▁program , ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁organization ▁to ▁get ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁on ▁the ▁record ▁supporting ▁public ▁finan cing ▁of ▁elections . ▁The ▁organization ▁also ▁got ▁Republican ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁on ▁record ▁saying ▁public ▁finan cing ▁of ▁elections ▁was ▁" f ine ". ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁declared ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁public ▁finan cing , ▁recorded ▁a ▁video ▁end ors ing ▁the ▁work ▁that ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁was ▁doing ▁and ▁re iter ated ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁campaign ▁fin ance ▁reform . ▁ ▁By ▁summer ' s ▁end , ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁got ▁both ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers ▁and ▁Martin ▁O ' Mal ley ▁to ▁sign ▁their ▁" Rest ore ▁Dem ocracy " ▁p ledge . ▁The ▁fellow ship ▁program ▁successfully ▁established ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁chap ters ▁in ▁both ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁publish es ▁two ▁month ly ▁columns . ▁The ▁first , ▁e News , ▁highlight s ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁most ▁active ▁student ▁chap ters ▁and ▁details ▁recent ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁campaign ▁fin ance . ▁The ▁second , ▁M oney ▁on ▁my ▁Mind , ▁written ▁by ▁Jay ▁Mand le , ▁links ▁various ▁political ▁problems ▁to ▁big ▁money ▁in ▁politics . ▁Joan ▁and ▁Jay ▁Mand le ▁have ▁also ▁published ▁a ▁book , ▁Change ▁E lections , ▁Change ▁America , ▁which ▁chron icles ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁and ▁explains ▁the ▁ple asures ▁and ▁difficulties ▁of