editorialHouston Chronicle endorses Campbell for TX-22 primary Submitted by David Donnelly on Sun, 03/05/2006 - 9:02am.
Here's the endorsement. ...
Meet the old boss, same as the new boss Submitted by Nancy Watzman on Wed, 02/08/2006 - 12:06pm.
We've already said it, but now the Palm Beach Post is saying it in an editorial detailing how the election of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is not exactly a breath of fresh air. After going through Boehner's history of passing out tobacco checks,...
Majority Leader election in the era of DeLay Submitted by David Donnelly on Thu, 01/26/2006 - 12:54pm.
Our partners at Public Campaign and allies at Campaign for America's Future have teamed up to release three online videos lampooning the leadership election in the House.Watch them here.There is a need in this Congress to address systemic ref...
The Real Scandal: Our Pay-to-Play Campaign Finance System Submitted by Nancy Watzman on Tue, 01/17/2006 - 7:43am.
Check out Public Campaign's editorial memorandum on the need for comprehensive campaign finance reform in the wake of the scandals swirling around Reps. Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Jack Abramoff, etc. and etc. From the memo:With scandals swirling aro...
Editorial today in Atlanta Journal Constitution Submitted by Rick Bielke on Wed, 01/11/2006 - 7:15am.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution writes that the only way to change the culture of corruption and enact meaningful reforms in Washington will be by sheer force via grass roots pressure."Given that reality, congressional Republicans can't put...
NRO: DeLay Should Not Return Submitted by David Donnelly on Wed, 01/04/2006 - 4:12pm.
The conservative National Review's website posted an editorial from its editors this afternoon arguing that DeLay ought not seek a return to the Majority Leader posting he was forced to give up and that "Republicans underestimate the potenti...
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Another One Gone posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-16-2008 Sen. John McCain's lobbyist-heavy staff took another loss today in the wake of news about the less than savory folks those lobbyists used to work for. Eric Burgeson, an energy lobbyist, was fired in accordance with the campaign's new conflict of interest policy. He worked for a firm that also handled lobbying for Serbia and Qatar according to Ben Smith at Politico. Published in: John McCain | lobbyists To Really Put Voters First posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Public Campaign Action Fund's Executive Director Nick Nyhart reflects on the study of small donors by the Campaign Finance Institute in this piece for the Huffington Post. As the hype about small donation in the presidential race fails to cut in to big donors influence in congressional races, the best hope to put the balance of power in the hands of small donors remains full public financing of elections, which is what we're asking candidates for Congress to show their support for via the Voters First Pledge. Published in: campaign contributions | small donors | Voters First Pledge More Miller? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Well this isn't the best news for the campaign to win Clean Elections in Maryland. Senate President Mike Miller (D), a staunch opponent of Clean Elections who has obstructed passage of the legislation in the last two legislative sessions, is considering running for office again despite having said previously that this term would be his last. Miller has been in the state Senate since 1975. Appropriately enough, Miller may announce his run at a fundraising event. Published in: Clean Elections | Maryland |
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