When Rep. Kevin McCarthy expressed his love for Quorum at last week's Congressional Hackathon, he wasn't talking about getting the minimum number of legislators required for a vote. The House Majority Leader was referring to the data he gets from Quorum Analytics, a D.C.Source: This Startup Is Like Google For Congress, And Legislators Love It...
Political candidates and their staff used to walk around with what were called "remit envelopes" -- printed, pre-addressed envelopes that could be handed out to potential donors and supporters at events, offering an easy way to encourage volunteer sign-ups and, more importantly, financial contriSource: I gave the presidential candidates $22 of my money to evaluate their Web sites...
After five years out of office former Senator Russ Feingold, who co-authored the campaign finance regulations everyone complains about, is mounting a comeback—and his chances look good.Source: Senator Clean’s Dirty Money...
Alexandria, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), America’s largest nonprofit working to promote and defend First Amendment rights to free political speech, assembly, and petition, today noted that Vice President Joe Biden is approaching what would be the shortest campaign lengthSource: Biden’s Potential Run Approaching Latest Announcement Date of Any Major Party Nominee Since FECA...
A major player in the explosion of online native ads, BuzzFeed is perhaps the most prominent outlet yet to promise sponsored content for political candidates.Source: Do BuzzFeed’s native political ads cross a line?...
Turns out timeless clichés and the Beatles understood the 2016 election season before the rest of us did. All that dangerous, dastardly outside money that people have been worrying about since the Citizens United decision? Stunningly irrelevant.Source: What Campaign Donations Can't Buy...
With barely 10 minutes warning, a press staffer yelled at shocked journalists and hustled them to the White House Rose Garden just before noon on Wednesday to witness an abrupt moment of history.Source: Inside Biden's decision not to run...
Crime is back up in California. Los Angeles reported a 20.6 percent increase in violent crimes over the first half of 2015 and nearly an 11 percent increase in property crimes.Source: Can California Be Saved?...
Note: Billionaire Carl Icahn announced today that he is forming a super PAC with $150 million of his own money.Source: Icahn Super PAC: Self-Aggrandizement and Policy-Pushing...
A super PAC backing Donald Trump solicited a Trump business acquaintance for a political contribution using contact information obtained from a top aide to the real estate tycoon, according to an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post.Source: New ties emerge between Trump operation and super PAC...
