One of the fundamental arguments in the “Political Realism” debate is whether or not strong political parties could make government work better. One way to assess party strength is to look at how much money parties can raise and spend.Source: The debate over state polarization and campaign finance laws continues...
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) proposed lowering the voting age to 16 years old or 17 years old. “To achieve what we want to do for the middle class, for kids in school, for immigration reform, for all these things, we must change our politics.Source: Pelosi Proposes Lowering the Voting Age to 16...
In 2008, it was the Google election. 2012 was Twitter’s turn as the campaign centerpiece. Facebook populism rang in the ’14 midterms. And now, as 2016 approaches, prepare for the presidential politics of Snapchat. Enter Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT).Source: The Snapchat Elections Begin With Bernie, Hillary and Jeb...
John Ellis Bush gushed with love for Silicon Valley, hanging in the offices of Thumbtack, causing a spectacle with his pre-announced Uber hail, and flashing around his Apple Watch, as he talked about how Washington needs to learn a few things from the Silicon Valley way.Source: Republicans' crush on Silicon Valley not returned...
Bloomberg BNA: The Federal Election Commission apparently has struggled for nearly four years to decide what to do about allegations that millions of dollars in contributions to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign super PAC violated rules against making contributions under another name.Source: “Delayed FEC Cases Match Romney Super PAC Complaints”...
Former Sen Russ Feingold (D-WI) and California State Attorney General Kamala Harris did something that no other non-incumbent US Senate candidates did: They electronically filed copies of their campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission.Source: Senators resist the Internet, leave voters in the dark...
