“Despite state’s growing diversity, North Carolina politics still dominated by white donors”
New report from the Institute for Southern Studies.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Bush PAC Got $500,000 From Spouse of Hong Kong Cosmetics Tycoon”
Bloomberg:
Although super-PACs operate with more freedom than traditional campaigns, able to accept contributions of unlimited size, they can take money only from people who are U.S. citizens or green card holders.
“We don’t comment on specific donors, but… Continue reading
“How Trump blurs the line: The billionaire plays fast and loose between his business and his campaign”
“After The Big Republican Super PAC Flame Outs, Campaign Fundraisers Are Striking Back”
“Voters are mad about mega-donors, and it’s helping Trump and Sanders”
Ben Carson Puts Campaign “on Hold” to Fundraise? And Sell Books
“Donald Trump’s ‘SNL’ Stint Could Put FCC’s ‘Equal-Time’ Rule in Play”
Madeline Brand Talks to Larry Lessig About Election Reform, His Campaign
Listen to KCRW’s Press Play.
“The Gender Gap in Political Giving”
NYT’s The UpShot:
More women vote than men, and it has been true for decades. But women lag way behind men in another measure of political participation. Only about 30 percent of big donors to campaigns are women, which, in… Continue reading
“Would bill allow retiring politicians to use campaign funds on cars, homes?”
The latest from Wisconsin on the double whammy to kill the GAB and eviscerate the state’s campaign finance laws.
“Filing Deadlines Add to Pressure on Joe Biden”
“Sidelined by Democrats, Larry Lessig considers running against them”
Wapo:
“Trump said he would stay in the party, and refuse to run as an independent, as long as the Republicans treated him fairly,” said Lessig. “I’m beginning to have a sense of what he was talking about. If… Continue reading
“Koch Political Network Takes A Deep Dive Into Community Organizing”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“BuzzFeed launches native video political advertising”
This does not seem to be a salutary development.