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Jun07
Clips Round-up for 6/7/12
In response to the Wisconsin results, Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly told the Washington Post yesterday that, "This is just another example of big money winning. The strategic question is whether we just have people complain about it, or are we going to fix some of these problems in our campaign-finance laws?
Jun05Clips Round-up for 6/5/12
ABC News had a great piece on presidential bundlers yesterday and the Scott Walker recall is today and Mother Jones has facts about the big spending.
Jun04Clips Round-up for 6/4/12
An interesting BuzzFeed story on the donors not giving to Obama in 2012 that gave in 2008 - disillusionment with him and Congress, the economy, and feeling like small donations don't make a difference in the age of super PACs are all reasons given.
Jun01Clips Round-up for 6/1/12
Read Sunlight Foundation's Bill Allison on the outcome of the John Edwards trial (and here's the Roll Call and
May31Clips Round-up for 5/31/12
May30Clips Round-up for 5/30/12
Top story this morning from Politico: "Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network of prominent conservatives – including Karl Rove, the Koch brothers and Tom Donohue of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – plan to spend roughly $1 billion on November’s elections for the White House and control of Congress, according to officials familiar with the groups’ internal operations. ...
May24Clips Round-up for 5/24/12
The United Refining Company has given $50k to Romney's super PAC directly from its corporate coffers. The company doesn't just drill for oil--they own nearly 400 gas stations and convenience stores. So, Nick Nyhart asks: is your gas money funding attack ads? And, do you want it to?
May23Clips Round-up for 5/23/12
The Hill reports that Speaker of the House John Boehner has been a powerhouse fundraiser this cycle: "House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has raised more than $70 million for Republicans since winning the Speaker’s gavel, easily topping his fundraising haul for the previous two years in the minority." That includes money for himself, the NRCC, and members and candidates.
May22Clips Round-up for 5/22/12
On Friday, a federal judge struck down the "rescue funds" provision of North Carolina's judicial public financing system. Some comments on our blog from Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart. "Systems like North Carolina’s judicial public financing program should be held up as examples of what works.
May21Clips Round-up for 5/21/12
In an interview with George Stephanopoulos this weekend, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, "What I would like to see in this election is a recognition that we must reduce the role of money in campaigns.