candidates from outside the state boundaries, or at least limiting it. However, even w/ limits like this, they'll find some way around it, I feel. It just like avoiding paying one's share of taxes, they'll run to Panama, incorporate into some nefarious entity and avoid paying taxes that should be paid, like the rest of us do.
After Citizens United, I have noticed all of the 'dark money' pouring into campaigns, and we don't really know where this money is coming from. Some successful candidates on the democratic side and Bernie Sanders have seemed to work around/with this 'dark money', but are open about this money and its origins.
I speculate that this 'dark money' pouring in represents billionaires and the like trying their best to direct and guide legislation towards their favorite topics/issues of the day and basically ignore what the average Missourian wants, and most importantly, avoid paying taxes/fees/anything at all. Josh Hawley is a good example of this as a major portion of his campaign money came from 1 family in MO (Tamko of roofing, Joplin MO). One family.
I can understand the need for money to run campaigns, it's expensive, but don't we need to draw some lines here on how much can be spent on elections? It seems excessive and tends in my opinion block perhaps better candidates from running (on both sides of the fence).
From what I understand, Amendment 1 (the clean MO initiative) did pass. However, I expect the repug-controlled senate and house to bypass this amendment provisions and ignore it. They did before in other voter sponsored initiatives.
One more step in the right direction.
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