Monthly Archives: August 2012
“Watchdogs Defend Contractor Contribution Ban in Court Filing”
Press release:
Today, the Campaign Legal Center, joined by Democracy 21, submitted a brief opposing an effort in Wagner v. FEC to overturn the ban on political contributions by federal contractors to federal candidates, parties and other political committees.… Continue reading
“Obama campaign is depending on a strong ground game against Romney”
Tune in Monday to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Kathleen Dunn Show for “The Voting Wars”
Details here.
Cuomo “Confab” Addresss Campaign Finance Reform
A snippet from this WSJ article:
The sessions mostly consisted of prepared speeches. The last panel, on campaign finance—moderated by Mr. Podesta—threw off more sparks. Panelists sharply disagreed over the merits of public financing. Mr. Cuomo has said he’s generally… Continue reading
“Hanging Chads, Absentee Ballots and the Rise of the Voting Wars; Legal scholar Richard Hasen on the ‘Fraudulent Fraud Squad’s’ attempt to bamboozle the American public.”
Q & A in The Philly Post.
“How the Right’s Building a ‘Poll Watcher’ Network for November”
Must-read Brentin Mock piece on “True the Vote.”
“Text ‘GIVE’ to Obama: President’s campaign launches cellphone donation drive”
Josh Blackman Video Interview about “The Voting Wars” Coming Up Tonight at 9 PM Eastern
You can watch at JoshBlackman.com/blog.
Interview with “The Takeaway” about “The Voting Wars” – and a Comment About Comments
Listen here.
I need to say something about reader comments. The first comment at the Takeaway accuses me of saying that the Wisconsin state supreme court race (which begins The Voting Wars) was stolen. In fact, I argue in… Continue reading
“Give Small Donors a Voice”
NYT editorial: ‘On Wednesday, two groups with outspoken records in favor of campaign finance reform proposed a plan that could restore a voice to ordinary citizens. Based on the very successful New York City campaign finance system, the plan would… Continue reading
“Racial Comment by Republican Official in Ohio Rekindles Battle Over Early Voting”
” Ties to Obama Aided in Access for Big Utility”
Potentially Key Deadlock at the FEC Over What Counts as Express Advocacy
This Newshour post gives background on the issue in the Advisory Opinion sought by the “National Defense Committee.” (AO 2012-27.)
There are now two competing drafts, [corrected links] one of which would treat none of the ads as… Continue reading