How have campaigns used social networking? The Post takes a look. The relationship between candidates and their supporters has shifted, too. Supporters see themselves less as agents of campaigns but as independent of them. And with the Internet making it easier than ever for voters to fund a candidate, act as their own publishers and […]
Day: November 4, 2008
Largest Democracy and Campaign Funds
Here’s an interesting campaign finance perspective from India. Campaign finance rules in India are not clear. Lok Sabha candidates are only accountable for how they spend money, not for who gives it. There are expenditure limits and the Election Commission reviews expenditure accounts. Sources of funding that candidates and parties rely upon are unclear, though the […]
Lehman Brothers PAC: What’s Next?
The financial crisis has stricken families, the housing market, and financial firms. What about the PACs of those corporations that have declared bankruptcy or been bought out? Lehman Brothers filed the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Their PAC is still alive and its cash on hand is not insignificant.