GOP Allies Play Catch-Up on 527s, which includes: “Several other well-connected Republicans noted that without a wealthy ‘sugar daddy’ or two to provide seed money, these organizations may still struggle to raise the necessary funds. But efforts to find individuals willing to bankroll these groups may be hamstrung by an aggressive public relations campaign led by Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie and other GOP leaders aimed at spooking potential donors. ‘The problem is that Republican lawyers have done such a good job at scaring the donor base and are they going to do as good a job about telling them they were wrong,’ said one knowledgeable Republican strategist.”
Members Vow Scrutiny After FEC Vote on 527s, which begins: “Members of the Federal Election Commission will have to answer to Congress this week about their rationale for not clamping down on unregulated 527 groups that are pouring millions of dollars into the 2004 elections.”
Electronic Assessment, which begins: “Amid media and academic reports that electronic voting systems may be vulnerable to manipulation, more than a dozen House lawmakers have asked the General Accounting Office to conduct a