U.S. Senator from Kentucky

Mitch McConnell

1 article 2000

Mitch McConnell is a Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky who has served since 1985 and became the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history. A staunch defender of campaign finance freedoms, he contributed to The Weekly Standard with a piece arguing against restrictions on soft money in political fundraising.

In Defense of Soft Money

September 18, 2000 · Mitch McConnell, Magazine

WRITING IN THE JULY 31 issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, William Kristol and Jeffrey Bell argue that conservatives should drop their opposition to banning or severely limiting the political parties' use of "soft money." To compensate for the loss of soft money, Kristol and Bell advocate increasing the…