Category Archives: campaigns
“Scott’s departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013”
“A More Perfect Union: How President Obama’s campaign used big data to rally individual voters, part 1”
Sasha Issenberg has written this article for the MIT Technology Review.
“Do super PACS have a right to lie?”
The Columbia Journalism Review reports.
“Did Karl Rove earn any money from American Crossroads?”
WaPo’s fact checker ready to give 4 Pinocchios to anyone willing to make the claim.
“Legal Standard for ‘Willful’ Violations Of Campaign Law Considered by Court”
Bloomberg BNA: “The legal standard to prove a ‘willful’ violation of campaign finance laws is being debated by federal prosecutors and defense lawyers in a major criminal case, with the Justice Department being accused of backing away from a… Continue reading
“Big data, in the dark; Lack of transparency around campaigns’ use of data creates challenges for reporters”
“Did the Mainstream Press Really Bungle the Campaign’s ‘Single Biggest Story’?”
NYT Public Editor: “In one of the most fascinating media-related pieces I’ve read in a while, Dan Froomkin interviews Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, two longtime Washington observers who wrote a book together and soon after, they say, found themselves… Continue reading
“For Corporate Donors, Inauguration Details”
NYT: ” President Obama’s finance team is offering corporations and other institutions that contribute $1 million exclusive access to an array of inaugural festivities, including tickets to a ‘benefactors reception,’ a children’s concert, a candlelight celebration at the… Continue reading
“In New House, a Political Past is Actually OK”
“Report: Schmidt tried, but failed to break election law”
WKZO: “State Representative Roy Schmidt tried but failed to actually break state election law when he offered a man up to one-thousand dollars to run against him as a phantom candidate.”
“The Unsexy Secret Behind Obama’s Successful Ground Game”
“The Dick Morris/Newsmax Super PAC Boondoggle”
Media Matters: “While the 2012 election may have severely damaged Dick Morris’ credibility as a pundit, leading to his temporary benching at Fox News, it appears to have been good for his wallet. The Fox News contributor and columnist at … Continue reading
“Republicans Spent Big on Akin in Missouri, Only to Lose”
NYT: “To the bitter end, establishment Republicans maintained Representative Todd Akin, the Republican nominee challenging Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, was dead to them, cut off for his comment that women could not get pregnant in the event of… Continue reading