article_snippet.sent: At the height of the financial crash, when public sentiment had clearly turned against Wall Street, the administration agreed to a financial regulation bill (Dodd-Frank) that was structured in such a way as to give powerful interests more than enough opportunity to limit the bite over the coming years.
article_snippet.sent: Wall Street, with an army of counsel, succeeded in eroding the impact of the legislation.
article_snippet.sent: Not only does the acceptance of our campaign finance system limit the policy choices Democrats can make, but our campaign finance system also greatly damages the party's brand name.
article_snippet.sent: The Democratic Party needs Wall Street more than The Democratic Party needs to take a stand against Wall Street.
article_snippet.sent: If Democrats really want to take on Wall Street and tackle economic inequality, Democrats first have to bring about reform of the campaign finance system.
article_snippet.sent: If campaigns were publicly funded or there were more stringent limits on independent expenditures, Wall Street would have much more trouble achieving disproportionate influence.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Democrats need Wall Street's campaign donations to be competitive in 2016 .