The Times reports that the Obama campaign “has upended standards for raising money in presidential campaigns.” The impact on the way presidential campaigns are financed is likely to be profound, potentially providing an epitaph on the tombstone of the existing public finance system.
Day: October 20, 2008
Yard Sign Peace in Our Time
One Maryland jurisdiction seeks peace reagrding recent yard sign vandalism. A spate of political sign vandalism in the county has escalated to the point that officials of both major parties came together to implore residents to respect one another’s right to free speech. Democrats say 800 of 4,000 Obama yard signs have been vandalized or […]
Not-So Public Financing
The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Wisconsin’s public financing program doesn’t seem to have much public support. Fewer than one of 20 taxpayers opted this year to fund a program aimed at leveling the playing field in state elections, a state agency says.