Roll Call offers this report, questioning whether former FEC chair Michael Toner should not be offering himself as an expert on presidential candidate filings without mentioning that he has signed on to Fred Thompson’s almost campaign: “The e-mail does… Continue reading

This article from CBS5 begins: “A San Francisco city supervisor under investigation by the FBI for allegedly extorting a bribe was charged by local prosecutors Tuesday with lying about where he lived so he could run for office last year,… Continue reading

The NY Times offers this front page report.

In the past few weeks, I’ve linked to numerous blog posts and articles discussing whether Hans von Spakovsky should be confirmed to an appointment at the FEC. Critics say his performance at the DOJ (and his work in Georgia before… Continue reading

The Campaign Legal Center has posted this letter from Joseph Rich, Robert Kengle, Jon Greenbaum, David Becker, Bruce Adelson, and Toby Moore.

You can find the letter here and a response from Sen. Leahy here. The main point of the letter is to retract Schlozman’s statements that he was “directed” by Public Integrity section to file the indictments, and to say… Continue reading

California political blogging suffered a serious blow with the news that the LA Times’ terrific Sacramento reporter Bob Salladay took an early buyout from the newspaper and has given up “Political Muscle.” Political Muscle was a must-read for me, especially… Continue reading

I just received a press release by email (no link yet) announcing a letter that Sen. Obama sent to Senate Rules Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein opposing the von Spakovksy nomination to the FEC. The letter reads: Dear Chairwoman Feinstein and… Continue reading

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution offers this report.

Eric Stringfellow has written this column for the Jackson Clarion Ledger.

The Dallas Morning News offers this report.

How the state GOP will pick three nominees to replace the late Sen. Thomas.

This very interesting article appears in The Hill.

The Hill offers this report, which begins: “Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is trapped in a high-stakes game of chicken with party leaders in Florida.. They warned him yesterday not to ‘disenfranchise’ state voters and… Continue reading