The Flathead Beacon has it all this morning for history buffs in this article about Citizens United: a copper magnate, 1912 elections, and bribing state legislators for their votes in a senate election. In the coming weeks, the United States Supreme Court will hand down an opinion that could have vast implications for Montana’s campaign […]
Day: January 8, 2010
Leftover campaign cash for Dodd and Dorgan
USAT reports on one of the issues facing retiring lawmakers: leftover campaign cash. Might the two envision keeping the cash in a political account? I don’t know if either of the two have mentioned joining the ranks of strategic advisors. Former members of Congress also can hold on to their leftover campaign money indefinitely. As we recently […]
Who’s funding health care reform PR?
The Post reports on the “fuzzy” nature of groups behind health care reform efforts. The groups, some newly formed and others reappearing with different sponsors, have spent months staging noisy protests, organizing letter-writing campaigns and contributing to a record $200 million advertising blitz on health-care reform. . . . The compressed time frame gives outside […]