Campaign commerce, or bribery?
Money keeps flowing to candidates, even in the final days of their campaigns, as evidenced by the final reports being submitted to the New York State Board of Elections.
On Wednesday alone, $1.1 million in various kinds of donations were tossed into different Senate efforts.
The New York Public Interest Research Group says the money doesn't come without strings.
"I wouldn't call them friends of the candidates. It's more of a commercial transaction. They're forking over the money when the candidates desperately need it, and they're expecting to collect when the Legislature comes back into session," said Blair Horner, lobbyist for the public interest group.
What do you think? Is our system of financing campaigns a good one? Or is it spurred by self interest and tantamount to legal bribery?
