Reading “California: Campaigns Waste Lots of Money,” in The San Francisco Chronicle reminds me of the common saying that half the money campaigns spend is wasted; the problem is nobody knows which half.
Rep. Tom Reynolds (N.Y.-26th C.D.) announced his retirement. His last opponent, Jack Davis, is the plaintiff in Davis v. FEC, the Millionaire’s Amendment case the Supreme Court will hear on April 22, 2008. One blog reports Davis is running in the 2008 primary. His FEC filings are here.
Multiple sources report that Rep. Thomas Wright was expelled by the North Carolina House of Representatives, the first such action since 1880. “We in the House performed a sad duty today,” said House Speaker Joe Hackney, a Democrat. “But I want to say that I think it was a duty — a duty to protect […]