Approaching a recent campaign fundraising deadline, Ventura County Rep. Julia Brownley adopted increasing apocalyptic language to drum up donations. “huge embarrassment” and “we. fell. short” were among the subject lines of her campaign emails. Up against the clock, she blasted a 5:08 a.m.Source: Subject: Please, please read our story about fundraising emails...
Last year, a bipartisan commission established by President Obama declared that the U.S. faces an “impending crisis in voting technology.” After the 2000 Florida recount showed the world that the American presidency could be determined by hanging chads, Congress set aside $3.Source: “In Los Angeles, Voting Is Getting the Silicon Valley Treatment”...
Sen. Lindsey Graham recently unloaded on Fox News and the Republican National Committee for their exclusionary rules governing participation in the all-important first Republican presidential debate Aug. 6 in Cleveland.Source: GOP Debates --Why Not a Two-Night Mini-Series?...
Lobbyists are ditching their K Street gigs and taking big pay cuts for a chance to work on Capitol Hill under the all-Republican Congress.Source: Lobbyists decamp for Capitol Hill jobs...
This week marks the 271st birthday of the politician who first approved of “gerrymandering.Source: Juan Williams: A first step against gerrymandering...
