Monthly Archives: July 2014
“Leaked Memo Tells Senate Candidate To Spend 80 Percent Of Her Time Raising Money”
HuffPo‘s Paul Blumenthal:
A campaign strategy memo prepared for Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn last year and leaked online on Monday reveals far more than just the inner workings of one high-profile Senate campaign. Details in the memo… Continue reading
“Spending Big to Fight Big Donors in Campaigns”
Nick Confessore/NYT on Lessig/Mayday PAC.
“Coming soon: A campaign run entirely by super PACs”
“Cuomo Defends His Handling of Ethics Panel”
“One GOP Consultant, Two Campaigns and a Snarl of Outside Groups”
Must-read Open Secrets deep dive:
Bruce Rauner is a Chicago billionaire who has never held political office, yet this spring he mowed down a crowd of rivals and claimed the GOP nomination to be Illinois’ next governor. David Perdue… Continue reading
Kobach in Bitter Republican Primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Brad Cooper writes for the KC Star.
“When Did Companies Become People? Excavating The Legal Evolution”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
“GOP’s Back Market: Anti-Incumbent Campaigns”
“Little Sunlight as Obama Raises Super PAC Dollars”
“Communicating Voluntary Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending”
Charles Nathan blogs at the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.
Bauer on NYT Outside Spending Story
“Chuck Schumer Is Wrong About the Top-Two Primary “
“McDaniel needs to file a challenge or call it quits”
Clarion-Ledger editorial: “He continues to say he has evidence of voter fraud, but McDaniel is starting to sound more like Chicken Little yelling about the sky falling than the respected state lawmaker and GOP candidate who captured national attention… Continue reading