“Has Super PAC Cash Corrupted TV Stations?”
Jeff Rosen writes for TNR.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Winners and Losers in the Wisconsin Recall Election
I have written this piece for The New Republic. It begins: “On June 5, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to decide whether to recall controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker and his lieutenant governor, Rebecca Kleefisch. The current … Continue reading
“Skyrocketing Highs: $2.5 Billion Spent on State Campaigns, 2009-2010”
See this release from the National Center for Money in State Politics
Two from Findlaw
Court Limits Judicial Campaign Solicitation for Gregory Wersal (FindLaw’s U.S. Eighth Circuit blog): Why the Eighth Circuit upheld Minnesota’s rule to limit judicial candidates’ personal solicitation for campaign funds.
Written Objection to Union Election Must Be Specific (FindLaw’s U.S. Sixth… Continue reading
“Attorney files complaint against fake Democrats”
News from the Wisconsin recall.
“Summit on Overturning Citizens United”
The following announcement arrived via email:
On Wednesday, April 18, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Tom Udall (D-NM) will join Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-19), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), Keith Ellison (MN-5), and Jim McGovern (MA-3) to host a Congressional Summit… Continue reading
“[Infographic] The Facts About Voter Suppression”
New from the ACLU.
“U.S. ban on political ads on public TV struck down”
Reuters: ” A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV and radio stations, a decision that could open the public airwaves to a heavy dose of campaign ads leading up to the… Continue reading
“The Return of CREEP”
ProPublica: “With 300-plus super PACs and counting, it would be easy to miss CREEP. But last Thursday, a new super PAC ingeniously named the Committee for the Re-Election of the President registered with the Federal Election Commission. The committee… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“To borrow from John Roberts’s metaphor…you can have all the players, but if the other side has all the umpires, you’re not going to win.”
—Pam Karlan, in Ari Berman’s Why the Supreme Court Matters
“Cost of Voter ID: What we know, and what we don’t”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“The DISCLOSE Act and the Non-Profit Campaign Finance Loophole”
James Duane blogs.
“Wisconsin’s Marathon Campaign Season Takes Toll”
TPM reports.
“Democrats Stay Silent as Republicans Run Obama Attack Ads”
Bloomberg reports: “Republican-aligned groups are hitting President Barack Obama with almost $2 million in attack ads and the response so far has been silence. The reason: Democratic groups formed to counter those charges don’t have the money to do… Continue reading