Some Assembly Republicans are looking to Washington, D.C., for inspiration to overhaul Wisconsin's elections and ethics agency, the Government Accountability Board. But critics say the model those lawmakers cite, the Federal Election Commission, is not one of effective campaign oversight.Source: Some recoil at using FEC as model for elections overhaul in Wisconsin...
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush flung attacks at each other in this week’s presidential debate about who’s bought and sold by big donors, but they fell far short of offering solutions to the problem. Until they do, voter cynicism about our country’s political system will only deepen.Source: Money in politics threatens democracy – and the GOP doesn’t have an answer...
With the imperfect storm of Citizens United, Super PACs, the Clinton Fundraising Machine, the Trump Fortune, and the Sheldon Adelsons of the world blowing money toward the presidential contenders at hurricane force, 2016 is almost certain to be the most expensive presidential campaign on record.Source: Institute of Governmental Studies : UC Berkeley...
With the imperfect storm of Citizens United, Super PACs, the Clinton Fundraising Machine, the Trump Fortune, and the Sheldon Adelsons of the world blowing money toward the presidential contenders at hurricane force, 2016 is almost certain to be the most expensive presidential campaign on record.Source: “Election 2016: Why Money Won’t Matter”...
Rep. Maxine Waters has asked the FEC about the permissibility of donating to foreign candidates.The Federal Election Commission (FEC) considered four draft advisory opinions Thursday, all stating that the commission would allow U.S.Source: FEC draft opinion rules politicians can donate to foreign elections...
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will speak at the Executive Committee lunch Friday on the opening day of the three-day California Republican Party Fall Convention in Anaheim.Source: GOP State Convention begins in Anaheim...
For all the early excitement stirred by the presidential primary contests, a greater test of democracy than the candidates’ cut-and-thrust will be voter participation, a vital statistic which dropped from 62.3 percent in 2008 to 57.5 percent in the last presidential election.Source: Entwining Two Rights in California: Voting and Driving...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.Source: News Releases...
CNN’s primetime GOP debate on Sept 16 was the most-watched program in network history. Nearly 23 million people tuned in to the three-hour debate, easily surpassing the network’s previous pinnacle of 16.8 million viewers, a broadcast of "Larry King Live" in 1993.Source: CNN breaks ratings record with GOP debate...
If you found Hillary Clinton's or Donald Trump's latest tweet particularly inspiring, you can now make a political donation directly through the social media app.Source: Twitter Politics: New 'Cashtag' Lets Candidates, Groups Raise Funds...
