soft money

What does he say about the soft money right now?

The question for us is not less soft money or more.

"There will be far more soft money than ever before," he says.

All he has to do to ban soft money is to say yes.

They want to be able to spend the soft money that they've already raised.

At the heart of the bill is the ban on soft money.

"You think he was serious about saying that they are not going to spend soft money?"

We have rejected the use of soft money in this campaign.

Many companies and individuals give soft money to both parties.

A bill to ban soft money comes before Congress this fall.

The bill would only ban the soft money that those companies gave.

But at least the donors of soft money had to be made public.

Soft money contributions are 75 percent higher this year than they were in the first half of 1995.

Most of the soft money raised has been used in this manner.

They can also give an unlimited amount of soft money.

Soft money is expected to play a bigger role than ever in the 2000 general election.

And then soft money is completely eliminated from this campaign.

So much for Republicans' belief that soft money is their friend.

"We never gave soft money to political parties in any way, shape or form."

But in 1988, the parties began taking soft money donations.

"I would much rather have strict campaign limits and no soft money."

The parties, which were the chief beneficiaries of soft money, may take a large hit.

Soft money is supposed to be used for party activities, not specific candidates.

Soft money is collected by the political parties, and anyone can give, in any amount.

"The only person in this campaign that has spent soft money is my opponent," he said.