What’s a proper use of campaign funds? That’s the topic of this Massachusetts enforcement case. House Majority Leader John H. Rogers will pay $30,000 to the state to settle findings that he paid tens of thousands of dollars from his campaign account to a friend and political adviser, who in turn used the funds to […]
Day: September 19, 2008
Campaign Money Watch
Here’s news about an interesting 527. The ads are being paid for with large, unregulated contributions from Democrat-affiliated donors, which puts the group in a position that might seem at odds with longtime reform efforts to restrict the use of unregulated money, or so-called “soft money,” in political campaigns.
Ambinder Discovers Hybrid Ads
Are hybrid ads really that exciting? The ads are being financed by the Republican National Committee in conjunction with the campaign, an even split, actually, and the law — McCain’s campaign finance law — allows this division if and only if other candidates are mentioned.