Category Archives: campaign finance
“Want to reform campaign finance and reduce corruption? Here’s how.”
Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner at The Monkey Cage.
“Lawrence Lessig’s Presidential Bid Endures in Relative Obscurity”
Interested in Assigning “Plutocrats United” to Your Spring Course?
In response to an inquiry about using my new book in a Spring campaign finance course, I see that Yale University Press has now posted the table of contents for Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Decline… Continue reading
Bonus Quote of the Day, From Mr. Burns
“A major donor to a super PAC has an agenda and seeks influence,” Mr. Burns said. “It’s why the PAC was created in the first place.”
—Jeb Bush Moves Between Campaign and Super PAC with Ease” (too bad it… Continue reading
Quote of the Day, Poor Donald Trump Billionaire Edition
This whole Super PAC scam is very unfair to a person like me who has disavowed all PAC's & is self-funding.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2015
“3 Named to Top Posts of Latino Group’s ‘Super PAC’”
NYT:
A Latino “super PAC,” the Latino Victory Fund, announced three Democrats as its first co-chairs on Monday — Representative Joaquín Castro of Texas; Melissa Mark-Viverito, the New York City Council speaker; and Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of… Continue reading
“Super PAC launches ‘Let’s Talk Hillary’ to reveal a softer side of Clinton”
“Bush super PAC considering staff for early voting states”
“Paul Ryan Says Corporate Lobbyist Would Be Chief Of Staff If He Becomes House Speaker”
“GOP moneymen: Ryan a fundraising juggernaut; His cash network will more than compensate for weekends at home, allies say. “
Politico:
But party officials are already plotting creative ways to compensate for Ryan’s demand for family time. Boehner held a lot of fundraisers on the golf course. Ryan isn’t a golfer. So instead of a five-hour event playing golf,… Continue reading
“Which kinds of campaign donations lead to more polarized legislatures? You’ll be surprised by the answer.”
Michael Barber at the Monkey Cage:
As I discovered in my new research, forthcoming at the Journal of Politics, lower contribution limits can lead either to more moderate legislatures or to more polarized legislatures. It all depends on… Continue reading
“Progressive activists attempt to silence the business community”
Brad Smith and Scott Blackburn in the Wash. Examiner.