“The continuing “Price of Power”: How the political parties leaned on legislative leaders for cash during the 115th Congress”
New report from Issue One.
Category Archives: campaign finance
AOC Wrongly Relies on Brad Smith’s Article to Make the Opposite Point to the One He Was Making
Brad Smith fairly criticizes AOC’s use of his hush money article in the WSJ in her now viral video about campaign money and Washington. I don’t think this undermines many of the points AOC made in her discussion of the… Continue reading
“Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors”
NYT:
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday escalated her presidential campaign’s battle against big money in politics, announcing that her bid for the Democratic nomination will forgo traditional fund-raising methods meant to cultivate a candidate’s relationships with the wealthy.The Massachusetts… Continue reading
“FAN 201.1 (First Amendment News) Congressman Raskin Introduces Bill to Limit Reach of “Citizens United””
“US Supreme Court Won’t Take Challenge To Montana Campaign Finance Law”
Montana Public Radio:
Montana’s 2015 campaign finance law survived its biggest test Tuesday. The U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, declined to take up a case challenging the state’s Disclose Act. The high court leaves in place a lower court’s… Continue reading
“How Bernie Sanders used the ‘Netflix’ model of political donations to raise millions”
Fredreka Schouten for CNN.
“Elections Commission Chief Uses the ‘Nuclear Option’ to Rescue the Agency From Gridlock”
Mother Jones:
The FEC chairmanship, which rotates among the commissioners each year, is mostly a ceremonial role without any real power. But Weintraub plans to use her veto power to stop the FEC from defending itself in court, since the… Continue reading
Center for Public Integrity Does Deep Dive into Donald Trump’s Campaign Fundraising Machine
Donald Trump created a permanent presidential campaign. Here’s how. – Center for Public Integrity
Sidebar: https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/donald-trump-army-super-pacs-maga-nonprofits/
Inside Donald Trump’s army of super PACs and MAGA nonprofits – Center for Public Integrity
Poll: https://publicintegrity.org/federal-politics/elections/center-for-public-i
Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll: How should … Continue reading
“Unqualified Ambassadors” (New Piece on Connection of Ambassadorships to Campaign Contributions)
Ryan Scoville has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Duke Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
In making appointments to the office of ambassador, U.S. presidents often select political supporters from outside the ranks of the State Department’s professional diplomatic… Continue reading
“Democrats Swear off Big Money, but Will It Hurt Their 2020 White House Chances?”
Good Amanda Becker piece for Reuters:
Legally, Super PACs are supposed to operate independently of candidates and cannot contribute to them directly. In reality, they often are run by donors close to the candidates and their campaigns.David Donnelly, president of… Continue reading
“Manafort-Linked PAC Failed To Report $1 Million And The FEC Wants To Know Why”
TPM:
A super PAC closely linked to Paul Manafort is facing questions about why it failed to report a $1 million contribution received just before the 2016 presidential election.In a Tuesday letter, the Federal Election Commission asked the Rebuilding… Continue reading
“‘It’s the metric, 100 percent.’ Democratic presidential hopefuls increasingly see small-dollar donations as a sign of viability.”
“Updated: Small-Donor Matching Funds for New York State Elections: A Policy Analysis of the Potential Impact and Cost”
Updated Campaign Finance Institute report.
“6 Days When 2020 Democratic Hopefuls Scored With Small Donors”
NYT:
In the 2020 race for the White House, small donors are expected to play a more significant role than ever before. With so many Democratic candidates running, and only so much money to go around, whom small donors… Continue reading