Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections.
Democrats fear it will buoy Senate Republicans in particular, who mounted the legal challenge over First Amendment claims and often rely on larger donors, and say the latest rollback of campaign finance restrictions is an “invitation for corruption.”
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