This Times editorial pressures Sen. Snowe on supporting The DISCLOSE Act. Surely a Republican with the stature of Senator Olympia Snowe will eventually come forward, just as she did in the past as a principal supporter of campaign reform. Senator Snowe criticized the high court ruling as a “serious disservice to our country.” Now is […]
Month: April 2010
DISCLOSE Act: Schumer “close to giving up” on Republican
The Hill has the latest on The DISCLOSE Act here. Sources close to the negotiations say Schumer is close to giving up on finding a Republican and will likely move forward with the measure without one. “Sen. Snowe could have more leverage with the bill down the road if she doesn’t agree to co-sponsor up […]
Online politics and the partisan divide?
The Weekly Standard’s Mary Katherine Ham provides an interesting look into the players and techniques behind a surge of interest in online political technology in this recent article. For the Internet prophets on the right, who’ve been nudging Republicans in this direction for years with varying success, 2010 represents the long-awaited alignment of grassroots energy, […]