New Yorkers are under the false impression that the taxpayer-funded city Campaign Finance Board is leveling the playing field to make Gotham’s elections fair.
Just the opposite is true: The CFB is actually doling out obscene amounts of our money to tilt the scales for left-wing candidates, including Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.
If November’s election is anything like 2021’s, taxpayers will shell out more than $100 per vote cast — while the board kneecaps Mamdani’s moderate rivals.
The CFB, an independent city agency, was formed in 1988 to give political newbies a fair shot against established pols.
The idea was to match small private contributions dollar-for-dollar with taxpayer funds.
Since then, the match has increased sharply: Now it’s a staggering 8-to-1 in the primary, and another 8-to-1 in the general election.
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