Agnew Attacks Democratic Public Financing Plan
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounced a Democratic proposal for taxpayer funded presidential campaigns as a political money grab. He warned it would wreck the two party system, fuel splinter parties, and risk presidents elected with small shares of the vote.
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Spiro Agnew
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Democrats Feel Financial Pinch in 1972 Campaign Outlook
Washington AP wires report that the Democratic National Committee faces a $9.3 million debt from 1968 and scrambles after a public financing proposal died in a tax bill conference. Lawrence O'Brien says no 1972 fundraising plan will launch without a veto path, while Mills and others warned of the plan's collapse.
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D-R.1
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Montana
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