here's my opinion.  campaigns should be publicly financed and all forms of outside assistance banned.  after that, tax political advertising by anyone except the campaign at 1000% [while prohibiting campaigns from sharing anything at all with outsiders and/or any form of joint action or thought].  Equal dollars for all candidates who meet qualifications.

This is the only way we're going to get special interests out of the business of buying candidates and thus the party in power.  And that's the only way to get those special interests out of the government and begin making laws that apply equally and fairly to everyone.  -- grampa