“This Web site allows political donors to give money based on how lawmakers vote. Just don’t call it bribery.”
WaPo on the If-Then Fund.
Category Archives: campaigns
Are Kochs Trying a Hostile Takeover of GOP (Master Voter File)?
“It’s PAC Season: Time to Put Up a Firewall, Attorneys Say”
“Top aide to Fla. ex-congressman will plead guilty to breaking election law”
Miami Herald: “A former campaign manager for onetime Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia plans to plead guilty Thursday in Miami federal court to financing a tea party candidate in a scheme to siphon votes from his Republican nemesis.”
“One Governor’s Audacious, Unprecedented Effort To Use Personal Wealth To Re-Create The Legislature”
Sacha Feinman for Think Progress on Illinois’s Governor Rauner.
“Here’s Jeb Bush’s paperwork to run for president, at long last”
WaPo reports.
It’s amazing. I guess it takes helping your Super PAC try to raise $100 million for your campaign and making literally dozens of campaign appearances, including in early caucus and primary states, to help someone who is not… Continue reading
“It’s Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in US House Elections”
New Gary Jacobson in the Journal of Politics. Here is the abstract:
With little fanfare, the electoral advantage enjoyed by US representatives has fallen over the past several elections to levels not seen since the 1950s. The incumbency advantage has… Continue reading
“Super PAC backing Jeb Bush unlikely to hit $100 million by end of June”
WaPo on the latest failure of the shock and awe approach to the Republican nomination.
“Not Everyone Hates Citizens United: The landmark campaign finance ruling made local TV stations very, very rich.”
Michael Socolow for Slate.
“The Money in Politics in Big Sky Country”
“How Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Will Change His Money Game”
Shane Goldmacher for National Journal.
“Congress Slyly Changed Campaign Finance Rules. Now the GOP Is Cleaning Up. The Democrats? Not so much.”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones.
“Cruz super PAC claim: More than $37 million raised”
Teddy Schleifer for CNN.