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Republicans will LOSE IT if they lose this case

2025-11-30 News & Politics
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Supreme Court Showdown: Defending Party Coordinated Spending Limits

Understand the crucial, potentially industry-reshaping Supreme Court case Mark Elias is arguing to preserve federal limits on political party spending coordination.

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  • The case challenges the long-standing treatment of party spending coordinated with candidates as a contribution subject to limits.
  • A loss could dismantle contribution limits for parties, potentially allowing unlimited spending to directly pay campaign bills, thereby weakening existing finance structures.
  • Elias asserts that meaningful campaign finance reform must ultimately come through legislative action, as courts have consistently dismantled existing systems.

This conversation details the specific legal mechanism under attack—differentiating party coordinated spending from independent spending—and the distinct preparation required for arguments before the Supreme Court.

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-- Marc Elias, a top Democratic election lawyer, joins us to discuss his arguments before the Supreme Court on December 9 in defense of federal limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates Become a Member: https://www.davidpakman.com/membership Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://substack.davidpakman.com Get David's book: https://davidpakman.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidpakmanshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dpakman Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow Discord: https://www.davidpakman.com/discord Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidpakman.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@david.pakman David's tech: Camera: Panasonic Lumix G85 https://amzn.to/4fOir5a Microphone: Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/3hEVtSH Voice Processor: dbx 266xs https://amzn.to/3B1SV8N Stream Controller: Elgato Stream Deck XL https://amzn.to/4fOGJvE Microphone Cloudlifter: https://amzn.to/2T9bhne Timely news is important! We upload new clips every day! Make sure to subscribe! Original show date: November 25, 2025 #davidpakmanshow #davidpakman #tdps

Top Comments (10)

@springfox1 2025-11-30

Marc Elias is AWESOME

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@donaldspaulding6973 2025-11-30

SCOTUS is an enemy of the people and biggest threat to the US.

218 13 replies
@Richard-e5j3c 2025-11-30

Trump is one giant crime spree

192 2 replies
@charlesasmith7836 2025-11-30

Vote all Republicans Out

166 16 replies
@joannedudley1393 2025-11-30

It’s so nice to have Marc Elias standing up for our democracy. He really doesn’t get the thanks he deserves.

133 1 replies
@DawnWmson 2025-11-30

I really like Marc Elias! He is so good at what he does!

110 1 replies
@lucretiasulimay1968 2025-11-30

Marc 👏👏👏👏👏👏 the American people cannot thank you enough for being on the side of America 🇺🇸🇺🇸. So many things that are under the radar that people don't know what's going on I'm so happy that I follow you and stay up-to-date thank you so so much you and your team 💙💙💙💙🙏🙏🙏

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@Jessica-kk1cz 2025-12-01

Marc Elias is a Hero of our time

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@TheSmeik 2025-11-30

Call it was it is: It’s blatant corruption.

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@thedavidpakmanshow 2025-12-01

Live streams, exclusive commentary, and your questions answered. It's on my Substack: http://substack.davidpakman.com

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