Washington Post: Sen. Bernie Sanders’s path to the Democratic nomination may be narrowing, but his record fundraising shows no sign of slowing down, ensuring that the long-shot rival to Hillary Clinton can remain in the race for months to come.… Continue reading

CLC: Rep. Christopher Van Hollen  asked the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear his challenge to a Federal Election Commission rule allowing groups running political ads to avoid disclosure requirements passed by the McCain-Feingold Act. The FEC… Continue reading

See here (and CCP release).

Clarion-Ledger: The Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would require Mississippi politicians to itemize campaign spending done with a credit card instead of just listing a lump-sum payment to the card company as many have been doing for… Continue reading

Third Way: Voters are angry with Washington politicians. Congress’s approval rating is at 16%.1 50% of Americans have little or no confidence in the federal government.2 74% of voters said most elected officials put their own interests ahead of… Continue reading

See here. I’m less convinced.

Ilya Shapiro comments on my interview with Ron Collins about my new book, Plutocrats United. I devote three chapters of the book to dealing with objections like Ilya’s.

Looks like a great Brookings event coming up March 8: Hidden in plain sight, state party organizations are linchpins of the U.S. political process, and evidence suggests they can act as important counterweights to polarization and extremism. Yet campaign finance… Continue reading