“The Daily Show Remixes Awkward Ted Cruz Footage, Asks You to ‘Cruz Your Own Adventure”
Vulture reports on the use of B roll Cruz footage for Super PAC purposes.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“FEC Deadlocks on Santorum Coordination Case”
Bloomberg BNA:
he Federal Election Commission has deadlocked in a 3-3 vote over allegations of illegal coordination involving the 2012 presidential campaign of former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), a super political action committee supporting Santorum, and Foster Freiss, a… Continue reading
“Reps. Sarbanes, Deutch and More Than 110 Members Call on Congressional Leadership to Walk Away from Controversial Campaign Finance Rider”
“Why Clinton’s Fundraising Prowess Cuts Both Ways”
Eliza Newlin Carney writes from her new perch at The American Prospect.
I’m looking forward to lots of Eliza columns free of a paywall this election season!
ELB Podcast Episode 7. Ellen Weintraub: The Future of Money in Politics, and of the FEC
What is the state of campaign financing in the U.S.? How have things changed in the Citizens United era? Is the Federal Election Commission dysfunctional, and if so do personalities or ideology explain the spate of high profile Commission deadlocks?… Continue reading
“Bush ‘Super PAC’ to ‘Tell Jeb’s Story’ in 15-Minute Documentary”
Conservative House Opposition to McConnell Rider to Free Party Campaign Money, Explained
Conservative Action Project:
Among the priorities being added as riders to the omnibus spending package is a provision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that would allow party committees to spend an unfettered amount of money in coordination with… Continue reading
“National Political Groups Ran More Ads in State Races This Year”
CPI:
In total, 33 outside groups poured more than $32 million into their own political ads this year, accounting for more than one-third of the estimated $86 million in broadcast TV ad spending in the seven states with major… Continue reading
“Who’s Behind the Ghost Companies Funding Jeb Bush’s Super-PAC?”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones:
In February, a limited liability company called TH Holdings LLC donated $100,000 to Right to Rise, the super-PAC supporting Jeb Bush’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination. That’s not extraordinary; quite a few LLCs have… Continue reading
“Liberals, conservatives battle McConnell on plan to boost political parties”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
Despite the resistance from House conservatives and liberal watchdogs, the push to strengthen political parties is gaining traction from establishment Republicans and Democrats.
The liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice recently released a report that proposed… Continue reading
The Latest Campaign Spending Figures from NJ
NJ ELEC:
A heavy dose of independent special interest spending drove the cost of this year’s legislative general election above $30 million, according to a new analysis of disclosure reports by the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). The spending,… Continue reading
“Campaign-Finance Provisions May Be Attached To Spending Bill”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
Special Prosecutor Wants to Seek #SCOTUS Review in WI John Doe Case
Patrick Marley:
“I am disappointed with the decision issued today and, if I have the resources, intend to pursue an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court,” Schmitz said in a statement. “I continue to believe that the investigation was… Continue reading
“New Analysis: Judicial Re-Election Pressures Tied to Harsher Criminal Sentencing”
Release:
Pressures of upcoming re-election and retention election campaigns make judges more punitive toward defendants in criminal cases, according to a new analysis of social science research by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.
How … Continue reading