Former Gov. Buddy Roemer says he determined to make the corrupting influence of money in politics an issue in the 2012 presidential race. Roemer, who is running a long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential campaign, spoke at the National Press Club Monday. “I want a pledge from my fellow candidates—since they’ve pledged everything else—I want a pledge that they’ll make reform of this institutionally corrupt system a must,” The Times-Picayune quoted Roemer as saying. Roemer is refusing to take campaign contributions of more than $100 and disclosing the name of any donor who gives $5 or more. Roemer reproached fellow Republican candidates Rick Perry and Mitt Romney for setting up Super PACs headed by their former chiefs of staff, and he castigated President Barack Obama for being a “great fundraiser—that’s what I’m looking for in a president.” Read the full story here.
Today’s question: Does money have too much of an influence in the political process?
