Democrats:
Want to overturn the Citizens United decision, which eased restrictions on corporate and union campaign spending.
“We need to end secret, unaccountable money in politics by requiring, through executive order or legislation, significantly more disclosure and transparency — by outside groups, federal contractors, and public corporations to their shareholders,” the platform said.
Republicans:
They would repeal or raise contribution limits and allow outside groups spending millions on campaigns to hide their donors.
“I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people who cannot defend themselves,” Trump said in accepting the presidential nomination.
The GOP platform would make things much easier for the powerful.