Category Archives: campaigns
Are Kochs Doing Less National Politics to Protect Their Business Interests?
This National Review piece reporting on internal Koch deliberations flips the conventional wisdom on the left (that Koch spending benefits Koch business) on its head.
“Billionaires lining up for Trump aren’t sure where to send their money”
WaPo:
The lack of a major super PAC vehicle is a source of concern among top Trump advisers, some of whom have reached out to experienced strategists in recent weeks to gauge their interest in launching a new entity, according… Continue reading
“Ballot Speech”
Derek Muller has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Arizona Law Review). Here is the abstract:
A ballot ostensibly has a simple purpose: it is the means by which the state determines the winners and the losers of an election.… Continue reading
“How Big Business Kills Third Party Candidates”
Lessig:
The law, however, permits corporations to support “nonpartisan activity,” so long as that activity is “designed to encourage individuals to vote or to register to vote.”
The FEC has interpreted this law to permits corporate sponsorship of presidential… Continue reading
“Disclosure Wars, Continued: Tax Returns”
“‘Self-funded’ Donald Trump preparing to seek big-donor money”
Julie Bykowicz for the AP:
The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competition for relying on political donors now wants their money — and lots of it.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican… Continue reading
“CLC victory for the Public’s Right to Access information about Political Ads Running on Cable, Satellite and Radio”
“Calling it ‘disgusting,’ congressional candidate renounces fundraising”
Marc Caputo:
Congressional campaign fundraising is such a “disgusting and appalling” process that multimillionaire Randy Perkins won’t hit up contributors anymore and is refunding donations to anyone who asks, he told POLITICO Florida.
But Perkins, a Democrat who raised… Continue reading
“Trump’s about-face on fund-raising seems unlikely to dent his popularity”
Reuters:
Supporters of billionaire Donald Trump appear unfazed by his decision to accept money from outside donors, despite his earlier vow to self-fund his presidential campaign and his criticism of rivals as puppets of wealthy special interests.
The vow… Continue reading
“Ethics officials propose $80,000 fine against former Sen. Tony Strickland for alleged campaign violations”
LAT:
California enforcement officials are proposing $80,000 in ethics fines against former state Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Camarillo).
The punishment is for allegedly aiding three supporters in disguising that they were the true source of contributions to Strickland’s unsuccessful 2010… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Could Use New Donations to Pay Donald Trump $36M for Loan”
Ari Melber for NBC News.
“State Senate suspends rule barring political fundraising during budget season”
LAT:
The state Senate on Thursday voted to rescind a rule prohibiting campaign fundraising during the budget season after Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) said it is giving an unfair advantage to moneyed special interests opposing… Continue reading
“News media give free ride to anti-Donald Trump video”
CPI:
Eerie sounds. Thudding piano notes. Rapid-fire clips of Donald Trumpmaking disparaging remarks about women.
This minute-long takedown looks like apolitical ad. It sounds like a political ad. But according to the pro-Hillary Clintonsuper PAC… Continue reading