Monthly Archives: April 2015
“So, What About Money in Politics? While Democrats decry Citizens United, Republicans twiddle their thumbs.”
Pretty amazing to see this piece by Jay Cost in the Weekly Standard.
“Bill Shuster muscled through transportation bill pushed by lobbyist girlfriend”
“How Judges Evaluated Reforms at Democracy Slam 2015”
” Wait … What? Agency Advising Calif. Governor on Payments to Counties Proposes Moving to VBM to Save Money”
We May See a New Flood of Foreign Money in Ballot Measure Elections
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission has dismissed—on a deadlocked party-line vote—charges that Manwin International, a foreign company producing online pornography, violated the law by bankrolling a campaign committee opposed to a Los Angeles ballot measure requiring the use… Continue reading
“Candidate Clinton and the Foundation”
NYT Editorial:
It’s an axiom in politics that money always creates important friendships, influence and special consideration. Wise politicians recognize this danger and work to keep it at bay. When she announced her candidacy, Mrs. Clinton resigned from the… Continue reading
“Are the Clintons too cozy with the people who give them money?”
“Charles Koch: We’re not in politics to boost our bottom line”
Fascinating interview with Fredreka Schouten.
Worries Jeb Bush Super PAC Strategy Legally Risky
Politico:
Bush’s reluctance to declare himself a candidate or even that he’s exploring a run, which enables him to sidestep campaign finance rules, allows him to continue raising unlimited sums of money for the super PAC, which could have its… Continue reading
“Elections, Meet Academia; Academia, Meet Elections”
That’s the lead story in this month’s “The Canvass,” from NCSL.
Ferguson on Bauer on Gilbert and Barnes on Coordination and Corruption in Campaign Finance
WI Unsurprisingly Rejects Automatic Voter Registration
“The GOP presidential primary: A brawl of billionaires?”
Paul Waldman writes for The Plum Line.