The Riverside Press Enterprise offers this report. Sayeth Bruce Cain: “It could easily be the determining factor in who the next president is…If the Republican Party can pull this off, it’s a brilliant tactic.”
Monthly Archives: October 2007
” Voters less enthusiastic about changing term limits”
The SF Chronicle offers this report.
“Justice official apologizes for remarks about blacks”
AP offers this report on yesterday’s John Tanner hearing.
” New Life for Corporate Speech – Wisconsin Right To Life “
Jan Baran, Thomas Kirby and Caleb Burns have written this article for Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
“The Evidence Mounts for Presidential Public Financing”
Meredith McGehee has this post on the CLC blog.
“Vitter pays election case fine”
This news story begins: “U.S. Sen. David Vitter recently paid a $25,000 penalty to the Federal Election Commission for failing to disclose that his campaign paid for calls to voters during the final weeks of his 2004 Senate race.” Another snippet:
- One FEC commissioner, Hans A. von Spakovsky, dissented from the agency finding. Spakovsky reasoned that the first batch of calls did not constitute public political advertising subject to the law.
Spakovsky also wrote that a disclaimer during the second call would have skewed the responses.
“From a public policy standpoint, the majority’s view that research and polling calls require disclaimers is something that will make social scientists and pollsters shudder with dismay,” Spakovsky wrote.
“A Drive-By Swift-Boating”
Ruth Marcus offers this Washington Post column. Bob Bauer comments.
“EAC Vice Chair Rodriguez to Host Brownbag Lunch Discussion-Seeks Public Input on the NVRA”
See this press release.
“MORE REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS THAN DEMOCRATS FACE WELL FUNDED CHALLENGERS AT NINE MONTHS”
The Campaign Finance Institute has issued this press release.
“Chamber reprimanded for effort to boost Case”
The Honolulu Advertiser offers this report, which begins: “The Federal Election Commission has admonished the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for using corporate money on automated telephone calls last year to help former U.S. Rep. Ed Case in the U.S. Senate primary against U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawai’i.”
“Nader sues, claims Democrats sabotaged his 2004 campaign”
McClatchy offers this report. Link via Political Wire.
“Primary Rush Forces New Tack for Candidates”
The WSJ offers this report.
John Tanner, Others, to Testify Before House Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Voting Section of DOJ
Details here.
“A ticket back for the termed-out?; Experts say term-limits measure could let former legislators seek old seats.”
The Sacramento Bee offers this report, which begins: “A measure on the Feb. 5 ballot to alter term limits for California lawmakers may inadvertently open the door for dozens of termed-out Assembly members to return to their old seats in Sacramento, according to independent legal experts.” You can find the text of Prop. 93 here.