Two candidate responses to Kenney's campaign finance bill (The Next Mayor)

From Michael Nutter, who held a press conference today to denounce the bill and released this statement:

"Philadelphia residents should be outraged by this back-door attempt to return to the shameful past that led to campaign finance reform...Philadelphia citizens should not be fooled by this legislation and they should not believe anyone who tries to spin it as 'reform.' And any Mayoral candidate who supports this legislation cannot claim to be a 'reformer.'”

Nutter took on the idea of changing the law after one poll, pointing out that the numbers involved border on the ridiculous, especially since the horse-race portion involves only 262 registered Democrats. "Fifty-eight residents expressed interest in one guy and all of a sudden, City Council wants to repeal years of effort to achieve campaign finance reform in Philadelphia," scoffed Nutter.

From Tom Knox, who also issued a brief statement:

"Philadelphia voters are smart enough to understand what’s happening here – the supporters of the status quo are circling the wagons."

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Patricio :

I'm glad Knox and Nutter are coming out fighting this. I hear Evans is also critical of this faux reform legislation.

Posted by Patricio | February 1, 2007 2:26 PM

sheth

Knox's comment is hilarious if you ask me. "circling the wagons" to protect the status quo is classic. Who wants to bet Brady wont be criticizing the change in the finance law?

Posted by sheth | February 1, 2007 2:37 PM

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