Category Archives: campaign finance
“Outside Campaign Money Falls in Presidential Race”
Bloomberg BNA:
Campaign spending by super political action committees and other outside groups fell sharply this month in the presidential primary race, with money shifting to congressional races instead, according to reports on independent campaign expenditures filed with the… Continue reading
“Did the Hillary Victory Fund Break the Law?”
Bernie Sanders Campaign Oddly Accuses Clinton and DNC of Troubling, Perhaps Illegal, Fundraising Practices
This letter from Sanders’ lawyer Brad Deutsch (and see this accompanying press release) say there are some “serious apparent violations” of campaign finance law. I’m not so sure that’s right, and suspect this letter is less about legality and… Continue reading
“Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention”
Politico:
Republicans have been struggling for months in the shadow of Donald Trump to get corporate sponsors to pony up for their convention. Now Democratic fundraisers are feeling their pain, too.
Several Fortune 500 companies — including Bank of America,… Continue reading
“Voters angry about big money in politics take their complaints to City Hall”
WaPo:
A backlash against monied interests in politics that has buoyed the White House bids of Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is reverberating far beyond this year’s presidential race. The huge sums swamping campaigns have prompted voters… Continue reading
“More than 900 ‘Democracy Spring’ protesters arrested in D.C. – so far”
George Clooney on the Difference Between Him and the Koch Brothers
Very interesting Meet the Press interview with Chuck Todd:
Meet the Press – April 17, 2016
CHUCK TODD:
Let me start with dinner you co-hosted on Friday night, a big fundraiser. I know that you have plans for… Continue reading
“There’s Nothing to Fear in Fair Elections”
“Yes, Corporations Do Have Free Speech Rights”
Stephen Carter for Bloomberg View.
For my own views on this, see Corporations May Be Progressive, But That Still Doesn’t Make Them People, Reuters Opinion, April 6, 2016.
“No sane judge would pass Bernie Sanders’ Supreme Court litmus test”
Michael McGough for LA Times Opinion:
Sanders was asked if he would ask President Obama to withdraw his nomination of Judge Merrick Garland if Sanders won the election. Sanders answered yes and added this:
“I think that we need a… Continue reading
“FEC’s Petersen Hints Interest in Foreign-Money Rule”
Bloomberg BNA: (update: also available here without a paywall)
Republicans on the Federal Election Commission have hinted for the first time in more than five years that they may be ready to write new rules governing corporate campaign money in… Continue reading
“Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency”
Gizmodo:
Inside Facebook, the political discussion has been more explicit. Last month, some Facebook employees used a company poll to ask Zuckerberg whether the company should try “to help prevent President Trump in 2017.”
Every week, Facebook employees vote… Continue reading