Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton unveiled an ambitious and expansive “democracy revitalization” pillar to her 2016 presidential campaign platform.Source: Is Hillary’s New Campaign Finance Reform Plan the Real Deal?...
In a letter sent today to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, reform groups called on the IRS to end the misuse use of nonprofit groups to launder secret contributions into federal elections.Source: Reform Groups Call on IRS to End Misuse of Nonprofits to Launder Secret Contributions into Federal Elections...
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has ordered the Utah Republican Party and state officials to work to resolve a lawsuit over a new law changing how political parties nominate candidates. U.S.Source: Federal judge orders Utah and Republican Party to try to resolve election law lawsuit...
On September 10, the California Senate passed AB 1461 by 25-15. Later on the same day, the Assembly passed it.Source: California Legislature Passes Bill for Automatic Registration, After Amending it to Protect Minor Parties...
Supreme Court justices don’t care what you think. They’re supposed to live in a vacuum where legal precedent and a small fraternity of attorneys guide their decisions. Their rulings have national — and sometimes international — implications.Source: Full Court Press: Kagan: Court doesn’t listen to public opinion...
A Koch-funded, conservative Latino advocacy group has spoken out against Republican presidential candidates who have taken aggressive stances against immigration, namely Donald Trump. The rhetoric, said the group, crosses the line and goes against the country’s best interest.Source: Koch-Funded Group Says GOP Attacks On Immigrants Too Extreme...
On September 11, Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican presidential race. He had been one of the five debaters set for the CNN September 16 debate at 6 p.m. That should mean there are now only four candidates in that debate: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham.Source: Rick Perry Drops Out of Republican Presidential Candidate, Leaving...
Television is still the medium of choice for candidates and the increasingly influential super PACs, but there are growing questions about the effectiveness of such efforts.Source: A wave of 2016 ads are about to hit the airwaves. But do they work anymore?...
David Bossie. | AP PhotoSource: Ideas changing politics and the people behind them...
Although Lanhee Chen says the GOP is dealing with “very, very fundamental debates about what it means to be a Republican,” he knows better than most people what policies should be at the forefront of a conservative agenda—and how to convey those ideas to voters.Source: Ideas changing politics and the people behind them...
