The Long Game, by Mitch McConnell: on Government Reform

Soft money allows conservatives to respond to liberal media

Under the existing law, as a candidate or member of the existing Republican party, I could use soft money to issue ads to respond to the New York Times, presenting the other side of the issue. To buy the amount of space the New York Times had used in its 114 editorials on the subject would have cost me $3.5 million . By limiting my soft money, you limit my ability to buy those ads, thus limiting the conversation and allowing the press-the biggest and the best-financed special interest in America--to control it. This is particularly perilous to conservatives because the large national corporations that own newspapers in America share views that are remarkably similar--meaning overwhelmingly on the political left. To the extent that conservatives are unable to market their message through the expenditure of money, whether it's hard money or soft money, the agenda will be set and controlled by an institution like the New York Times. Source: The Long Game, by Mitch McConnell, p.114 May 31, 2016

Proud to work with McConnell to appoint conservative judges

Mitch and I worked closely on confirming not only Supreme Court Justices but also lower court nominees. With Mitch and the Republican Senator's support, I was proud to appoint 30 judges to the federal appellate courts to my first term-more than any other president in a comparable period since the federal circuit courts were established, more than 125 years ago. As of mid 2019, I had already named almost one out of every four circuit court judges. A historic judgement in just two and a half years.

The effort to transform the courts is one that will benefit the American people far into the future. It is a legacy I am immensely proud and one for which Mitch McConnell deserves great credit. Confirming judges has been a key part of making the past two and a half years one of the most productive and conservative periods in our nation's history.

Source: The Long Game, by Mitch McConnell, p.xv May 31, 2016

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