CANTOR’S FUNDRAISING. Roll Call. “Cantor has leveraged about a dozen interlocking campaign committees to run a quasi-party operation around the conservative Young Guns movement he launched with Reps. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and Paul Ryan (Wis.). A former Cantor aide, John … Continue reading
BUNDLERS AND OBAMA. The Times. “Despite a pledge not to take money from lobbyists, President Obama has relied on prominent supporters who are active in the lobbying industry to raise millions of dollars for his re-election bid.” 2012 LOBBYIST GIVING. … Continue reading
MONEY IN POLITICS VIDEO. Check out Politico’s excellent money in politics video series. Today’s set of videos features former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission and Wiley Rein partner Michael Toner. EDWARDS AND ENSIGN. Politico. “Defense lawyers for former Sen. … Continue reading
LAWSUIT OVER ELECTION LOSS? Peter Roff writes here. “When voters in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District threw Democrat Steve Driehaus out of office after only one term, he did not bow out gracefully. No, he decided to get even. So he … Continue reading
MCCAIN MUGGED? Politico. ““What happened to [McCain] was, he — I think he feels he got mugged first by the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, who walked away from the public financing of the general election, and then by the press, … Continue reading