continue to spend time and money putting on these spectacles or is there a better way to conduct this party business?
Inviting the grassroots in
Every couple of years I hear that the Democrats are going to reform their national and state committee structures to make them more responsive to the grassroots activists. I am hearing this again this year in response to an amazing turnout by the rank and file and the amazing fundraising that burbled up from the bottom. What steps is the DNC willing to take to invite the people into the party?
Add your own questions here, these are just for starters.