As I expected, if the Commission approves the draft opinion in Advisory Opinion 2008-2, a candidate/homemaker would be granted some relief and be permitted to use campaign funds to pay for certain expenses during his campaign. Without a quorum the Commission cannot approve the draft, however. Roll Call (subscription required) reports on other nomination news […]
Author: Eric Brown
Self-Funders and Their Opponents Face Uncertainty
With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Davis v. FEC on April 22, 2008, candidates who are using some of their own funds to run their campaigns and the opponents of these candidates face uncertainty in the face of a potential Supreme Court opinion coming down some time later this year. CQ Moneyline […]
Outside Group to Form
The Politico reports on a 4-month, $40 million media effort “centered on attacks on Senator John McCain.” The move comes after the groups that had been expected to spearhead attacks on McCain – the Fund for America and Progressive Media USA’s previous incarnation, the Campaign to Defend America – failed to raise the money needed to dent […]