Episode 56: Why can't Virginia pass any campaign finance reform?

Virginia's campaign finance laws (or lack thereof) are akin to the Wild West. Lawmakers talk about the so-called Virginia Way, but plenty of them feed from the trough of big donors. Despite decades of reform efforts, campaign finance bills keep dying on the Assembly floor. This year, a proposal would have prohibited lawmakers from using campaign funds for personal expenses. Even that measure failed. Why do we continue to see such little progress in campaign contribution reform?

Transcript coming soon.