TUESDAY AT THE FEC. The Federal Election Commission meeting scheduled for today has been moved to Tuesday. CARSON EXPLORING. WP. “Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson finally announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a White House run on Tuesday, doing exactly what everyone has been expecting him to do for months.” FIRST LADIES AND ETHICS. […]
THE SUPREMES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. BW. “Here are some highlights or—depending on your opinion of the heavy-spending industrialist Koch brothers on the right, or money-where-his-mouth-is climate activist Tom Steyer on the left—lowlights…” R REFORMERS. Minnpost.com. “A University of Minnesota law professor and a political consultant who’s worked on five Republican presidential campaigns – both alumni […]
RYAN ON TWITTER. Brookings. “Recent revelations about the creative use of social media illustrate how the parties and outside groups are anything but ‘independent’ in any meaningful sense of the word and are pushing the boundaries of the FEC’s weak ‘coordination’ rules.” JACKSON DECIDES. FEC. “The United States District Court for the District of Columbia […]