Category Archives: campaign finance
“These Super PAC Donors Were Able To Hide Their Identities Before The Election”
“Trump donors continued to give millions after his election victory”
WaPo:
From Oct. 20 to Nov. 28, Trump’s campaign and two joint fundraising committees with the RNC brought in a total of $111 million, edging out the nearly $106 million Clinton’s campaign raised with its two joint fundraising committees.
The… Continue reading
“Democracy vouchers coming to Seattle mailboxes soon”
King5:
Democracy vouchers will soon be in the mail to registered voters in the city of Seattle, as part of a first of its kind campaign finance initiative launching next year.
“I made a lot of calls when I first… Continue reading
“Could campaign finance overhaul help solve congressional gridlock?”
Open Secrets reports on today’s Excellent Sidley forum at NYU in DC:
Should we restrict political contributions? How have weakened political parties impacted this election? Can public financing work? President-elect Donald Trump pledged to “drain the swamp,” yet has not… Continue reading
“Koch brothers announce layoffs; The billionaire brothers, who sparred with Donald Trump, are reorganizing their advocacy network.”
Ken Vogel for Politico.
“Female Candidates Have Greatest Success in Open Seat Elections But Poorly Funded by PACs, Donors, and Major Parties”
Release:
Representation2020, Common Cause and the Center for Responsive Politics have released a new report revealing the systemic disparity in funding for female candidates running for open seats by PACs, individual donors and major parties. Women are more likely… Continue reading
On NYU Panel in DC Thursday Morning, Talking Campaign Finance 2016
This is going to be a great event.
I will try to tweet some of VP Biden’s comments.
“Some simple, commonsense, bipartisan campaign finance reforms”
Bob Lenhard in The Hill.
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes: Democrats, not Donald Trump, are the real ‘threat to the First Amendment’”
ReCode:
Don’t worry about Donald Trump and the First Amendment, says Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes: He won’t harm it, despite a campaign promise to “open up” libel laws, and a tweet proposing to strip flag-burners of their citizenship.
But… Continue reading
When President Trump Forms a Non-Disclosing 501c4 to Support His Agenda, Say “Thanks Obama”
From today’s Washington Post:
The entity will resemble in part Citizens for America, an organization launched by supporters of President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s. Led by Lewis Lehrman, a Republican New York banker, the group claimed more than… Continue reading
“Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”
Very interesting from the Campaign Finance Institute:
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) today has released a new study entitled “Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”. The author is Michael J.… Continue reading
“Anthony Weiner Fined $65,000 for Campaign Finance Violations”
Missed this one on the NYC Campaign Finance Board’s imposition of fines Thursday for, among other things, “using campaign funds to pay for two cellphones, including the personal phone used by Mr. Weiner from May to September 2013 ….”