Category Archives: campaigns
“When CEOs Visit the White House, Their Companies Profit”
Politico:
Precisely how do private companies benefit from access to federal officials? Surprisingly, beyond anecdotal stories, it has been difficult to know; there had been no irrefutable data on how firms’ access to the White House translates into private gains—until… Continue reading
“President Trump seizes on election rules to push his agenda in new ways”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
President Trump has headlined four big rallies in the first months of his presidency to tout his agenda and savage his foes. A new $1.5 million television ad campaign promotes his accomplishments and attacks the… Continue reading
“Why did Trump win? More whites — and fewer blacks — actually voted.”
Bernard L. Fraga, Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes and Brian Schaffner for the Monkey Cage:
Using data from the voter file vendor Catalist and information from the U.S. Census Bureau, we examine the change in turnout rates for different racial/ethnic groups… Continue reading
“Heated MT Judicial Campaign Spawns Free-Speech Lawsuit”
Courthouse News Service:
A new federal lawsuit involving a contentious Montana judicial race last year claims an investigation into campaign statements is having a chilling effect on one of the candidate’s ability to defend himself in disciplinary proceedings.
Robert Myers… Continue reading
“Georgia special election smashes all-time spending record”
Politico:
It’s official: Georgia’s special election will be the most expensive House race in U.S. history.
Candidates and outside groups have aired or reserved more than $29.7 million worth of TV ads in the race to replace HHS Secretary Tom… Continue reading
“Hacked records show Bradley Foundation taking its conservative Wisconsin model national”
Daniel Bice for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Long a player on the national stage, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in Milwaukee has been quietly using its vast resources to construct state-by-state networks of activist groups to win support for… Continue reading
“Pro-Trump super PACs have already spent $1 million on Election 2020”
Dave Levinthal reports for CPI.
“The Ways That the 2016 Election Was Perfectly Normal”
Lynn Vavreck for NYT’s The Upshot:
Despite the robust record of these models, they didn’t get much attention leading up to 2016. Mr. Trump was such a nontraditional candidate — in his fund-raising; support for atypical G.O.P. positions on trade… Continue reading
“Democracy Fails the Turing Test”
Millions Spent on Soda Tax Fight in Santa Fe, NM
Albuquerque Journal:
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a $400,000 cash donation to the political committee supporting the proposed tax on sugary beverages in Santa Fe, bringing his investment in the effort to more than $1.13 million.… Continue reading
“‘Dark money’ vs. corporate cash: Democratic rivals clash over funding”
Harvard Law Review Covers New Hampshire Ballot Selfie Case, Rideout v. Gardner
Very nice treatment of the case:
Vote buying, a practice carried over from England’s early experiments with democracy, was widespread in United States elections until the modern era.. A 1905 study of a New York City election, for example, found… Continue reading
Fewer Than 200 Ultra-Wealthy People Collectively Spent $1 Billion on 2016 Election
That tidbit and much more in Open Secrets tally of Election 2016:
That’s why we also looked at the top 1 percent of 1 percent of donors, a group of less than 200 people who spent almost $1 billion combined… Continue reading