ROMNEY ON SUPER PACS. Politico. SUPER PAC BAD COPS. Politico. “Super PACs with ties to Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum launched a negative advertising blitz this month in Iowa that has let the candidates – with ties to the groups – stay above the fray while the outsiders do the dirty work.” GINGRICH’S SUPER PAC […]
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Holiday franking, financial disclosure, texting money, and more political law links
HOLIDAY FRANKING ADVICE. Story here. “Members of Congress send millions of dollars worth of mail to constituents every year but there are official rules that govern what can and cannot be said in those mailings. Members are barred, for example, from saying anything that might be construed as advocating their re-election.” LOBBYING XL. The Hill. […]
Selling books and campaigning, colleges lobbying, and more political law links
SELLING BOOKS AND CAMPAIGNING BY THE BOOK. The Post. “You would never know on the campaign trail that Newt Gingrich is no longer at the helm of his for-profit enterprise. There, his presidential candidate activities and book-selling business mingle as one.” Politico has an overview of the book race this cycle here. “At critical times […]