Voter Blog
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Feb15
Mitch McConnell Blocks Wall St. Watchdog After Taking Millions in Industry Cash
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama officially sent Richard Cordray’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the Senate, about a week after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his colleagues pledged to block his appointment.
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Feb15
Clips Round-up for 2/15/13
Check your local listings for the latest episode of Moyers & Company, which features Friends of Democracy's Jonathan Soros and Working Families Party's Dan Cantor. Here's the preview for the episode, "The Fight to Keep Democracy Alive."
Feb14Clips Round-up for 2/14/13
Happy Valentine's Day. Here's a highly sophisticated artistic rendering of Jim Inhofe's "Valentine Lunch" fundraiser today.
Feb13Clips Round-up for 2/13/13
President Obama called for a new bipartisan presidential voting commission in last night's State of the Union, led by Obama campaign lawyer Bob Bauer and Romney campaign lawyer Ben Ginsberg.
Feb12Clips Round-up for 2/12/13
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Moyers: Empowering America through the ballot box
The Brennan Center's suggestion on what the President should say about voting rights in tonight's State of the Union.Feb11Who Else Got Money From Donor Behind Menendez Controversy?
Questions about the cozy relationship between Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Florida investor and ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen continue to grow, with the New York Times editorial board on Friday calling for Menendez to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at least until the accusations are resolved.
Feb11Heather McGhee: Economic inequality is tied to political inequality
Demos Vice President and Public Campaign board member Heather McGhee appeared on Up With Chris Hayes this weekend, tying the debates around our budget and economic inequality to our broken campaign finance system.
Feb08NEA Joins Growing Chorus Calling for Democracy Reform
From David Donnelly, national campaigns director:
At Public Campaign and the Action Fund, we've long argued that campaign finance reform ought to be as much about bringing voters back into politics and our democracy as it is about getting big money out of elections. That means focusing on greater and more meaningful participation as the organizing principle around which we design policies.
Feb08Clips Round-up for 2/8/13
Organizing for Action, the 501(c)4 group the Obama campaign is now transitioning into, yesterday posted a statement of purpose on its website. Laying out gun reform, climate change, and immigration as three priority issues this coming year, the organization also made statements (or non-statements) related to elections and campaign finance law.
Feb07Penny Pritzker, Not Just an Obama Donor
Bloomberg broke the story last night that Penny Pritzker, part of the Hyatt Hotel dynasty and a successful businesswoman in Chicago, was close to being nominated by President Obama to be secretary of commerce. Her pick reflects the desire of the president to add more private sector experience to his cabinet and might also be a response to complaints that his cabinet was too male-dominated.