WYATT: Beacon Hill Wants To Protect Incumbents From Self-Funded Challengers
A proposal to restrict self-funded candidates in Massachusetts would protect entrenched incumbents, weaken political competition, and strengthen Beacon Hill’s donor machine. Brad Wyatt writes.
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