> didn't start out that way Yes it did. Campaign finance was pretty much a free-for-all until the 20th century, and even then could barely be called regulated

> didn't start out that way Yes it did. Campaign finance was pretty much a free-for-all until the 20th century, and even then could barely be called regulated until FECA in 1971. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_reform_in_the_United_States#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_reform_in_the_...