The Slate’s Chris Beam profiles the creator of the “demon sheep” ad here. The man to credit—or to blame—is Republican media consultant Fred Davis, the closest thing political advertising has to an auteur.
Day: February 7, 2010
Poker lobbyists play their next hand
The Post profiles lobbying efforts by internet gambling proponents here. Key to the legalization effort is Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. He has become one of the top congressional recipients of gambling interests’ money, collecting nearly $100,000 from the gambling and casino sector since 2007, according to contribution data.
A view of Citizens United from another perspective
Tyler Cowen mentions Citizens United today. For all the anecdotal evidence, it’s hard to show statistically that money has a large and systematic influence on political outcomes. That is partly because politicians cannot stray too far from public opinion. (In part, it is also because interest groups get their way on many issues by supplying […]