Weeks away from his own election, the 2012 GOP standard bearer is using his clout to help embattled Republicans in the midterms. A sleepy Utah Senate race was always a small playing field for a former presidential nominee. Now, Mitt Romney is going national again.Source: Mitt makes his move...
Over just two weeks in September, a limited-liability company calling itself “News for Democracy” spent almost $400,000 on more than 16 million impressions for a network of 14 Facebook pages that hadn’t existed until August.Source: The Secretive Organization Quietly Spending Millions on Facebook Political Ads...
Source: Libertarian Senate candidate files FEC complaint against O'Rourke and CNN for $10M over town hall ...
With a little over a month to go before the midterm elections, Super PACs just set a dubious record: with total independent expenditures at $549 million and counting, 2018 has passed 2014 as the midterm election with the most Super PAC spending in history.Source: Super PACs driving the midterms unsurprisingly...
The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and relative power of state and federal judges, including Justices of the United States Supreme Court.Source: Revised Version of My Forthcoming Paper, “Polarization and the Judiciary,” Now Current Through Kavanaugh Nomination...
As tens of thousands of voters in Florida’s storm-tossed Panhandle try to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, their communities are grappling with yet another problem — an election season thrown into disarray.Source: Hurricane aftermath threatens to unleash Florida election chaos...
The Supreme Court will settle a dispute over a video that aired on a New York City public access television channel that could have ramifications for social media and public radio stations. On Friday, the Justices said they would accept Manhattan Community Access Corp. v.Source: Supreme Court takes public access TV case with bigger implications...
On September 28th, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that forbids the surreptitious use of bots to, among other things, influence Californians’ votes in an election. The law is a disclosure rule: the bot may speak, but it must clearly identify itself as nonhuman.Source: Counterfeit Campaign Speech...
Ninety-two Democratic challengers outraised GOP House incumbents in the third quarter, while 33 Republicans trail in cash on hand.Source: ‘We’re getting our asses kicked’: Republicans massively out-raised in election homestretch...
House Minority Leader Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiOn The Money: Deficit hits six-year high of 9 billion | Yellen says Trump attacks threaten Fed | Affordable housing set for spotlight in 2020 race Deficit hits six-year high of 9 billion: Treasury GOP has not done a good job ofSource: Pelosi: Dems would start with campaign finance reform if they take...
