CHARTING THE LIMITS. WP. The Federal Election Commission released its 2015-2016 contribution chart and Cillizza has the rest of the story. CAMPAIGN CORROSION. Columbia Tribune. “A recent article in The New York Times indicated these super PAC donors, the seven-digit donors, intend to consolidate their buying power and select one Republican candidate to try to avoid a […]
Month: March 2015
Mon. 3-23 political law links
FUNDRAISING AWAITS. WP. “The team of fundraisers tasked with raising more than $1 billion for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s expected presidential bid will start with two major assets: a national grass-roots operation two years in the making and a network of wealthy Democratic donors much broader than the one that backed her first White House run.” […]
3.19 political law links
TESTING, TESTING. HuffPo. “Federal campaign finance law has specific rules for people exploring a presidential campaign.” LIBRARY DISCLOSURE. KC.com. “Since 1999, Congress has debated multiple versions of a Presidential Library Donation Reform Act. The constraints on fundraising would be similar to those in place for campaign contributions. In 2007, lawmakers finally scored a partial victory […]