Key Facts

• The author says corruption was a leading concern for voters in the midterm elections and that candidates linked political influence to the affordability crisis.
• Jon Ossoff has criticized what he calls a “coin-operated” government and called for overturning the Citizens United ruling, the article says.
• Proposals mentioned from Rahm Emanuel include barring officials from prediction-market betting, requiring blind trusts and prohibiting foreign gifts.
• The article says Democrats could use congressional investigations to examine alleged quid-pro-quo corruption involving Super PACs.
• It calls for full disclosure of dark-money sources and legislation to close loopholes in the ban on election spending by federal contractors.
• The article points to campaign-finance measures in Michigan, Montana and Hawaii, including stronger disclosure rules and limits on corporate election spending.
• It also proposes Democratic Party rules that reward primary candidates who reject Super PAC spending and penalize those who use it.
• The article begins to consider small-dollar donors as an alternative to contributions from donors seeking political favors, but the supplied text ends before developing that discussion.