It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
in Alaska. Which, apparently, is Sept. 15.
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“Former Republican Congressional Committee Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft”
“House Dems urged to aid colleagues”
And here, a story about raising money from incumbents.
“Follow the Money to the Floor”
The Times editorializes on congressional fundraising as well.
“Demand for bilingual ballots should not have surprised Cuyahoga County, Justice Department says”
“Congressional Charities Pulling In Corporate Cash”
From the New York Times.
“A silly signature rule stymies Montgomery petitioners”
A WaPo editorial following up on this story.
“Cooley’s donations raise questions about the line between fundraising and probes”
Though the article address contributions and not expenditures, it does raise interesting questions about whether prosecutors are more like legislators and other executive officials, or more like judges…
Wanted: Retouch Specialist
There’s been much ado about doctored political photos lately.
A few weeks ago, an Alabama mayoral candidate faked a picture in which she was ostensibly receiving an endorsement from ‘Bama football’s head coach Nick Saban (twice the coach for national… Continue reading
What do Doctor Who and the new Labour Leadership have in common?
Both, of course, are from across the pond. And both rise to victory through instant-runoff voting.
UPDATE: Editorials here and here. On the instant-runoff vote (“alternative vote,” in Brit-speak), not the Doctor Who.
“Outside Groups’ Campaign Expenditures Have Doubled”
CQ Politics on federal independent expenditures so far in 2010.
IE on ID
From Rochester, MN, news of a PAC-sponsored (and impressively footnoted) billboard: “Democrat Andy Welti opposes photo ID to vote. Do you?”
Later in the article, the Republican candidate in the race explains his support for requiring photo ID at… Continue reading
“GOP raids Democrats’ donor list”
Intriguing.
Candidate for quote of the day:
“These donors are successful because they do not let principle interfere with their political donations,” says Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist.
“Debate suggestion sparks debate over who should debate”
In Louisiana. With a throwback proposal at the end: “Several years ago, the Old State Capitol held an old-time political event that cut out the bureaucracy of deciding who should or shouldn’t be allowed to debate. The OST sponsored… Continue reading