10 Oct

A sweeping effort designed to give Californians more information about the biggest donors to ballot measure campaigns was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, a major victory for groups that insist the current system fails to help voters make an informed choice.Source: The people paying for California political ads might be easier to identify under this new state law...

22:57 / California / Campaign Finance / disclosure / vblog
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10 Oct

Data scientists Vinad Bakthavachalam and Jake Fuentes have published this study of the electoral college. They estimate that in future U.S.Source: New Study Says Future Presidential Elections Are More Likely to Result in a Split Between Popular Vote Winner and Electoral College Winner...

22:57 / Elections / politics / vblog
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10 Oct

YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets. A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives. A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night. All of these were recorded, posted or written by Americans.Source: How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics...

22:57 / election integrity / russia / vblog
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06 Oct

How should we react when businesses donate to nonprofits, think tanks, and social welfare organizations? Should we feel fear and disgust that Big Money is corrupting our democracy? Or should we be glad that Americans are able to hear the perspectives of the business community, and that civically-engaged organizations are finding patrons for their efforts?Source: The Left again tries to...

07:15 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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