Public Campaign - letter to the editor

Des Moines to New York

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:52:26 +0000

Letters from two very different parts of the country over the weekend in support of full public financing of campaigns. After the jump, letters to the editor in the Des Moines Register and the New York Times about Clean Elections efforts going forward in the states.

Pass It, Make It Permanent

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:10:47 +0000

The day after Christmas is a day to think about changing how we finance elections, or so two items from Washington and New Jersey would suggest. Kathy DeNeui wants to see Clean Elections pass in Washington, while the Courier Post wants the Clean Elections pilot program in New Jersey to become a permanent part of state elections. Sounds like the makings of a few New Year's resolutions for state legislatures!

Hello Houston

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:54:51 +0000

Thanks to Charles Mauch for submitting a good letter to the editor of the Houston Chronicle supporting full public financing of campaigns -- and mentioning us! His full letter after the jump.

Letter in Abilene

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:27:30 +0000

David Weller of Abilene, Texas and the blog All Things Reform has this letter to the editor on Fair Elections Action Week in the Reporter News: "Voting is an intellectual exercise, not a pocketbook one." Full letter after the jump.

Evidence to the Contrary

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:31:49 +0000

Karl Balliet dishes up some criticism for the Center for Competitive Politics in this letter in the Roanoke Times. The Center recently ran a letter in the paper critical of public financing and Balliet points out some omissions and obfuscations in their argument.

A Call for Calls

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:49:11 +0000

See, it's not just us asking you to call your Representatives and Senators and ask them to support Clean Elections! Stephen Gifford of Vero Beach issues a similar call in this letter to the editor in the Vero Beach Press-Journal -- and a helpful commenter supplies a website to search for your congressman or woman's number. Thanks for putting in a word, Stephen!

Make VOICE Happen

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:39:59 +0000

Tom Lindsey has this letter to the editor in today's Des Moines Register asking legislators to vote in support of the Voter Owned Iowa Clean Elections (VOICE) Act to bring public financing to Iowa's elections. Legislative sponsors and grassroots activists are ramping up their activities in the last days of the state legislative session to push this one through; we'll keep you posted.

Letter 'Rip!

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:02:56 +0000

Wahoo! Public Campaign Action Fund members are tearing up the letters to the editor pages -- just today, three of you had letters published about Clean Elections! Read on to see what your fellow activists are writing.

Support Spitzer's Plan

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:09:17 +0000

Joan Walker of Woodstock has a nice letter to the editor in today's Albany Times Union in support of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's (D) plan to win Clean Elections in New York. Those of you who are interested in writing letters to the editor might find this one a good model.