Category Archives: campaign finance
“Trump embraces fundraising, not transparency”
The great Shane Goldmacher for Politico:
As Donald Trump hustles to close the cash gap with Hillary Clinton, he is embarking on his most aggressive fundraising push yet — but his team is refusing to name the bundlers across the… Continue reading
“Could Florida, Of All Places, Be A Leader In Campaign Finance Reform?”
Americans Elect Sorta Rises from the Dead
“Republicans Are Not Attacking Democracy; Not every battle over voting is an assault on democratic values.”
I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins:
Has the Republican Party engaged in “a coordinated attack on democracy,” by restricting voting rules, opening the campaign-money spigot, blocking progressive local laws and consumer protections, engaging in partisan gerrymandering,… Continue reading
George Will on Trump, #SCOTUS, Kelo and Citizens United
New column:
The court has said that campaign-speech regulations can be justified to combat corruption or the appearance thereof. Trump says he has made innumerable contributions to members of both parties because, “When you give, they do whatever the… Continue reading
“Influence at the DNC: More than 60 superdelegates are registered lobbyists”
“David Prosser calls John Doe appeal weak”
Wouldn’t have expected this while cert. petition pending:
Newly retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser thinks an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over his role in derailing the John Doe investigation into campaign financing is weak.… Continue reading
“With Billionaires Backing Her, Hillary Clinton Must Confront How to Deploy Them”
NYT:
Now that Hillary Clinton has assembled a bipartisan cadre of billionaires to support her candidacy, how does she disperse the moneyed elite to help her in a campaign focused on income inequality?
Trump Gets 4 Pinocchios for Claiming Clinton Raised $60 Million from 20 People
“Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump all but erased his enormous fund-raising deficit againstHillary Clinton in the span of just two months, according to figures released by his campaign on Tuesday, converting the passion of his core followers into a… Continue reading
“Who Really Believes in Campaign Finance Disclosure?”
Steve Klein on the new DC circuit Super PAC name case.
“The Citizens United Playbook; How a Top GOP Lawyer Guided a Chinese-Owned Company Into U.S. Presidential Politics”
The Intercept:
The Intercept has determined that a corporation owned by a Chinese couple made a major donation to Jeb Bush’s Super PAC Right to Rise USA — and it did so after receiving detailed advice from Charlie Spies, arguably … Continue reading