Category Archives: campaign finance
“House Dem candidates snag free rent; Party lawyers get creative with campaign finance law.”
Politico:
House Democrats have exploited campaign finance law to pay rent for dozens of campaign offices used by their candidates in 2018 — an arrangement that’s further padded the party’s massive financial advantage in the midterms even as Republicans cry… Continue reading
“Democrats Outspending Republicans Two-to-One in Final Independent Spending Push”
“Democrats Who Swore Off Corporate Campaign Donations Are Still Getting a Boost From Big Money”
“Super PACs and the Market for Data”
Michael Gilbert and Samir Sheth for the HLR Blog.
“Pop-up PACs are spending big in Election 2018’s final days — but they’re hiding their bankrollers”
CPI:
Want to influence Tuesday’s midterm election but keep your identity secret from voters?
No problem. Here’s how you do it:
Step 1. Pick a super PAC name, treasurer and bank account.
Step 2. File a short form with the… Continue reading
“Just 56 Megadonors Funnel Nearly Half a Billion Dollars to Super PACs”
Public Citizen:
Fifty-six rich election donors have poured at least $2 million each into super PAC groups this election season, more than double the level in the 2014 midterms and a record for any midterm election, according to a report … Continue reading
“Someone Paid Thousands Of Foreigners 20 Cents Each To Hide HuffPost’s Negative Coverage Of A Democratic PAC”
HuffPost:
HuffPost’s April 2016 report investigated the tactics of End Citizens United, a political action committee founded by three former staffers at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party’s official organ dedicated to electing Democrats to the House of Representatives.… Continue reading
“How Big Oil Dodges Facebook’s New Ad Transparency Rules”
ProPublica:
A Facebook ad in October urged political conservatives to support the Trump administration’s rollback of fuel emission standards, which it hailed as “our president’s car freedom agenda” and “plan for safer, cheaper cars that WE get to choose.” The… Continue reading
“Women in Competitive House Races Are Outraising Male Opponents”
Campaign Finance Institute:
The year 2018 saw a record number of women candidates competing in major party primary elections*, with another record number making it through to next week’s general election. An analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute of pre-general… Continue reading
“How politics became a risky business for companies in the era of Donald Trump, Steve King”
“With $30 Million, Obscure Democratic Group Floods the Zone in House Races”
NYT:
A structure unknown even to some of those involved, Floridians for a Fair Shake and 13 other groups around the country are funded and coordinated out of a single office in Washington, with the goal of battering Republicans for… Continue reading
“New Issue One report highlights how Washington power players use leadership PAC contributions to buy access and influence in the 115th Congress”
Release via email:
More than 500 leadership PACs operated by sitting members of Congress raised over $150 million so far this election cycle. Of this sum, more than 60 percent came from political action committees (PACs) connected to companies, trade… Continue reading
“How Big Sky Country became the front line in a long battle over dark money”
The CS Monitor reports, with the subhead: “Montana has some of the strictest campaign finance laws in the US. Who can contribute to campaigns, and how much, may change if the Supreme Court takes up two cases from the… Continue reading