OBAMA’S TAKE. Politico. “President Barack Obama has shattered first quarter fundraising records for a White House incumbent by raising $86 million for the first quarter – dwarfing the 2012 GOP field’s total take and breezing past his own target of $60 million.” SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION ACT SUPPORT. Lisa Gilbert and Ciara Torres-Spelliscy discuss the Shareholder Protection […]
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Tuesday’s political law links
NO CORPORATE MONEY IN AZ RECALL. Here’s a blog post on the topic from The Recall Elections Blog. RECALL SEASON IN WI. The Times. “On Tuesday, residents in some parts of the state will vote in primary elections that are part of the broadest recall effort in state history. ” WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL […]
Political law links for Monday, July 11th
FINANCIAL SAVVY OF MEMBERS. The Times reports. “Using the financial disclosures of politicians, the research team built model portfolios and charted their performance. They found that House members ‘earn statistically significant positive abnormal returns,’ outperforming the market by 6 percentage points.” COMMERCIALS AND CANDIDATES. Roll Call. “Credo Mobile, a liberal cellphone company, is always on […]