An interesting new study is available on revolving door issues. Lobbyists with experience in the office of a US Senator suffer a 24% drop in generated revenue when that Senator leaves office. The effect is immediate, discontinuous around the exit period and long-lasting. Consistent with the notion that lobbyists sell access to powerful politicians, the […]
Day: September 24, 2010
Donate your Facebook status
Here’s a new application for campaigns that allows Facebook users to donate their status. More here. (H/T e.politics.)
Earmark rift
WSJ reports on an “earmark rift.” The House Republican agenda, released Thursday, made no mention of these special spending provisions—a silence critics seized on as a sign that House Republicans plan to begin using them again.