The Great Battlefield Getting Big Money out of Politics with Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United
Feb 4, 2026
Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United and Let America Vote, is a progressive leader fighting big money and voter suppression. She discusses merging the groups, building small-donor grassroots power, navigating an unsympathetic Supreme Court while pushing disclosure and H.R.1 reforms, and expanding anti-corruption ambitions like court ethics and banning congressional stock trading.
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Congress Can Fix Much Without An Amendment
- Many anti-Citizens United reforms do not require a constitutional amendment; Congress can pass disclosure and FEC reforms by simple majority.
- The Disclose Act would force actual source reporting and has repeatedly been blocked by the Senate filibuster.
The Filibuster Is The Immediate Barrier
- Comprehensive democracy reform (voting rights, gerrymandering, ethics, money-in-politics) has been packaged as H.R.1/S.1 but repeatedly stalled in the Senate.
- The filibuster, not Supreme Court doctrine, is the immediate tactical barrier to many reforms.
Mix Stubbornness With Hope
- Stay in the fight using stubbornness and hope while constantly building readiness for political opportunities.
- Cultivate courage in others by organizing and showing up; momentum comes from collective action.