CHARTING THE LIMITS. WP. The Federal Election Commission released its 2015-2016 contribution chart and Cillizza has the rest of the story. CAMPAIGN CORROSION. Columbia Tribune. “A recent article in The New York Times indicated these super PAC donors, the seven-digit donors, intend to consolidate their buying power and select one Republican candidate to try to avoid a […]
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FINANCING CRUSADE. Capital Gazette. “U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-District 3, visited Thursday with The Capital editorial board, where he fielded questions for about an hour. Sarbanes talked at length about his legislation, H.R. 20, The Government by the People Act, which would create a public financing pool that empowers small donations from individuals.” AK: SUPER […]
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SUPER PACS AND 16. WP. “It’s widely believed that super PACs must operate with complete independence from a candidate’s campaign. But the walls between them are quite porous. An official candidate’s campaign team cannot consult and coordinate how his or her super PAC spends its money. Nor can it share strategic information. Candidates can help to […]