Via the
Daily Kos New York blogwire comes this:
Governor Spitzer has made full public funding with Clean Money Clean Elections the cornerstone of his reform New York program. But he is getting resistance from Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who is against public funding of campaigns, and from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who favors partial public funding. With partial funding using our tax dollars, candidates would still have to raise the bulk of their money from private wealthy donors, who would continue to have the upper hand in legislative matters.
When a friend of ours called Governor Spitzer's office to learn when he would introduce his Clean Elections bill, she was told that before he does, he is counting the calls to his office for it from each of the state's zip codes.
It's a quick call to 518 474-8390. All callers have to say is "I'm for full public funding with Clean Money Clean Elections" and give their zip code.
Give our man Eliot a call.
