Charles Blow, New York Times: Shady money, voter suppression, shifting positions, murky details and widespread apathy. If there is a road map for a Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan win in November, that’s it. Distasteful all. …. America, this is the Republican ticket. Although most smart political observers currently have Romney losing…
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From TPM: Mitt Romney’s never exactly set the grassroots on fire. But his latest fundraising numbers drive home just how weak his small donor appeal is compared to his rivals — and especially President Obama. One good measure of fundraising strength with the masses is contributors who have given less…
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From Opensecrets.org: President Barack Obama has raised more money for his re-election bid from small-dollar donors than Republican Mitt Romney has collected from all his contributors, according to a new Center for Responsive Politics analysis. Obama brought in approximately $58.5 million last year from individuals who donated $200 or less,…
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From ThinkProgress: n 2009, just 1 percent of respondents to National Business Ethics Survey — a large industry study funded by major corporations like Walmart — said they had witnessed illegal corporate political donations. This year, that number quadrupled to 4 percent. Management-level employees at large, publicly traded companies were…
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From NYT: In a terse four words, the Supreme Court on Monday issued an order upholding prohibitions against foreigners making contributions to influence American elections. The decision clamped shut an opening that some thought the court had created two years ago in its Citizens United decision, when it relaxed campaign-finance…
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From the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign: With lawmakers considering legislation giving pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by people injured by one of their products, the Democracy Campaign today issued a report showing that statewide officeholders and legislators have accepted $192,000 in campaign contributions from drug makers the…
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From the Institute for Southern Studies: How much money does it cost to buy a judge? More than ever, according to a new report which finds that spending on state high court elections skyrocketed in 2009-2010, especially from outside interest groups. The study conducted by several advocacy groups found that…
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