Ballot Selfie Ban Enjoined in Indiana
Via ILB. Details to come.
Category Archives: campaigns
“If money is speech, this is what $26 billion sounds like”
Milbank on Adelson.
“Campaign Receipts Down from 2007 – Can Super PACs Make Up the Difference?”
CFI:
Fundraising by presidential campaign committees, both Democrat and Republican are significantly behind 2007 levels, which was the last time there was an open race for the Presidency. By the third quarter in 2007 all candidates for president has raised… Continue reading
“New Filing Shows Largest 3.7% of Donors Account for Half of Campaign Funds”
U.S. PIRG:
On Thursday, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published quarterly fundraising reports for the presidential race. The new data shows that donors giving more than $1,000, who account for 3.7 percent of all contributors, currently provide for more… Continue reading
“Super PACs Target Local Races”
This is a key point from the WSJ: donors get more bang for the buck targeting lower on down the ballot. In fact, the presidential race is probably the race where Super PAC money matters the least (as I’ll argue… Continue reading
“Hundreds of Obama bundlers missing from Clinton’s elite fundraising ranks”
“Larry Lessig wants equal air time to Hillary Clinton’s ‘SNL’ appearance”
“The big cost of using big data in elections”
Michael McDonald, Peter Licari and Lia Merivaki in WaPo:
In modern campaigns, buzzwords like “microtargeting” and “big data” are often bandied about as essential to victory. These terms refer to the practice of analyzing (or “microtargeting”) millions of voter registration… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I’m the only candidate up here who is not a billionaire. I don’t have a Super PAC. I don’t even have a back pack. I carry my stuff around loose in my arms like a professor, you know, between classes.… Continue reading
“The inside story of Donald Trump’s connections to a big-money super PAC”
WaPo:
In one of several interviews with The Post, Lewandowski first denied knowing Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. “I don’t know him,” Lewandowski said.
Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm,… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Bets on Future With Spending Spree to Build Campaign Infrastructure”
Lessig Stays in Race But Abandons Plan to Be Temporary President
Lessig says his pledge to resign after passing campaign finance reform if elected president proved deeply unpopular.
In a 1,008-person survey about the idea of a referendum presidency, Drew Westen, perhaps the Democrats’ most influential messaging guru, tested both the… Continue reading
“Murray Energy to pay $5,000 penalty for anti-Obama sign disclosure violations”
Cleveland.com:
Ohio-based Murray Energy has agreed to pay the Federal Election Commission a $5,000 penalty for failing to put disclosures on anti-Obama signs it distributed to employees before the 2012 election to show the signs were paid for by… Continue reading
“Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail”
Bumped to the top to note that clicking on the link lets you get FREE electronic access to this book.
Ray La Raja and Brian Schaffner have just written this book, which I am very much looking forward to… Continue reading