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When Rep. Hutchinson was asked about his influence on his older brother's vote, he smiled good-naturedly and said that Sen. Hutchinson "keeps his own counsel."

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a longtime opponent of campaign finance reform, has pledged to do everything he can to defeat the bill. Many Washington advocacy organizations are supporting McConnell's position. The American Civil Liberties Union, for instance, considers McCain-Feingold a violation of free speech. The National Right to Life Committee and Citizens for a Sound Economy both sent representatives to hand out anti-McCain-Feingold materials at Tuesday's press conference.

McCain-Feingold "will further entrench the bipartisan monopoly grip on government by incumbents who use the perks of office and campaign finance laws to defeat challengers at the polls," the Citizens for a Sound Economy press release said.

In the face of fierce, daunting opposition, and a slim chance of success, Feingold sounded optimistic.

"At some point Mitch McConnell won't have enough people [on his side] anymore, as long as we keep moving in the right direction, and he keeps moving in the wrong direction," Feingold said. "You never know how it's going to turn out. A week ago, I wasn't sure that Asa Hutchinson would be supporting us."

Debate on the bill is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
salon.com | Oct. 12, 1999

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