I’m sure I will not be the only one to notice that in 2005 and 2006, the Obama family’s publicly available tax returns show that they did not designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, the pool of money made available to candidates for President who qualify for public matching funds during the primary or […]
Month: March 2008
More on Homemaker/Candidate
Today’s Birnbaum has some more interesting news on the candidate seeking to earn a salary from his campaign. My original post is here. My guess is that if the FEC were to consider the request, he would be granted some form of relief.
Pay to Play Restrictions
Is it fair to say that there is a nationwide trend toward pay to play restrictions? The Brennan Center for Justice cites the Rezko prosecution as a data point in favor of additional pay to play rules: Reasonable contribution limits and tailored pay-to-play regulations that keep lobbyists and/or state contractors from giving large sums to state […]