America’s campaign finance system is a farce. A Michigan senator wants to change that

America’s campaign finance system is a farce. A Michigan senator wants to change that

Author: St. Louis Public Radio August 21, 2026 Duration: 12:12
Republicans and Democrats agree that the federal campaign finance system is a failure. The limits on contributions to candidates can be easily circumvented and it’s difficult to track how money is influencing politics. One of the Democrats who agrees with this assessment is U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, who was in St. Louis last week to talk about, among other things, a national ethics overhaul. Slotkin provides her ideas on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.”

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