where I come from, and perhaps this may not be true in my colleagues' congressional districts, but the average person in western Wisconsin believes that under the current finance system, even though it is legal for a wealthy individual or group to contribute a million dollars to either political party, that is too much money. That is ridiculous. It is unbelievable that this democracy of our size allows that to happen. That is too much money.
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