“Rick Perry’s $6 million man: Rich donors pour massive sums into 2016 super PACs”
Matea Gold for WaPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
Rep. Sarbanes Lukewarm on Campaign Finance Vouchers
In Part II of his interview with The Intercept:
Have you ever heard proposals for vouchers of $100 or $200 that people could give not just to individual political campaigns, but to any part of the political system? So they… Continue reading
“The universe of 2016 fundraising”
Nice illustration of the current state of play at The Fix.
“Freedom is winning the battle over money in politics: Should anyone celebrate?”
Brad Smith responds to Paul Waldman:
An ongoing problem with “reform” advocacy over the decades has been the lack of interest in results. The advocates of all this regulation tend to measure “good government” by the presence of regulation, rather… Continue reading
“Bush Outstrips Rivals in Fund-Raising as ‘Super PACs’ Swell Candidates’ Coffers”
NYT‘s Nick Confessore:
The full cash position of the campaigns — and the names of who, exactly, is supplying all this money — will not be clear until the end of the month, when each candidate is to have… Continue reading
“How Presidential Candidates Are Pushing Past Campaign Finance Boundaries This Time”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
“The D.C. Circuit in Wagner: Aspects of Appearances in the Defense of The Embattled Law”
Bauer:
This is one impression the case leaves – that without dissent, and for this class of contributors, the Court was prepared to affirm unambiguously affirm the government’s regulatory authority. But then, after a step back, Wagner also illustrates… Continue reading
“Unlimited party fundraising and spending gives you less polarized legislatures? Discuss.”
Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner write at The Monkey Cage:
Lee Drutman’s recent Monkey Cage piece challenges a finding from our forthcoming book, Campaign Finance and Political Polarization:When Purists Prevail. That is, that states that allow parties to raise… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Urge FCC to Enforce & Improve Broadcaster Public File Accessibility Rules”
“Inside the GOP’s Effort to Close the Campaign-Science Gap With Democrats”
The Status of the Federal Contractor Ban as Applied to Super PACs
As I noted in my earlier post on today’s Wagner v. FEC decision, the DC Circuit today did not address the question whether federal contractors have a constitutional right to make contributions to super PACs despite the contractor ban. It… Continue reading
“The Age of Super PACs”
“‘Super PACs’ Take On New Role, Organizing Voters”
Trip Gabriel for the NYT on the ground in Iowa.
“Republicans have won the battle over money in politics. Should anyone celebrate?”
Paul Waldman at The Plum Line.