Super PACs helping Republicans close the gapDan EggenTW Farnam
Hours before the deadline to report their financial standings, the super PACs supporting every candidate detailed how much money they raised in 2011 and how much they spent. The PAC supporting Romney, Restore Our Future,raisedalmost $18 million between July and December, and as of Tuesday had ...
For Whitney Fox, the ballot referendum’s impact on voter turnout could make the difference between winning and losing as she seeks to defeat Rep.Anna Paulina Luna(R-FL). Florida Will Get to Vote on Abortion Ban in NovemberON THE BALLOT ...
This article examines a number of potential concerns about unlimited donations to, and independent expenditures by, Super PACs. More specifically, how have Super PACs and other independent organizations acted in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United? What effects did they have...
THE ASSAULT OF THE SUPER PACSNichols, JohnMcChestney, Robeet WNichols, John, and Robert W. McChestney. 2012. "THE ASSAULT OF THE SUPER PACS." Nation 294(6): 11-17.
Super PACsare different than regular federal PACS in three key ways: (1) A regular PAC may only take in limited donations (otherwise known as hard money limits); (2) a regular PAC cannot accept money from corporations or unions; and (3) a regular PAC can give money directly to federal...
AsKeith Poole eloquently notes, the potential split in the GOP appears eerily similar to the collapse of the Whig Party in the early 1850s (the last time a major party split occurred in the United States). A key difference between the current Congress and those in the 1850s is the lack...
Candidates in the upcoming midterm election cycle can expect major contributions from the crypto industry. A partially interwoven network of super PACs including GMI, Protect Our Future, Web3 Forward, American Blockchain, and Coinbase Innovation are prep
So is Gottheimer just splitting his money between super PACs as a legal precaution? His campaign has not, and again yesterday did not, say if he’s funding the super PACs. But it’s hard to imagine they could pop up out of nowhere and immediately raise millions but for Gottheimer’s...
would best support their campaign, often highlighted by a literal red box on a campaign website. Ethics watchdogs have long griped that the practice is essentially a form of coordination between super PACs and campaigns, but the FEC has sanctioned it on the basis that public statements do not...