Category Archives: campaigns
“Bill puts veil over campaign funding in Wisconsin”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A bill that has passed the Assembly and could be considered by the state Senate as early as Tuesday would make it much harder for citizens to learn the background of who is financing… Continue reading
“Democratic Challengers and Open-Seat Candidates Have More Dollars on Average – But the Number Running Is Way Down”
The latest from the Campaign Finance Institute:
eports recently filed by House candidates covering financial activity through September 30th continue to show an advantage for the Democratic Party among challengers and open seat candidates. House Democratic challengers raised more… Continue reading
“Cruz’s silent super PACs a growing worry for campaign”
Sen. Cruz’s campaign uses @Politico to communicate with its Super PAC.
“How Jeb Bush may have just outsourced a key part of his campaign”
The Fix:
The problem for the PAC is that it can’t coordinate legally with Bush on where to spend that fortune. It has to do its own thing, making educated guesses about where and how to advertise or otherwise… Continue reading
“Ted Cruz ‘Super PAC’ Deploys Email Subject Line in Effort to Reach New Donors”
NYT on Super PAC email marketing given FEC restrictions on a Super PAC using a candidate’s name.
“Former lawmakers join campaign-finance fight”
USA Today:
A bipartisan group of former members of Congress and ex-governors is banding together to put a new spin on a long-standing cause: reducing the influence of big money in American elections.
The ReFormers Caucus, as the… Continue reading
“Is There a Silver Lining to Citizens United?”
Tom Edsall NYT column:
The five-member conservative majority of the Supreme Court did Democrats and reformers a favor when it released its decision in Citizens United in 2010.
The ruling and its progeny, much reviled by the left,… Continue reading
“A New Low in Campaign Finance”
Today’s must-read comes from OpenSecret’s Robert Maguire, writing an oped in today’s NYT:
Carolina Rising has no credible claim to being a social welfare organization. But the key thing to remember here is that Carolina Rising is not an outlier.… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Urge FEC to Reject Democratic Super PACs’ Request to Green-Light Illegal Coordination with Candidates”
“Raskin wins support of campaign reform super PAC in Maryland race”
“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