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Campaign finance reform maintains the political status quo by protecting incumbents and career politicians.

Campaign finance reform promotes what it claims to combat: unaccountable outside groups.

Incumbent Democrats created campaign finance reform in order to protect incumbent Democrats.

Campaign finance reform suppresses and censors free speech by limiting how much citizens can support their candidates.

The Constitution protects free speech, yet the government restrictions on political speech now run more than 800 pages. 

Most donors give money to candidates in order to support them—not influence them. 

Myth: The candidate with more money will win. In the 1960, 1964, 1976, and 1996 elections, the candidates with less money won. 