Category: Senate

Pressure for deal on DISCLOSE

The Times supports the DISCLOSE Act in this editorial this morning. The Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid, back from the brink of defeat in an election rife with murky check writers, needs to push hard and be ready to deal. The lame-duck session offers the last realistic chance for a donor disclosure law before secretive […]

Feingold loses

How will the loss impact campaign finance reform?  The Washington Post. One of the Senate’s most prominent liberal Democrats lost to political newcomer Ron Johnson, who took advantage of the antiestablishment mood and the sluggish Wisconsin economy.