Category Archives: campaign finance
“The Cromnibus Takes a Step to Tame Wild West of Campaign Spending”
“RIP: Obama the Campaign-Finance Reformer”
Annie Linskey for Bloomberg View.
The problem with the headline is that it assumes he was ever a reformer, as opposed to simply one who has given lip service to the issue all the way through.
“Wall St. Had Invested Heavily in Dodd-Frank Changes”
Eric Lipton for the NYT:
For Wall Street it must seem like money well spent.
An analysis of the House vote on Thursday on the $1.1 trillion federal budget bill — which included a contested provision that will roll back … Continue reading
“G.O.P. Angst Over 2016 Led to Provision on Funding”
Nick Confessore for the NYT:
The secret negotiations that led to one of the most significant expansions of campaign contributions in recent years began with what Republican leaders regarded as an urgent problem: How would they pay for their presidential… Continue reading
“Gov. Brewer’s Super PACs: Retirement Fund, 2016 Run Against McCain, Or Just ‘Stay Active’ Money?”
Media Matters Disputes NYT Magazine Piece on Campaign Finance’s Effects
“Letter to President Obama from Campaign Finance Reform Groups on Omnibus Appropriations Bill”
“The High Court to Democracy of the Budget Bill”
Vogel: Marc Elias Played Major Role in Blowing Up Political Party Limits in Cromnibus
“Are we witnessing the death of McCain-Feingold? This guy hopes so.”
The Fix talks to Michael Toner.
“Who Wants to Buy a Politician?”
Binyamin Applebaum NYT magazine column.
“Tea Party Angered by Fundraising Change in Spending Bill”
Now this is an interesting development. On the one hand, you would think groups like Citizens United would be opposed to any remaining limits on money in politics on ideological grounds. On the other hand, these are insurgent groups who… Continue reading
The Unsurpri$ing Connection Between the Two Odious Parts of the #Cromnibus
Progressive revolted over two provisions in the massive compromise spending bill about to become law. One provision rolls back banking regulation of derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Act passed during the financial crisis. The other provision will vastly increase the… Continue reading