05
Jan
05
Jan
California businessman pushes ballot measure for NASCAR-style disclosure
Business executive John Cox, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House and Senate in Illinois, has moved one step closer to placing an initiative on the ballot that would require state legislators to wear the emblems of their top donors.Source: California businessman pushes ballot measure for NASCAR-style disclosure...
05
Jan
2016 Will Be A Test for Super PACs
What do Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have in common? Pause for requisite awful hair joke. No really. From a campaign finance perspective, they have one distinctive thing in common: they have no Super PACs propping up their candidacies.Source: 2016 Will Be A Test for Super PACs...
29
Dec
18
Dec
New FEC chairman aims to calm agency at war with itself
All the while, the FEC has gone 29 months without duly appointing a general counsel to lead its legal operations. In the meantime, the United States has legalized marriage for same-sex couples, allowed women to serve in military combat and explored Pluto, more than 3.1 billion miles from Earth.Source: New FEC chairman aims to calm agency at war with itself...
17
Dec
BIG: Campaign Finance Disclosure Efforts Dealt Severe Blow in Omnibus
While campaign finance reformers were busy fighting off an attempt by Sen.Source: BIG: Campaign Finance Disclosure Efforts Dealt Severe Blow in Omnibus...
12
Dec
What is a ‘brokered convention’? Here is a (kind of) simple explanation
The Republican party will assign 2,472 delegates through a state-by-state series of caucuses and primaries between February and June. To win the nomination, a given candidate requires a simple majority, or 1,237, of the total.Source: What is a 'brokered convention'? Here is a (kind of) simple explanation...
10
Dec
The absolutely epic trolling letter Jeb Bush’s leadership PAC sent to Donald Trump’s lawyer
Dear Mr. Garten: On behalf of our client, Right to Rise PAC, Inc.Source: The absolutely epic trolling letter Jeb Bush’s leadership PAC sent to Donald Trump’s lawyer...
02
Dec
BIG Campaign Finance News: La. GOP Soft Money Lawsuit Gets 3-Judge Court, Likely Ticket to SCOTUS
I know it is late on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, but here’s some very big news. It sounds technical, but it really, really matters. Close observers of the campaign-finance arena may be experiencing twinges of déjà vu.Source: BIG Campaign Finance News: La. GOP Soft Money Lawsuit Gets 3-Judge Court, Likely Ticket to SCOTUS...
01
Dec
Donors gave a super PAC $6 million. Candidates actually got about $140,000.
Before he entered the race for the White House, Ben Carson signed on to a campaign to raise money to fight Obamacare. When Juanita McMillon saw his name, she was eager to get out her checkbook.Source: Donors gave a super PAC $6 million. Candidates actually got about $140,000....