[2CAVTrooper]

IMO the only limitation to campaign donations should be prohibiting interstate donations.

For example, a liberal lunatic from Californistan such as Barbara Streisand or Cher should be prohibited from donating to a U.S., state, or local candidate from let’s say Texas, Alabama, or Georgia.

Someone running for Governor in Georgia isn’t going to be representing some socialist psychopath from Malibu. Someone running for the senate from Alabama isn’t going to be representing some communist screwball from Beverly Hills

[Svartalfiar]

IMO the only limitation to campaign donations should be prohibiting interstate donations.

For example, a liberal lunatic from Californistan such as Barbara Streisand or Cher should be prohibited from donating to a U.S., state, or local candidate from let’s say Texas, Alabama, or Georgia.

Someone running for Governor in Georgia isn’t going to be representing some socialist psychopath from Malibu. Someone running for the senate from Alabama isn’t going to be representing some communist screwball from Beverly Hills

I would actually go a good bit farther than that. Contributions are unlimited, but may NOT be anonymous (not necessarily public, but id'd for audits, 10% of pols at random each year), and must come from within your district/State/voting area. Mayors can only fundraise from within their city. Sheriffs, residents of their county. Govs, Senators, their State. And so on. Making personal donations are thereby limited by your residence, and company donations are limited by the equivalent of the current IRS tax nexus definition. Oh, and all corporate donations are required to be public record for each candidate. Of course, foreign $$ are still a big no-no.

I could maybe see limiting corporate donations to the same total as personal donations, to prevent rich liberals from opening a fake store in every city just to funnel money to places they don't live.

Any non-campaign political groups (PACs, DNC/RNC, limited-issue groups like NRA or PP) pose an issue though. Maybe restrict them to general issues, they can't run ads for/against specific candidates. Something like that, I'm not too sure.