> That case has implications respecting third party advertising but it has no bearing on direct campaign contributions to candidates. It's by now become rather

> That case has implications respecting third party advertising but it has no bearing on direct campaign contributions to candidates. It's by now become rather clear that both parties have found loopholes to get around the so called firewall between the campaigns and these third parties: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/08/super-pacs-raise-millions-concerns-illegal-campaign-coordination-raise-questions/ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/08/super-pacs-raise-mi... > Is there a case where significant public pressure has failed? I guess the best example would be campaign finance reform itself. That's an issue Democrats and Republicans actually agree on: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/money-power-and-the-influence-of-ordinary-people-in-american-politics/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/money-power-...