[Commentary] Voter turnout is a big deal. Not just to political junkies and clipboard-wielding party volunteers but also to American foundations.Source: Money, Data, and Democracy...
Tim Alberta has an interesting item up at the National Journal today.Source: So the RNC is Floating the Idea of a New Presidential Primary Order?...
The Supreme Court, in its Citizens United decision, ruled that corporations have a First Amendment right to spend unlimited amounts in elections. Now politicians in Kentucky are claiming they have a Constitutional right to receive gifts from lobbyists. In a lawsuit filed in U.S.Source: Legislator Says Gift Ban Violates His Freedom of Speech...
WASHINGTON -- A district court judge on Monday dismissed four corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his donor Salomon Melgen, but denied motions to toss out other charges including, notably, the senator’s solicitation of contributions for a super PAC.Source: Super PAC Contributions Can Be Considered Bribes: Judge...
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
