“Political spam is out of control. Now Gmail is about to make it worse.”
Read the article, courtesy of The Washington Post.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough”
“How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans”
NYT:
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics. And all the money coming in obscured just how much the committee was spending advertising for donors. Then inflation sapped online giving for Republicans nationwide. And the money that… Continue reading
“Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition)”
This from Eric Goldman and Rebecca Tushnet looks very useful for those of us who teach campaign law: “This is Chapter 21 of our Advertising and Marketing Law casebook, 6th edition (2022), a chapter we are publishing only online.… Continue reading
“Inside The Right’s Historic Billion-Dollar Dark Money Transfer”
The Lever/ProPublica:
An elderly, ultra-secretive Chicago businessman has given the largest known donation to a political advocacy group in U.S. history — worth $1.6 billion — and the recipient is one of the prime architects of conservatives’ efforts to… Continue reading
“NC Dems demand investigation of Forsyth DA Jim O’Neill. Party claims he made false statements about AG Josh Stein.”
Winston-Salem Journal:
The N.C. Democratic Party wants the Wake County District Attorney’s Office to open a criminal investigation into statements that Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill made during his 2020 race to unseat N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.The party… Continue reading
“Court Upholds N.C. Statute That Criminalizes Knowingly/Recklessly Libelous Statements About Candidates”
Eugene Volokh blogs:
Grimmett v. Costa, decided today by Judge Catherine Eagles (M.D.N.C.), refused to issue a preliminary injunction against a N.C. statute that makes it a misdemeanor[f]or any person to publish or cause to be circulated derogatory… Continue reading
“Senate GOP escalates its attack on Google over email spam”
WaPo:
The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of the Republican caucus, is preparing to escalate its attack on Google over the company’s email spam filter, which it blames for recent fundraising disappointments, according to documents obtained by… Continue reading
“The Effect of Television Advertising in United States Elections”
New in APSR from Sides, Vavreck, and Warshaw. Abstract:
We provide a comprehensive assessment of the influence of television advertising on United States election outcomes from 2000–2018. We expand on previous research by including presidential, Senate, House, gubernatorial, Attorney General,… Continue reading
“Democratic Dollars Flow Once Again to Likely Lost Causes”
NYT:
Gary Chambers Jr. burst onto the national scene in 2020 with a viral video of him castigating the racism of the East Baton Rouge school district. Now, he has captured the hearts and wallets of young liberals with a… Continue reading
“Political ads are allowed to mislead you and are often designed to do so”
WRAL reports.
“2024 hopefuls are already in a dark-money arms race”
Politico:
When Mike Pompeo announced his political action committee last June, he set off a wave of news stories heralding the move as a potential step toward a 2024 presidential campaign. But the former secretary of State kept his next… Continue reading
“Abrams files lawsuit to use fundraising law meant to aid Kemp”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking court approval to use a law that gives Republican Gov. Brian Kemp a massive fundraising advantage in his reelection bid this year.The challenge asks the court… Continue reading
“Philadelphia judge turned Congressional candidate who accepted rival’s cash suspended”
Reuters:
A former Philadelphia municipal judge who accepted $90,000 from another candidate to abandon his congressional campaign has been hit with a four-year suspension by Pennsylvania’s high court, according to a new order.The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday… Continue reading