Category Archives: campaign finance
“Line Blurs Further Between Jeb Bush’s Campaign And Super PAC”
“Super PACs Target Local Races”
This is a key point from the WSJ: donors get more bang for the buck targeting lower on down the ballot. In fact, the presidential race is probably the race where Super PAC money matters the least (as I’ll argue… Continue reading
“Hundreds of Obama bundlers missing from Clinton’s elite fundraising ranks”
“California: Presumptions about Super PACs”
“Washington AG Sues Both Sides of a Right-to-Work Ballot Battle for Campaign Finance Violations”
“Larry Lessig wants equal air time to Hillary Clinton’s ‘SNL’ appearance”
“The big cost of using big data in elections”
Michael McDonald, Peter Licari and Lia Merivaki in WaPo:
In modern campaigns, buzzwords like “microtargeting” and “big data” are often bandied about as essential to victory. These terms refer to the practice of analyzing (or “microtargeting”) millions of voter registration… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I’m the only candidate up here who is not a billionaire. I don’t have a Super PAC. I don’t even have a back pack. I carry my stuff around loose in my arms like a professor, you know, between classes.… Continue reading
“The inside story of Donald Trump’s connections to a big-money super PAC”
WaPo:
In one of several interviews with The Post, Lewandowski first denied knowing Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. “I don’t know him,” Lewandowski said.
Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm,… Continue reading
“Late Night With Seth Meyers A Closer Look: Wealthy Families Dominate Campaign Contributions”
Video.
(with a Trevor cameo!)
Quoting Charles Koch: “It’s hard to save the world when the world doesn’t want to be saved.”
“Hillary Clinton Bets on Future With Spending Spree to Build Campaign Infrastructure”
Lessig Stays in Race But Abandons Plan to Be Temporary President
Lessig says his pledge to resign after passing campaign finance reform if elected president proved deeply unpopular.
In a 1,008-person survey about the idea of a referendum presidency, Drew Westen, perhaps the Democrats’ most influential messaging guru, tested both the… Continue reading
“US turning into plutocracy as small number of donors buy into power”
Irish Times:
The PAC figures are mind-boggling. Right to Rise USA, the Super PAC supporting Bush, raised $103 million in the first half of the year at a time when he wasn’t a candidate – a move campaign finance observers… Continue reading