“What if there was an election and no one showed up to vote – not even the candidates themselves?”
Wow.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Lawsuit Filed to Force Staten Island/Brooklyn Congressional Election”
“Rumors of the Walker Probe’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated”
“Broadcasters Drop Appeal of FCC Requirement to Upload Public Files to FCC Database”
CLC Release.
“In Invisible World of Political ‘Donor Advisers,’ a Highly Visible Player”
NYT:
A constellation of left-leaning nonprofits and “super PACs” are raising tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign — and nearly all of them have paid Mary Pat Bonner a… Continue reading
You Won’t Want to Miss This Event on Corruption at Fordham—Preet Bharara Is the Keynote
This was set up before the Silver indictment, but wow great timing. Looking forward to participating.
Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad
Friday, March 6, 2015
Fordham University School of law
Skadden Conference Center
150 West 62nd Street
9:00… Continue reading
“Statute against lying in campaign ads faces legal test”
Boston Globe:
In the first test of its constitutionality, a state law that makes it illegal to lie in campaign ads is being challenged by a Republican political action committee whose treasurer is facing criminal charges over a negative… Continue reading
“A Pair Of Gay ‘Tech Bears’ Owns JebBushForPresident.com”
“W.Va. GOP wants election changes in possible Manchin gov bid”
AP: “As U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin considers a 2016 return bid for governor, Republicans hope to block West Virginia’s most prominent Democrat from handpicking his Senate successor for two years.”
“New Study Highlights Need for Expanded Voter Information in Judicial Races”
Court News Ohio:
The biggest reason Ohioans say they don’t vote for judges is because they don’t know enough about the candidates. These and other results from a survey of 1,000 registered Ohio voters were discussed today at the… Continue reading
“Union wants Ohio Supreme Court’s Judith French off case, alleging bias”
Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio’s largest state-worker union accuses state Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French of showing potential bias in favor of fellow Republican officeholders in remarks she made at a campaign rally last fall
“Dems Warn They Can’t Counter The Koch Brothers’ $1 Billion In 2016″TP
“Money Trail Revealed: Did Eric O’Keefe Pay James O’Keefe for Hatchet Job on GOP Senate President?”
PR Watch:
Now CMD has discovered that O’Keefe indeed received a five-figure check from a “far-right buddy” and another “Scotty boy,” Wisconsin Club for Growth’s Eric O’Keefe. This O’Keefe is an old friend of the Brothers Koch, a founder… Continue reading
“Koch-backed network aims to spend nearly $1 billion on 2016 elections”
Huge (and hugely troubling). WaPo:
A network of conservative advocacy groups backed by Charles and David Koch aims to spend a staggering $889 million in advance of the next White House election, part of an expansive strategy to build on… Continue reading