He's laughing at We the People all the way to the bank in campaign funding, book sales and vacations.
Both plans would finance public campaign funding with voluntary $5 contributions through state income tax returns.
Hanson claimed in 2003 to have been vilified over campaign funding.
Each candidate had an election committee that manages campaign funding, which should be run through a special account.
Abbott points out that she has far less campaign funding than anyone.
However half of Obama's $650m campaign funding came from corporate and "other sources".
Specter, however, was ahead with $6.7 million in campaign funding as of March 31.
Ironically, the legislation introduced to reform campaign funding helped to facilitate increased spending in politics.
Ruskin had local government experience but initially lacked major campaign funding.
But his "first priority" - "real reform" in campaign funding - will test both parties.