Category Archives: campaigns
“How Scott Walker and His Allies Hijacked the Wisconsin Supreme Court; And what it means for the probe into alleged campaign violations by Walker and conservative dark-money groups.”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones.
“Liberal operatives paid big bucks by embattled pro-Clinton super PAC”
“Karl Rove’s Crossroads Empire Adds a New Senate Defense Arm; A new secret-money nonprofit branch will focus on defending the GOP majority.”
Shane Goldmacher with an important addition to Eric Lichtblau’s earlier story on Crossroads.
“Rove’s Crossroads PAC Is No Longer G.O.P.’s ‘Big Dog’”
“Win Lunch with Bush; Owe Uncle Sam; For political sweepstakes winners, there really is no such thing as a ‘free’ lunch.”
Shane Goldmacher for National Journal:
Marcus Owens, a lawyer with the IRS for 25 years and now an attorney at Loeb and Loeb in Washington D.C., said that those issued a 1099 form could be caught fairly easily by the… Continue reading
Cleta Mitchell in Breitbart Interview Suggests Jeb Bush Breaking Campaign Finance Law
Very interesting.
UPDATE: A reader points me to the disclosure at the end of the article about the article’s author:
[Disclosures: Sarah Rumpf was a summer clerk at the Orlando office of Foley and Lardner, Cleta Mitchell’s law firm, and… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Super PAC Struggles to Raise Money”
“Pro-Clinton super PAC hit with FEC complaint, allegations of illegal in-kind contributions”
“Cobb compares pricey judicial races to legalized extortion”
“Organized labor comes up short in Democratic state Senate runoff”
LAT: “Finally, the barrage is over in the East Bay. Tuesday night’s special election for a state Senate seat closed a $9-million assault of mailers, television ads and radio commercials that led to the victory of a Democrat backed… Continue reading
“Clinton Super PAC Executive Director Exits Amid Shake-Up”
“Pro-Scott Walker super PAC spells out perks for $1 million donors”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
What does a million-dollar political donor get for his or her money these days?
The answer is spelled out in great detail in a handout from the super PAC supporting Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s potential presidential bid.
Among… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton’s Hypocrisy”
Dana Milbank:
Her advisers claim campaign-finance reforms will be at the top of her agenda, a sensible choice because of the deep resentment in the populace toward a political system rigged in favor of the wealthy. But she gives… Continue reading