Public Campaign Action Fund - elections

How Do You Feel About Democracy?

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:40 +0000

The Midwest Democracy Network has a question for the 2008 slate of presidential candidates: what will you do to strengthen our democracy? They've sent a questionnaire, which you can read here, to the candidates asking for their positions on issues like public financing of presidential and congressional races, to voter registration, to what should be done about the "revolving door" between Congress and the lobby sector.

Former Sen. Edwards Calls For Publicly Financed Elections

Rick Bielke — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:55:27 +0000

This past Friday, former Senator and current presidential candidate John Edwards called for public financing of all elections during an interview on Real Time With Bill Maher. You can watch a clip of the interview after the jump.

More on the Money

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:46:09 +0000

The Center for Responsive Politics has released its estimates on the cost of campaigns for the 2006 elections. Overall, the big spenders were the big winners - among the decided House races the high spender was the winner 398 of 425 times. Among decided Senate races, it was 22 out of 32.

What's the Word?

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:45:01 +0000

With at least 20 Voters First Pledge signers coming in as freshman members of Congress, joining 73 incumbent signers and another 14 incumbents on the record in support of Clean Elections-style public financing of campaigns (and this with several races yet undecided) we are seeing a strong voter mandate for cleaning up Congress. What do you think about the election results?

Election Aftermath

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:34:24 +0000

Even as votes are still being counted in close races around the country, speculation on reforms to counter the high-cost, special-interest dominated election process is being offered up. Writers at both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Winston-Salem Journal cite the Voters First Pledge, its principles and signers, as showing the way forward.

Not Your Classroom Democracy

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:23:21 +0000

David Donnelly, our national campaigns director, writes over at MyDD about visiting his son's class to talk about elections - and facing the difference between "classroom democracy" and the real power-brokering in Washington.

Tom DeLay in Legal Limbo

Nancy Watzman — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:49:50 +0000

The Houston Chronicle reports today that Tom DeLay continues to be in “legal limbo” that could damage him come the November elections.

DeLay's prospects down-graded

David Donnelly — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:56:00 +0000

Congressional Quarterly agrees with our take. ...

My two cents about DeLay's 'victory' yesterday

David Donnelly — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:15:00 +0000

I know Rick wrote about this earlier, but I wanted to add my two cents...In 2004, in the general election, DeLay received 55% of the vote. Yesterday, in a low turnout, only-the-faithful-voting primary election, he got 62%, only slightly better...

Circle The Wagons: DeLay and Lampson Will Vie For Seat

Rick Bielke — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:08:00 +0000

DeLay was able to secure the GOP nod in TX-22 (he received 62% of the vote) but not by the margin expected from a sitting incumbent in a Republican leaning district. DeLay remains as vulnerable as people have been saying he is. Cal Jillson, a ...