Voter Blog
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Jan20
National Labor Groups Praise Gov. Cuomo's Effort on Public Financing of Elections
Yesterday the Communications Workers of America (CWA), SEIU and the United Auto Workers (UAW) sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him for his support of public financing of elections.
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Jan20
Clips Round-up for 1/20/12
We released new polling yesterday with Democracy Corps on Citizens United and money and politics. Check it out! More at Campaigns and Elections.
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Jan19
Clips Round-up for 1/19/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Utica Observer-Dispatch: Governor must push campaign finance reform
The Utica paper likes Gov. Cuomo's plan for a small donor system. -
Jan17
Clips Round-up for 1/17/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NY Post: For cleaner campaigns
Letters from the Consumers Union and NYC Campaign Finance Board in support of public financing. -
Jan13
Clips Round-up for 1/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Back to the robber barons
The New York Times does not like the RNC's support of direct corporate contributions. -
Jan12
Clips Round-up for 1/12/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
A plan to take on the super PACs
Interesting piece about super PACs, Rep. John Sarbanes, and the Fair Elections Now Act.
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Jan11
Clips Round-up for 1/11/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
GOP: Corporate donation ban unconstitutional
From the department of bad optics: "The century-old ban on corporate donations to federal political campaigns should be junked as unconstitutional, the Republican National Committee argued in a legal brief filed Tuesday that could lead to new attacks on the GOP as beholden to corporate money." -
Jan10
Clips Round-up for 1/10/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
High court backs foreign contribution ban
Hey, the U.S. Supreme Court got something right! They affirmed a lower court ruling keeping the ban on foreign nationals from donating money to candidates in place.
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Jan09
Clips Round-up for 1/9/12
When asked about a new movie coming out from the pro-Newt super PAC, Newt Gingrich said yesterday that he didn't know anything about the "27 and a half minute movie." Tweet of the day <https://twitter.com/#!/daviddonnelly/status/156057135606792193> from @DavidDonnelly: Dear reporters, why does Newt know so much about a super PAC 27-1/2 minute movie he claims not to have seen? #coordinationisillegal
Oh, also, PCAF has a new video: "Democracy for the 1%, by Mitt Romney."
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Jan08
Chugwater Chili Chowdown and 9 Other Unique Fundraisers
Members of Congress have to raise a lot of money every year to get re-elected and they have to hold countless fundraisers to do it. That means getting creative with your invites. Our top 10 most unique fundraising invites from 2011 are below. (Courtesy of Sunlight Foundation's PoliticalPartyTime.org.)