Huffington Post's Paul Blumenthal on last night's great OFA call in New York that featured Jon Carson, David Donnelly, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: "President Barack Obama's reformatted campaign organization held a conference call with New York state supporters Wednesday night to stoke grassroots support for public campaign financing in the state."

David Donnelly: "If we want candidates to be more accountable to citizens than to big donors we need to get the candidates to go after small donations from more people. The way we do that is by matching modest contributions with limited public funds."

Schneiderman: "Victory is within our grasp." Auburn Citizen.

A tweet roundup of the call. Mother Jones and Village Voice on OFA joining the effort.

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Public Campaign: Second Hawaii Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Small Donor Empowerment Bill
Public financing legislation is still moving in Hawaii. Today, the legislation that has already passed the House will be heard in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

WaPo: Fighting big money with big money
Interesting read from EJ Dionne on whether opponents of Citizens United and big spending in politics can still cheer Bloomberg's money to counteract the NRA. "But playing the game as it’s now set up should not blind anyone to how flawed its rules are. Politics should not be reduced to a contest between liberal rich people and conservative rich people."

Congress/Admin
Politico: Menendez donor reveals lobbying effort--four years late
Oops: "A company controlled by the Democratic donor in the middle of the Robert Menendez controversy this week revealed that it spent as much as $60,000 on previously undisclosed lobbying."

Politico: Poll: Public wary of corporate politics
"A Global Strategy Group survey found that 31 percent of Americans feel it’s appropriate for companies to weigh in on social issues including same-sex marriage or abortion. Fifty-six percent of those polled said it’s inappropriate for companies to take a stance on issues that do not affect their business." Sunlight infographic, full study.

CRP: Obama bundler and former lobbyist could take over FCC
Tom Wheeler, a rumored nominee for FCC chairman, was an Obama bundler and has spent plenty of time over the years lobbying for cable and telecom companies.

CPI: Democrats seeking money for Massachusetts' special Senate election
"The Democratic Party hasn't officially settled on a nominee to fill the seat of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who resigned earlier this year to become the country's new secretary of state. But it's already hitting up donors in preparation for the special election this summer."

Examiner: Could South Dakota elect a Senator from K Street?
What if former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin runs for Tim Johnson's seat? She'd be a lobbyist married to a lobbyist running. Tim Carney digs in.

CPI: Family Research Council defends traditional marriage by bankrolling Republicans
Group that filed briefs to SCOTUS also big in Congress: "During the 2012 election cycle, the Family Research Council's political action committee donated a combined $208,000 to 80 federal candidates, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of Federal Election Commission records maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics."

Politico: LGBT lobby spends in off years
"Pro-gay rights groups have largely kept up their lobbying efforts in 2011 and 2012, despite an across-the-board dip in advocacy spending in Washington at large. In some cases, a handful of LGBT rights groups have upped their spending dramatically."

The Hill: Internet association bolsters lobbying force
"The Internet Association is bulking up its lobbying force by hiring outside help from Kountoupes Denham and Franklin Square Group."

AP: Ex-Florida GOP chair gets 1½ years for stealing
"The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years for stealing more than $125,000 in party funds. Jim Greer was sentenced in Orlando Wednesday, more than a month after he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft and a single count of money laundering."

Politico: Sarah Palin PAC video
Sarah Palin's PAC has released a new video for some reason.

Other/States
CPI: Corporations, pro-business nonprofits foot bill for judicial seminars
Interesting: "Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors of more than 100 expense-paid educational seminars attended by federal judges over a 4 1/2-year period, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation." And this: "The Center identified instances where judges who attended seminars underwritten by certain firms and trade groups later issued rulings in the funders’ favor."

AP: Ethics, guns, budget likely to dominate last day of budget
It's the last day of the legislative session in Georgia: "The biggest question is whether Georgia lawmakers vote to limit lobbyist spending, resolving an impasse between the House and Senate."