The Hill examines how blogs and other online activity can generate buzz for a lobbying effort or grassroots campaign. [Michael] Cornfield’s firm, 720 Strategies, is part of a growing subset of the lobbying business that tries to measure the political impact of buzz. Using complex algorithms that sift through the mass of data passing over […]
Month: July 2009
Criminal Probe of $8 Million Earmark
The Post reports that authorities are investigating an $8 million earmark that Rep. Murtha allegedly arranged. Over the years, Murtha arranged tens of millions of dollars in earmarks for two Pennsylvania firms central to the investigation, Coherent Systems International and Kuchera Defense Systems. “It really puts a fine point on the murky, unaccountable web that […]
Sotomayor on Campaign Finance
Sen. Russ Feingold questioned Judge Sotomayor on campaign fiannce issues, according to this Post report. “It would be inappropriate for me to say anything about that area of the law,” she told Feingold. CQ Politics has more on the exchange. “I appreciate what you’ve said to me, but this is a special circumstance given the pendency of […]