“A Super PAC-Politician Firewall? Not Quite”
Politico reports.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
“For GOP mega-donors, a convention of their own”
“Man Who Carries Gun to Polls Sues”
South Bend Tribune: “An attorney representing a man who claims he was improperly denied access to a polling place because he was carrying a gun filed a lawsuit Wednesday in St. Joseph Superior Court against the county Election Board… Continue reading
“Mitt Romney team of ‘Mad Men’ creates ads to sell nation on candidate”
“12 years after Bush v. Gore, election controversies still exist in absence of reform”
PRI reports.
National Black Chamber of Commerce Files Brief Supporting Case to Strike Down Voting Rights Act Section 5
If You Read One Thing Today About The Fight Over the 2012 Election,,,
read Steve Rosenfeld’s account of attending a True the Vote meeting in Colorado—a liberal journalist in the heart of the Tea Party.
It will give you a sense of the clash of world views and the depth of mistrust on… Continue reading
Talking to Madeline Brand Monday about “The Voting Wars”
You’ll be able to listen here at 9 am Pacific time.
Maddow on “True the Vote”
Here.
“Florida election laws threaten the vote in a key swing state”
“Flood of Secret Campaign Cash: It’s Not All Citizens United”
ProPublica reports.
“FEC Deadlocked on Major Questions Regarding Application of Disclosure Rules”
Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked along party lines Aug. 23 on an advisory opinion regarding fundamental issues of campaign finance law, including identifying ‘express advocacy’ messages and determining whether an organization is a ‘political committee’ subject to… Continue reading
Josh Blackman Interview on “The Voting Wars”
You can watch here. [Update: The video may not be available until some time in the morning.]
“Republicans Plot Assault On Iowa Caucuses On Military Voter Issue”
Fascinating BuzzFeed report. And I’ve long agreed that military disenfranchisement and other issues are a reason to kill the caucuses.