South Australian Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has called for a ban on what he calls the “arms race” of political donations. Speaking to the ABC this week, Malinauskas said he’s been on the record for over a decade expressing his concern that political parties and candidates, not only in Australia but right across the Western liberal democracy, have been in a permanent race for greater resources to fight ever more expensive election campaigns. “I think the best example of that … is of course in U.S. politics, where we now see over 90 percent of successful electoral candidates being the one with the most money,” he said. “So, the more money you get, the more likely you are to win, and I just don’t believe our democracy is enhanced if the people who are winning election battles are those with the deepest pockets.” “It should be those with the deepest …