Fair Elections Fund Failures

“What the fund makes possible, though, is the potential misuse of campaign funds. The lack of proper controls thereby enables professional politicians to target political enemies. Herod, for example, used her taxpayer funds to pay attorney Mario Nicolais, a former Republican operative, a hefty $50,500. Nicolais bullied a small grassroots organization, Citizens for a Safe and Clean Denver, for criticizing Herod online, costing the group a $250 fine. Why would a prominent politician abuse taxpayers’ campaign funds to suppress a tiny citizens group?”