“No, Democrats Aren’t Trying To Register Kids And Dogs To Vote”
This TPM report follows up on the story I flagged earlier about the Voter Participation Center and the forms sent to Virginia households.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
“Romney’s Small Donor Pace Picked Up in June, But Still Has a Long Way to Catch Obama’s”
The latest report from CFI. I consider these CFI reports essential reading for anyone who wants to keep up with campaign financing in the presidential election. A snippet:
In June, the Romney campaign raised $9.9 million in unitemized contributions of… Continue reading
“Kathleen Clyde: Two visions of voting, here and across Ohio”
See this column at Ohio.com.
“Groups ask FEC to blur lines between candidates, super PACs and nonprofits”
The Washington Times reports.
“Confessing a lie”
Dick Polman: “A funny thing has happened on the way to the voter-ID trial. The white people’s party has now officially confessed that its core rationale for the new Pennsylvania law was a crock.”
“In Hindsight, Maybe We Shouldn’t Have Let Lord Voldemort Start His Own Super PAC.”
McSweeney’s (via Nick Confessore).
“Lamar Smith Overlooks Texas Voter ID Expert’s Work For Karl Rove”
TPM reports.
“German court dumps election law that favored Merkel”
Reuters: “Germany’s top court ruled on Wednesday that the country’s election law is unconstitutional, leaving Europe’s biggest economy with no valid rules on how to distribute seats in the Bundestag lower house just over a year before the next… Continue reading
“‘Citizen conventions’ should respond to Citizens United, Harvard law professor suggests Font Size: increase font decrease font ‘Citizen conventions’ should respond to Citizens United, Harvard law professor suggests”
NLJ: “A Harvard Law School professor’s idea on campaign finance reform took center stage at a Senate subcommittee hearing July 24, when he suggested holding “citizen conventions” to craft a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s decision… Continue reading
“‘You [Mess]ed Up – You Trusted Us’: NM’s Registration Form Shortage”
A ChapinBlog.
USA Today on Single-Donor Super PACS in House Races
Investor funds drive against Tennessee Republican: “Nearly three dozen super PACs that have raised at least $100,000 in the 2012 election have five or fewer donors, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Nearly a third of all contributions to the… Continue reading
“Lobbyists like pro-Obama super PAC”
iWatch: “Only a small number of businesses have given to the pro-President Barack Obama super PAC, Priorities USA Action, and ironically, most of the money raised has come from lobbying shops.”
“Big business prefers GOP over Democratic super PACs”
iWatch: “The top two super PACs — the pro-Mitt Romney Restore Our Future and Karl Rove’s American Crossroads — have raised nearly $24 million in contributions from companies so far this election cycle, a Center for Public Integrity analysis… Continue reading
“Déjà Vu in Texas Voter-ID Fight”
The Root: ” If you’re a strong believer in maintaining the status quo, the outbreak of voter-identification laws across the nation just might make sense. If you’re a student of American politics and history, on the other hand, you… Continue reading