Category Archives: campaign finance

Quote of the Day: Corporate Campaign Money Edition

September 18, 2015, 2:16 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

“The influence of economic power culminates by turning the electoral process into a political game of marked cards, an odious pantomime that turns the voter into a puppet, crumbling in one blow citizenship and democracy.” —Brazil Supreme Court Justice … Continue reading

“Some recoil at using FEC as model for elections overhaul in Wisconsin”

September 18, 2015, 1:34 pmcampaign finance, election administration, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Indeed.

“Election 2016: Why Money Won’t Matter”

September 18, 2015, 10:49 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Thad Kousser at IGS: With the imperfect storm of Citizens United, Super PACs, the Clinton Fundraising Machine, the Trump Fortune, and the Sheldon Adelsons of the world blowing money toward the presidential contenders at hurricane force, 2016 is almost certain… Continue reading

“CCP files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to take campaign finance case”

September 18, 2015, 10:48 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), America’s largest nonprofit dedicated solely to defending First Amendment rights to political speech and assembly, today announced that it filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in the case of… Continue reading

Weiner and Vandewalker Respond to Edsall NYT Column on Party Campaign Financing

September 18, 2015, 8:38 amcampaign finance, political partiesRick Hasen

NYT letter to the editor: “Thomas B. Edsall is right to worry about the increasing influence of the superrich on our elections (“Can Anything Be Done About All the Money in Politics?,” column, nytimes.com, Sept. 16). But… Continue reading

“Washington Is All Over the New App Sidewire: Twitter for Politics”

September 18, 2015, 7:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

reports.

“Money in politics threatens democracy – and the GOP doesn’t have an answer”

September 18, 2015, 7:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

David Donnelly oped for MSNBC.

“Fix the FEC: Background Memorandum on New Bipartisan Legislation to Address a Dysfunctional Agency”

September 17, 2015, 7:38 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, federal election commissionRick Hasen

See here.

“Pro-Rick Perry super PACs give back millions”

September 17, 2015, 7:33 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“With ‘$Cashtags,’ Twitter plays greater campaign finance role”

September 17, 2015, 7:05 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“Clinton’s shift on campaign finance and why we need a 28th Amendment”

September 17, 2015, 7:03 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

John Bonifaz in The Hill: On Tuesday, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton issued a set of proposals to reform our nation’s campaign finance system which included a call for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizen United ruling and… Continue reading

“More Wisconsin Emails; How investigators targeted conservative Supreme Court justices”

September 17, 2015, 6:46 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ editorial: Our liberal friends in Wisconsin are unhappy. They think someone is leaking emails that make the state’s partisan campaign regulators look bad. We’ll plead guilty to having sources, but the emails are news and they sure are… Continue reading

Stronger Parties, Stronger Democracy: Rethinking Reform”

September 17, 2015, 6:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Brennan Center: Here, we conclude that targeted measures to strengthen political parties, including public financing and a relaxing of certain campaign finance regulations, could help produce a more inclusive and transparent politics. Party fundraising should not be entirely deregulated due… Continue reading