Michael Waldman
Role at the time: President and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice
Condemned
Statement summary
Waldman says Elon Musk's campaign spending should be made illegal again, blames the Supreme Court and the FEC for allowing it, and calls for reform after the election.
“A reckless Supreme Court and moribund Federal Election Commission took care of that. It should be made illegal again.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Michael Waldman calls for campaign-finance reformDiscussion of Citizens United and reform
Waldman criticizes Citizens United alongside later decisions and FEC inaction. His spending totals and causal claims remain attributed analysis.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is constitutional protection for independent corporate and union election spending. Waldman condemns campaign-finance deregulation, including Citizens United, and calls for renewed restrictions and reform.