Americans may be sharply divided on other issues, but they are united in their view of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that unleashed a torrent of political spending: They hate it.Source: Bloomberg Poll: Americans Want Supreme Court to Turn Off Political Spending Spigot...
Last week, several well-known campaign reform activists, supported by funding from another Silicon Valley billionaire, filed a new campaign finance reform initiative they dubbed “The Voters’ Right to Know Act.Source: The Voters’ Right to Know Initiative is a Poison Pill for the Political Process...
Whatever else is said about him, you can’t say he didn’t share. Rep.Source: Boehner raised nearly $100 million over career, gave much of it to party and candidates...
When Governor Scott Walker ended his Presidential candidacy, which happened after Rick Perry suspended his, commentators marveled that they could be done for and have well funded Super PAC still idling nearby.Source: Judging the Impact of Super PACs -...
DES MOINES — The cavalry arrived too late for Gov. Scott Walker, but other candidates struggling in the shadow of Donald J. Trump hope their own backup – in the form of “super PACs” flush with money for television commercials – will soon be riding to their rescue. Even as Mr.Source: Republican ‘Super PACs’ Turn to TV Ads for High-Stakes...
The Libertarian Party and Green Party and their 2012 candidates for president are readying a legal complaint against the Commission on Presidential Debates, hoping that a new legal argument -- an anti-trust argument -- will break the "duopoly" that's dominated the stage.Source: Libertarians, Greens ready lawsuit against Commission on Presidential Debates...
The Republican Party of Florida backed off its plan to force GOP presidential candidates to attend a Florida summit or be stricken from the March 15 primary ballot. The rule is to be voted on Friday by party officials.Source: Florida GOP backs off summit threat to presidential candidates...
As campaign finance takes center stage for the 2016 elections, the Center for Political Accountability has launched a new website to serve as the “go-to” place to track corporate political spending.Source: IMPORTANT UPDATE : CPA Launches New "Go To" Website...
