Taxpayer funding of political campaigns seems to generate none of the benefits touted by “clean” election advocates.

That was a key point in today’s Federalist Society presentation from Bradley Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission.

Smith also discussed the potential impact of a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision on North Carolina’s system of taxpayer-financed elections.

Click play below to see the entire 51:06 presentation.