Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell argued Democrats are proposing campaign finance law changes solely for political reasons, as the Senate prepares to debate the contentious issue ahead of the midterm elections.
In a guest column in Politico Sunday, the Kentucky Republican argued that a Democratic proposal to overturn the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United is intended only to spur liberal voters.
“They want this proposal to fail because they think that somehow would help them on Election Day — they think it will help drive to the polls more left-wing voters who don’t like having to defend their ideas,” he wrote.
The proposal from Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is slated for a vote late Monday. It is unlikely to succeed, since as a constitutional amendment it would require a two-thirds majority. Democrats currently hold a 55-seat majority.
Citizens United was a 2010 Supreme Court decision which ended restrictions on outside spending in federal races.
