Product Paper, Judges, etc.

I am in the second paragraph of the product paper. I should be researching more campaigns for election reform today. I am also very near to scheduling my thesis presentation (it should be near the end of April as soon as the other judge confirms).

Notes on this study:
Today I am focusing on the demographics of campaign donors. People who run private campaigns are going to get a donor pool that is small, exclusive, and not racially diverse, in addition to not being financially diverse. The process of getting donors appears to me as a citizen to be a good way to spread awareness about a campaign and get future votes. It looks like a more open way of doing things instead of getting huge donations behind closed doors from super PACs. Of course it would require more effort from the candidates, which they will not like, being to accustomed to funding their campaigns by being rich and knowing rich people.
The donor pool from clean campaigns is also more racially and economically representative of the actual population of the state than that of people running in privately funded campaigns. Also, private donors often come from outside of the state, which gives the people of the state less power.

A bit of an overview on how Arizona's clean funded campaigns work:
Candidates are required to raise a certain amount of money before receiving the public grant. This money must be raised from limited contributions, seed money from private institutions (who cannot contribute after the grant is received), and a limited amount of personal money.

I also read more about the constitutionality of the American Anti-Corruption act. It does seem to hold up in court, especially since the paper was written by prominent constitution attorneys. The process and amount of money involved than in Arizona, which makes this Act more suitable for implementation on a larger scale (congressional and presidential). The provisions address serious issues such as lobbyists, PACs, and contributions from tax-exempt businesses, which are relevant in the presidential election as well.