The Chicago Tribune’s Steve Chapman discusses a study involving corporate spending in elections here. In the end, of course, buying campaign ads to help or hurt a candidate only works if the ads convince the people they reach. As [Professor John] Coleman notes: “Voters, ultimately, are not fools and can make up their own minds.” […]
Day: April 1, 2010
Citizens United seeks advisory opinion on status
The Post reports on Citizens United’s advisory opinion request to the Federal Election Commission. The group’s attorney, former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission on Monday arguing that Citizens United should not be subject to campaign-finance disclosure requirements because it is actually a “press entity” that produces and […]
More on Deal post-resignation ethics report
The Post discusses the ethics matter involving former Rep. Deal in this editorial. Mr. Deal’s conduct is troubling, but even more troubling is the thought that his actions could have remained hidden from Georgia voters if the OCE hadn’t taken the unusual step of releasing the report post-resignation. The probe was exposed last year by […]