As for the FEC, it is too stuck in partisan gridlock to tighten its own rules.Many Republicans resist reform in part because they see super PACs as a possible counterweight to Mr Obama's overwhelming fund-raising advantage in 2008.
If a minority of companies generate the majority of returns, nobody is going to cry foul that said companies received the overwhelming majority of funding.
Luckily, public support for Hank has been overwhelming: A crowd funding page set up to pay for legal fees (expected to be significant) has over 1200 contributors, the Save Hank Facebook page has upward of 50,000 followers as of today, and an online petition has gathered over 110,000 signatures already.
Obama's success was based on a large number of factors: his personal charisma and eloquence, his well-organized and sure-footed campaign, voter weariness with a Republican White House, a struggling national economy, and his overwhelming advantage in fund-raising.
But he has overcome those early lapses in judgment and now enjoys an overwhelming advantage in fund-raising, with more than $1 million to spend on his campaign — compared with Mr. Dowd's more than $100,000 and Ms. Robinson's $27,000.
Many plans offer an overwhelming number of fund options.
During the first years of its existence, the overwhelming majority of funds for APEIR operations came from IDRC and were determined annually.
In order to guarantee its independence and safeguard its right to speak out, MSF ensures that the overwhelming majority of its funding – 89% – comes from individual donors.
The Scottish Tories chief whip at Holyrood, John Lamont, said the SNP's refusal to acknowledge the importance of the Weirs' donations showed they were 'clearly embarrassed that such an overwhelming proportion of its funding is coming from one source.
In comparison, Britain has no legislation that ensures maintained schools' expenditure on sport benefits male and female students equally – and there is overwhelming anecdotal evidence that funding in the UK is given primarily to boys.
