“Super PACs: The Law and the Politics”
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Category Archives: campaigns
“‘Super PACs’ Still Have Time to Serve as Candidates’ Attack Dogs”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
Months after it became clear that “super PACs” could not, in fact, supplant the core functions of a campaign, several of the unlimited-money groups that are backing presidential candidates are reverting to 2012 form —… Continue reading
“Two Joseph Deters on Hamilton County ballot”
“Millions of Voter Records Posted, and Some Fear Hacker Field Day”
“The Political Consultant Racket”
Adam Sheingate NYT oped:
Political consultants earn fees and commissions by turning the billions of dollars given to candidates, political parties and “super PACs” — like Mr. Bush’s Right to Rise — into the products and services of contemporary campaigns,… Continue reading
“How the Koch network rivals the GOP”
Ken Vogel in Politico:
Koch and his brother David Koch have quietly assembled, piece by piece, a privatized political and policy advocacy operation like no other in American history that today includes hundreds of donors and employs 1,200 full-time, year-round… Continue reading
“As TV Ad Rates Soar, ‘Super PACs’ Pivot to Core Campaign Work”
NYT:
The shift away from the broadcast television buys that had been the groups’ main role in past presidential campaigns is among the most significant developments in outside political spending since the Supreme Court’s 2010Citizens United decision, which… Continue reading
“SEC can still work on a corporate political disclosure rule”
“Clinton campaign sweats out data breach damage”
Politico:
Accusing your opponent of committing evil and unpardonable crimes is basic presidential campaign jujitsu. But Hillary’s Clinton’s team is genuinely jittery about the sneak peek taken by Bernie Sanders staffers into their secret voter file.
The unauthorized fishing expedition… Continue reading
“Sanders’s Campaign Says It’s Outpacing Obama’s Record for Donations”
NYT:
Shortly after the Democratic presidential primary debate on Saturday night, Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign announced that he had outpaced Barack Obama’s record for the number of contributions in a presidential race, with more than 2.2 million donations.
Mr.… Continue reading
“Hospitality and Gambling Interests Delay Closing of Billion-Dollar Tax Loophole”
NYT:
In the span of a mere 11 days this month, $1 billion in future federal tax payments vanished.
As congressional leaders were hastily braiding together a tax and spending bill of more than 2,000 pages, lobbyists swooped in… Continue reading
DNC Restores Sanders Campaign Access to Data File
Politico:
Late Friday, after discussions with the DNC and a federal judge, Sanders’ campaign will regain access to the national voter file, a person close to the situation told POLITICO. The decision came after hours of negotiations, and it… Continue reading
Thoughts on Bernie Sanders Complaint Against DNC on Data Access
I have posted here the complaint in Bernie 2016 v. DNC Services Corporation. Here is Exhibit A, the agreement.
The complaint and exhibit basically make the following argument:
The agreement between the DNC and the Sanders campaign required the… Continue reading