08
Sep
Thoughts for Very Wealthy Political Donors
If your net worth is south of $25 million, feel free to skip today’s column.Source: Thoughts for Very Wealthy Political Donors...
05
Sep
Father of Alison Lundergan Grimes indicted in campaign finance conspiracy
Longtime Kentucky Democratic operatives Jerry Lundergan and Dale Emmons were indicted by a federal grand jury in Lexington Friday for allegedly making illegal contributions to the 2014 U.S. Senate campaign of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and then conspiring to cover them up.Source: Father of Alison Lundergan Grimes indicted in campaign finance conspiracy...
05
Sep
Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Minority Views
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out burger because, horror of horrors, the company donates to Republicans. No discussion of whether In-N-Out burger is good or bad for the state.Source: Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Minority Views...
04
Sep
Report: Top FEC Dem, staff behind anti-Trump jihad, fairness questioned
The longest-serving Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, expected to take over as chair in four months, and her top staffer are behind an anti-Trump and anti-GOP crusade, according to a new report from a critic.Source: Report: Top FEC Dem, staff behind anti-Trump jihad, fairness questioned...
03
Sep
What’s wrong with Facebook, Google and Twitter’s measures to make political ads more transparent
Thousands of dark ads ran on Facebook around the 2016 presidential election in the United States and the British referendum on leaving the European Union. Some ads delivered divisive messages aimed at specific audiences. Some ads circulated misinformation — or told people not to vote.Source: What’s wrong with Facebook, Google and Twitter’s measures to make political ads more transparent...
03
Sep
Fox News: Michael Cohen and Trump did NOT violate campaign finance law – despite Cohen’s guilty plea (In the News)
[Y]ou have to wonder about the legal advice Cohen received when he pleaded guilty on the same day to two violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act – the law that governs the financing of federal elections campaigns.Source: Fox News: Michael Cohen and Trump did NOT violate campaign finance law – despite Cohen’s guilty plea (In the News)...
03
Sep
Most campaign contributions come from outside candidates’ districts
More than two thirds of individual contributions to 2018 House candidates came from donors outside of the candidates' districts, and Democrats are out-raising Republicans, according to an Axios analysis of Federal Elections Commission data.Source: Most campaign contributions come from outside candidates' districts...
03
Sep
‘Stop eating In-N-Out like yesterday.’ California Democrats call for boycott
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out Burger after the Irvine-based fast-food chain this week donated $25,000 to help Republicans this November.Source: ‘Stop eating In-N-Out like yesterday.’ California Democrats call for boycott...
02
Sep
Campaign-finance laws are hopelessly confusing when it comes to hush money
Donald Trump’s critics say his defense of hush payments to women who claim to have had sex with him betrays a misunderstanding of campaign finance law. If so, it is hard to see how the president could have “knowingly and willfully” violated the law, as required for a criminal conviction.Source: Campaign-finance laws are hopelessly confusing when it comes to hush...
30
Aug
The legacy and impact of McCain-Feingold
Since Sen. John McCain’s passing Sunday, many are reflecting on the legacies of his decorated careers as a Navy officer and politician. McCain served as a Republican senator for Arizona for over 30 years.Source: The legacy and impact of McCain-Feingold...