PAUL RYAN AND DUAL CANDIDACY. The Post. “Ryan would appear on the ballot as both a candidate for the House and for vice president. If the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket is not successful, but he wins his congressional race, Ryan can keep his seat. If the national ticket wins the White House and Ryan holds his […]
Month: August 2012
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/9/12)
BLAGOJEVICH CLAIM IN THE NEWS. Story here. “An upcoming book about Rod Blagojevich says undercover tape-recordings caught the former governor saying he had heard that convicted influence peddler Antoin ‘Tony’ Rezko secretly channeled $25,000 in cash to Barack Obama, but federal authorities did not deem the claim credible.” JOE SOPTIC AD IN THE NEWS. Politico. […]
Good morning, here are the 8/8 political law links
VP CHOICE AND FUNDRAISING RACE. Politico. “As Mitt Romney closes in on picking a running mate, Sen. Rob Portman is about to deliver a halfmillion dollars to the campaign.” AD CONFUSION. Story here. “Fox News’s ‘The Five’ dedicated a segment of tonight’s program to attacking what it labeled an ‘Obama ad.’ The ad, however, was […]