Voter Blog
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Mar06
Clips Round-up for 3/6/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Senate to choose an insider trading bill
STOCK Act update: "Senate leaders, eager to avoid a freewheeling, unpredictable debate on Congressional ethics, are considering simply accepting a House-passed bill to ban insider trading by lawmakers." -
Mar05
Clips Round-up for 3/5/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: FEC's bad rap getting worse
"Meet the Federal Election Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law. This six-person panel has long been slow-moving and frequently divided, but this year its members have taken their reputation to new heights just as money emerges as the biggest legal issue of the season." -
Mar04
News coverage of new Scott Tipton TV ad
Public Campaign launched a new television ad campaign on Friday highlighting freshman Rep Scott Tipton’s (R-Colo) oil industry money, asking whether he’ll continue to support wasteful industry subsidies.
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Mar02
New Ad: Scott Tipton's Big Oil Ties
We released a new television ad in Colorado today highlighting Rep Scott Tipton's (R-Colo.) votes to maintain wasteful oil subsidies as he was raking in campaign cash from oil and gas interests. Check it out:
So why this ad? David Donnelly lays it out:
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Mar01
President Obama Reaches 100th Fundraiser Mark
CBS News reports today that in New York City tonight, President Obama will reach his 100th fundraiser of the cycle.
From the article:
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Mar01
Clips Round-up for 3/1/12
This article got me riled up yesterday, so I'm going to feature it. Andy Rosenthal highlights this quote from a Brennan Center report, by the Florida Senate President, on voter ID legislation: "We do make it convenient for people to vote but I gotta tell ya I wouldn’t even have any problem making it harder."
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Feb28
Clips Round-up for 2/28/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: Senate may try House STOCK bill
"Senate Democratic and GOP leaders are considering taking up a House-passed version of legislation barring insider trading by lawmakers and congressional aides, a move designed to break a deadlock over the high-profile reform bill." More from AP. -
Feb27
NY LEAD Announces New Members Join Fight to Restore Elections
New York Leadership for an Accountable Government (NY LEAD) announced the addition of new prominent members today.
"Former Nebraska Senator and Governor Bob Kerrey, along with Danny Meyer, Charles Myers and Frank Selvaggi have joined NY LEAD to advocate for campaign finance reform in order to restore fairness and integrity to New York’s political process."NY LEAD also received praise and recognition from former Senator, and Founder and President of Progressives United, Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.):
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Feb27
Clips Round-up for 2/27/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Roll Call: Campaign finance onus placed on agencies
"Democrats on Capitol Hill have called for hearings and legislation to rein in unrestricted campaign money, but the real action is at a handful of federal agencies being bombarded with letters from lawmakers, lobbyists and activists." -
Feb24
Clips Round-up for 2/24/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Republic Report: Rally asks US Supreme Court to reconsider Citizens United decision
A good turnout yesterday! "Today...citizens rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to let the court know that it’s time to overturn its 2010 Citizens United decision, which opened the door for unlimited corporate spending in political races."