FECA AND RETIREMENTS. WP. “Since the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the median senator has announced her retirement 509 days before the general election and 321.5 days before the filing deadline. What changed?” SUPER PAC MOONLIGHTER. Firstlook.org. “According to a disclosure document obtained by The Intercept, Susan McCue — Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff from 1999–2006 and now co-founder […]
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Good morning, today’s political law links
TRUMP SERIOUS. WP. “The billionaire real-estate mogul, who has long amounted to a one-man sideshow in GOP presidential politics, said in an interview Wednesday that he is ‘more serious’ than ever about pursuing a run for the White House in 2016.” “LIKELY VIOLATIONS” OUTLINED. CLC. “Today, the Campaign Legal Center released a white paper examining […]
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FUN-DRAINING FUNDRAISING. NYT. “The price of discouraging challengers and deterring speculation is near-constant fund-raising.” READY FOR CARLY. WT. “Looking toward the 2016 White House race, supporters of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced Tuesday that they were rolling out a Super PAC on her behalf, as they look to strengthen her likely bid for […]