The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Wisconsin’s public financing program doesn’t seem to have much public support. Fewer than one of 20 taxpayers opted this year to fund a program aimed at leveling the playing field in state elections, a state agency says.
Author: Eric Brown
Dow Down, 527’s Hit?
The Post has an article discussing the economic downturn’s impact on donations to “527” groups. “I don’t get the impression that these guys have a ton of money,” said Tracey, the media analyst. “I think it’s just an unwillingness for people to plunk down big checks right now. I don’t know if that money’s going […]
Ad Wars
The Times reports that the Obama campaign has “unleashed an advertising campaign of a scale and complexity unrivaled in the television era.” The huge gap has been made possible by Mr. Obama’s decision to opt out of the federal campaign finance system, which gives presidential nominees $84 million in public money and prohibits them from […]