Category Archives: campaigns
“Want to reform campaign finance and reduce corruption? Here’s how.”
Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner at The Monkey Cage.
“Lawrence Lessig’s Presidential Bid Endures in Relative Obscurity”
Bonus Quote of the Day, From Mr. Burns
“A major donor to a super PAC has an agenda and seeks influence,” Mr. Burns said. “It’s why the PAC was created in the first place.”
—Jeb Bush Moves Between Campaign and Super PAC with Ease” (too bad it… Continue reading
Quote of the Day, Poor Donald Trump Billionaire Edition
This whole Super PAC scam is very unfair to a person like me who has disavowed all PAC's & is self-funding.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2015
“Super PAC launches ‘Let’s Talk Hillary’ to reveal a softer side of Clinton”
“Bush super PAC considering staff for early voting states”
“Paul Ryan Says Corporate Lobbyist Would Be Chief Of Staff If He Becomes House Speaker”
“GOP moneymen: Ryan a fundraising juggernaut; His cash network will more than compensate for weekends at home, allies say. “
Politico:
But party officials are already plotting creative ways to compensate for Ryan’s demand for family time. Boehner held a lot of fundraisers on the golf course. Ryan isn’t a golfer. So instead of a five-hour event playing golf,… Continue reading
“Which kinds of campaign donations lead to more polarized legislatures? You’ll be surprised by the answer.”
Michael Barber at the Monkey Cage:
As I discovered in my new research, forthcoming at the Journal of Politics, lower contribution limits can lead either to more moderate legislatures or to more polarized legislatures. It all depends on… Continue reading
“FEC’s Goodman Pushes to Ease Party Rules”
Bloomberg BNA:
A Republican-backed initiative to ease regulations on political parties is set to be discussed at the Federal Election Commission’s Oct. 29 meeting and will test whether FEC commissioners, sharply divided over a range of issues, will rally… Continue reading
“Donald Trump tells super PACs supporting his candidacy to return all money to donors”
WaPo:
Donald Trump has asked the nine super PACs that appear to support his presidential campaign to stop raising money using his name, likeness and slogans and to return any donations they have already received. Trump then challenged his… Continue reading
“Conservative PACs Attack Republicans, and It Pays”
NYT:
“This is clearly an organized effort and an attempt by these groups to raise money for themselves,” said Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, who added that she was the target of a similar attack during the 2013… Continue reading