缅因州候选人特洛伊·杰克逊承诺拒绝所有公司和黑钱捐款. Maine candidate Troy Jackson pledges to reject all corporate and dark money donations.

缅因州的总督候选人特洛伊·杰克逊是唯一一个承诺拒绝所有公司和黑钱捐款的人. Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson is the only candidate in the race pledging to reject all corporate and dark money donations. 他挑战竞争对手, 通过向民主党捐款相同的数额来与他相匹配. He challenged rivals to match outside spending against him by donating the same amount to the Democratic Party. 杰克逊认为接受无限捐款破坏了清洁选举制度,使候选人对捐助者而不是投票者的感激. Jackson argues that accepting unlimited contributions undermines the Clean Elections system and makes candidates beholden to donors rather than voters.