USA Today: “Just 29 people who contributed to a super PAC supporting Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential bid four years ago had donated either to Trump’s campaign, to the Republican National Committee via a joint fundraising committee he established with… Continue reading

CNBC on Clinton’s fortyfold cash advantage over Trump.

The Brennan Center today issued a this report outside spending in six states, finding that “on average, only 29 percent of outside spending was fully transparent in 2014 in the states we examined, sharply down from 76 percent in 2006.” … Continue reading

Bloomberg BNA ($) has this story on yesterday’s hearing before a three-judge district court, including U.S. Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan who was reportedly skeptical of the argument pressed by plaintiffs’ attorney Jim Bopp: While the logic of the high court’s… Continue reading

Arizona’s Politics has two posts on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Arizona Chamber of Commerce’s $570K buy for an ad in support of Senator McCain, featuring former Arizona Diamondbacks star — hero of the 2001 World Series — and… Continue reading

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has now withdrawn its blog post alleging that the GAB recently changed its database to make employer information unsearchable.

NYT on the implications of Sanders’ small-dollar fundraising.

Politico:  “Hillary Clinton’s top fundraisers are encountering an unexpected obstacle a month out from the party conventions: big money donors suddenly reluctant to give for fear of running Donald Trump out of the race before he locks up the… Continue reading

NYT reports, while Reuters questions whether he really has enough cash to self-fund his campaign.

Campaign Legal Center has this two-pager and this post by Tara Malloy on the challenge to BCRA’s soft money ban in which motions for summary judgment are being heard today before a three-judge district court in D.C. (Circuit Judge Sri… Continue reading

Bob argues that we need to “think[] in different terms about the point at which the aggressive regulation of politics becomes a kind anti-politics that falls far short of purifying government but helps damage its capacity to function.”

Sigh.