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By Julia Shumway | Arizona Capitol Times
A handful of Arizona Democrats running to replace incumbent Republicans in swing districts have high-minded aspirations of expanding the state’s Clean Elections program and limiting money in politics.
But before they can change government, they have to make it into government. And for candidates running in tough races that means using traditional financing and accepting that the dark money they oppose on principle is going to be used in their campaigns.