Category Archives: campaigns
“Snapchat Wants To Make ‘Ballot Selfies’ Legal On Election Day”
HuffPo:
A federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s ban on ballot photos last year, and the state is appealing that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. Under the law, voters faced a $1,000 fine… Continue reading
“Get moving on vetting vice-presidential candidates, report urges”
Dan Balz:
The presidential candidates in both parties are still in the throes of their nomination contests, but a new report authored by veterans of past campaigns and conventions offers a clear warning to them all: If you haven’t already… Continue reading
“Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook”
Daily Beast:
Citing “lessons learned from online engagement with ‘Bernie Bros,’” a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is pledging to spend $1 million to “push back against” users on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Instagram.
Correct the Record’s “Barrier Breakers” project boasts… Continue reading
“Clinton Campaign Money Legal but Problematic”
Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP:
In legal terms, Bernie Sanders’s complaint that Hillary Clinton’s joint fundraising agreement with the Democratic National Committee improperly benefits her campaign doesn’t withstand close scrutiny.
The Sanders camp’s professed shock that the Hillary Victory Fund… Continue reading
“Americans need a government that works for all”
Liz Kennedy in the San Diego Union-Tribune:
But the fact is that a majority of Americans support the same basic policies — including government action to fight income inequality and improve wages, to regulate banks and the financial sector,… Continue reading
“Mondello: African-American Vote Key In 9th Senate District Race; Vote Suppression Also Attempted”
“Of Course The U.S. Is An ‘Oligarchy’ — We Keep Electing The Rich”
Nick Carnes for TPM Cafe.
“‘Legitimacy’: the FEC and the Press Exemption”
Bob Bauer blogs.
I address the press exemption at some length in “The (New) Media” chapter of Plutocrats United.
“How Bernie Sanders Raises All That Money”
“Trump campaign brings in lobbyists for key posts”
“RNC Delegates Should Think Twice Before Accepting Bags of Cash”
“$1 billion spent in 2016 presidential race — and other numbers to know”
“Campaign Finance’s Creeping Deregulation”
I have written this guest post as part of a celebration of the 5th anniversary of RegBlog. It begins:
Over the last five years, the rules regulating money in federal elections have become increasingly loosened, not as the result of… Continue reading