Lobbyists get a lot of bad press for pushing the causes of corporations and other special interests on Capitol Hill, trying to game the political process behind closed doors. But could it be the real problem is that they actually don’t push those interests enough?Source: Would more lobbying improve America?...
When billionaire developer Donald Trump entered the presidential race two months ago, he drew a sharp line between other candidates — needy candidates, always trading favors for money — and himself. But politics has a hardy euphemism that comes into play here: the word evolve.Source: Donald Trump's Evolution On Campaign Fundraising...
Donald Trump and Chuck Laudner in Iowa. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: Charlie Riedel/AP, Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post via Getty Images) DUBUQUE, Iowa — The call came with no warning last December, and, at first, Chuck Laudner thought it was a joke.Source: Trump’s Iowa field general is on a ‘crazy ride.’ But he knows how to win....
ASSOCIATED PRESS A recent ruling out of New Hampshire has election-law experts wondering out loud whether the ballot selfie is the next great threat to American democracy. The ruling, by U.S.Source: Experts Can't Agree On Whether Voting-Booth Selfies Will Destroy Democracy...
Biden’s inner circle is working to overcome the vice president’s lackluster track record of fundraising. As Joe Biden continues to weigh a third presidential bid, a cadre of close advisers is trying to lay the groundwork to overcome his biggest potential weakness: fundraising.Source: Joe Biden 2016 : Big donors being courted by advisers...
WASHINGTON — Donna Mae Litowitz, a Miami Beach retiree, likes Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont so much that three months ago she sent his presidential campaign $10,000.Source: Bernie Sanders’s Success in Attracting Small Donors Tests Importance of ‘Super PACs’...
On July 24, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel, a Bush Jr. appointee, struck down the Pennsylvania system for checking petition validity for minor parties. Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, e.d., 12-cv-2726.Source: August 2015 Ballot Access News Print Edition...
Donald Trump's business ventures have made him billions, but his latest money-making idea is a non-starter. In interviews this week, the bombastic presidential candidate is touting his ratings-grabbing popularity and suggesting he should be paid to show up for interviews.Source: Donald Trump's latest business idea: Get paid for interviews?...
Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Benjamin Griffith, Robert Heath, Nancy Abudu, Tanya Clay House, and Nicole Austin-Hillery about election law at the 2015 American Bar Association Annual Meeting.Source: Election Law: Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and Civil Rights...
As some at the Federal Election Commission seek to broaden the power of the agency, critics are arguing that it's beginning to look increasingly like the Internal Revenue Service under Lois Lerner, who has been accused of using her office for partisan purposes.Source: Is this woman the new Lois Lerner?...
