Tom Daschle is not a lobbyist, according to this report. Although not a registered lobbyist, he provides “strategic advice” to commercial clients in the fields of health care, energy, telecommunications and taxes, according to public documents. His wife, Linda Hall Daschle, is registered, and she is regarded as one of the most influential professional lobbyists […]
Month: November 2008
Lobby Biz Fine, Thanks for Asking
CQ reports that lobbyists do not feel that they’ll be shunned, notwithstanding campaign-trail pronouncements. Despite President-elect Obama’s tough talk on lobbying over the course of the campaign, lobbyists in the nation’s capital expect the new Democratic administration to be good for business.
Political Online Ad Spending
Spending for political ads went up this year, according to this article. If a recent online political ad revenue prediction is correct, President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign could account for at least half of all 2008 online political ad spending. The winning candidate’s campaign shelled out nearly $8 million through October to Google, Yahoo, Facebook, news […]