Category Archives: campaigns
“Small-dollar donors power insurgent candidates from both parties”
CPI:
Grassroots givers are playing a pivotal role in shaping the 2016 presidential race, boosting insurgent candidates in both the Democratic and Republican primary contests as they challenge establishment favorites in the polls and the race for campaign cash.
Small-dollar… Continue reading
“California Adopts Tough Rules for Super PACs”
Bloomberg BNA:
“Sweeping reforms” in California campaign finance rules governing spending by super political action committees and other groups not formally linked to a candidate have been approved by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, according to a statement from… Continue reading
“Political donors would not have to ID employer, under bill”
Getting darker in Wisconsin.
“Despite state’s growing diversity, North Carolina politics still dominated by white donors”
New report from the Institute for Southern Studies.
“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.