Campaign Reform Voted a Success

Thanks to William Mitchell and Shirley Grindle for campaign finance reform in Orange County (“TINCUP Proves That Reforms Are Possible,” June 21).

Common Cause and TINCUP prove that grass-roots democracy works. Mitchell is correct; regulating special-interest money is but one part of the electoral equation. It’s time for these two public interest watchdogs to seek their political destiny.

These leaders are role models for activists in every community. The public deserves honest, visionary leadership. Grindle and Mitchell for supervisor!

ROBERT DALE

La Habra

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It’s nice to be reminded that in spite of recent failures, Orange County government has something that works very well: its campaign finance ordinance. So well, in fact, that as Mitchell wisely suggests, “it is a shame” more Orange County cities have not adopted it.

At a time when our nation’s campaign finance system is in chaos, Orange County and its cities can export a model that could make a major improvement on the system we have. Models give people hope.

DALE O’NEAL

Laguna Beach