Should There Be Any Limits On Campaign Donations?
Portland Mayoral candidate Charlie Hales has done something puzzling. He's decided to limit his campaign contributions to a maximum of $600. Here is an excerpt from Oregon Live about this move:
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As part of his pledge, Hales said he wouldn't accept any donation over $600, would only accept money from Oregon donors and wouldn't self-fund.
Hales loaned himself $100,000 in the primary.
He faces state Rep. Jefferson Smith in the general election.
Smith, who raised less money than Hales in the primary, earlier called on his competitor to limit contributions.
"Let's do this the Portland way," Hales said.
This makes little, to no sense in my book. Why would a candidate want to limit the amount of money that his campaign can raise? Perhaps it's because he's not receiving that many contributions in the first place.
Hales's competitor, Jefferson Smith, joined me today on the Northwest show, and I asked him if he would limit his contributions.
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