GOP Opens Door for Dems on Public Financing

This is pretty big news: the GOP Governor of Connecticut, Jodi Rell, has endorsed legislation that would publicly finance state elections there. Though there aren't yet details of her proposal, she's talking tough, and it seems real. She said, "Get rid of political action committee dollars, get rid of state contractor dollars to campaigns. Get rid of the lobbyists' money."

As I have written before, Democrats must seize the mantle of reform and push hard for public financing of elections all over America, and in Congress. The lobbyist scandals surrounding Tom DeLay makes this a perfect time - and now we have a high-profile Republican governor pushing the issue, with backing from people like Sen. John McCain (R). Now is the time for Democrats to make the issue their own.