Category Archives: campaign finance

Daily Beast: A campaign watchdog group filed a complaint with federal election officials that alleges Stephen Bannon—recently named one of Donald Trump’s top White House advisers—may have gotten paid illegally during Trump’s campaign by pro-Trump billionaires. And now, a… Continue reading

“Soros bands with donors to resist Trump, ‘take back power'”

November 15, 2016, 7:49 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Money and Politics in the Age of Trump”

November 14, 2016, 2:01 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Must-read Daniel Weiner essay.

“Campaign Finance Laws Poised for Rollback Under Trump”

November 14, 2016, 11:30 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Must-read Roll Call: Von Spakovsky, who manages the Election Law Reform Initiative at the conservative Heritage Foundation, says he’s hopeful that McConnell and Trump, along with a Republican House, will greatly increase the limits on donations to party committees and… Continue reading

“The State of the Political Reform Program, Post-Election”

November 14, 2016, 11:16 amcampaign finance, election administration, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Thoughtful Bob Bauer.

“The Resurgence of Campaign Finance Regulation, Trumped?”

November 14, 2016, 11:01 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Klein blogs.

“Where the money came from, not how much, mattered in the presidential race”

November 12, 2016, 12:37 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Open Secrets looks at Election 2016.

“The year when money won nobody nothing”

November 12, 2016, 12:35 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Teddy Schleifer for CNN: Almost all players, Republican and Democrat, acknowledge that their dollars had a far more limited impact than they themselves had predicted at the campaign’s starting gun. What has perplexed the nation’s political financiers, according to more… Continue reading

Super PAC Donor Literally Given a Seat at the Table for Trump’s Transition

November 11, 2016, 11:27 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Announcement from transition team that Rebekah Mercer is joining. Now’s the time to go back and study Matea Gold’s must-read profile of Mercer.

“Voters reject voucher system for political contributions”

November 11, 2016, 9:19 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP: Washington voters have rejected a measure that creates a publicly funded voucher system for political contributions. Initiative 1464’s voucher system would have given voters three $50 “democracy credits” that they could use in state races every two years. To… Continue reading

“Independent Spending Dominated the Closest Senate and House Races in 2016”

November 10, 2016, 2:10 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Important release from CFI: The Campaign Finance Institute today released six tables comparing candidates’ receipts to independent spending in the most competitive Senate and House races of 2016. As several of the tables show in summary form (Tables 3-6), candidates… Continue reading