TWITTER QUESTIONS I. CNN. “Republicans and outside groups used anonymous Twitter accounts to share internal polling data ahead of the midterm elections, CNN has learned, a practice that raises questions about whether they violated campaign finance laws that prohibit coordination.” TWITTER QUESTIONS II. The Verge. “According to a CNN source, at least two spending groups […]
CASES TO WATCH. Politico. “At least a half-dozen major campaign-finance cases winding their way through the courts have the potential to shake up the political landscape in the vein of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling — or the more recent McCutcheon decision — forcing major changes in the way campaigns are financed and […]
CONSUMERS UNITED. Manufacturing.net. “The NAM and many others insist that unlimited campaign financing is democratic. However, there is another side to the story.” FIRM PERSONNEL GIVING. Bloomberg. “While the electorate may be trending Republican in today’s mid-term elections, the nation’s largest law firms are decidedly Democratic in their political contributions.” CA: WILDLY WRONG. Bizjournals.com. “As […]