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Drawing a Distinction

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:53:21 -0500

Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly has a letter in today's Washington Post explaining the distinction we've been talking about when it comes to how Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) measure up on the issue of public financing of elections: Obama has pledged support for public financing of federal elections, McCain has not.

Pingree Signs

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:08:43 -0500

Two years ago as President of Common Cause Chellie Pingree was asking candidates to sign the Voters First Pledge and commit to supporting full public financing of congressional campaigns. Now, as a candidate for Congress from Maine, where Clean Elections was passed in 1996, Pingree is signing on to Public Campaign Action Fund's 2008 Voters First Pledge. We look forward to seeing many more candidates take this pledge.

Where They Stand

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:02:14 -0500

Trying to get a handle on where the leading presidential candidates stand on campaign finance, full public financing of elections, and the presidential public financing system? We just put together this memo for journalists and editorial board writers that helps to sort out the candidates' positions, and what we're asking them to commit to doing once in office.

Underwhelming

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:25:13 -0500

In his final State of the Union address last night President Bush announced his intention to wield the veto pen against congressional earmarks but it's too little, too late for the billions in secret spending that have already been doled out for pork barrel project rewards to campaign contributors. Many, including Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly, tell the Boston Globe that Bush should have gone much farther.

McConnell Speculation

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:36:48 -0500

Kentucky's Courier-Journal and the AP have picked up on our analysis of Sen. Mitch McConnell's recent fundraising reports, as have bloggers at the Herald Leader and PageOneKentucky. McConnell intended for his big money announcement to dissuade challengers, but it has proved to further speculation about his chances come November.

Good Work

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:58:07 -0500

New Jersey's Courier-News profiled Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly this weekend. The article talks about what drew Donnelly to his work, which includes having managed the winning Maine and Massachusetts Clean Elections campaigns, and having developed innovative efforts to hold Tom DeLay and Ralph Reed accountable.

Positive New Jersey Coverage

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:37:05 -0500

The Trenton Times has provided ample coverage of New Jersey's Clean Elections pilot project this year, and contributes another editorial in support of the project and its potential expansion today. This follows their publication Sunday of a letter to editor by our National Campaigns Director, and Roosevelt, NJ resident, David Donnelly clearing up misconceptions about Clean Elections published in an earlier opinion piece.

Company in Kentucky

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:41:19 -0500

Public Campaign Action Fund is featured in this NKY.com article about groups expressing their displeasure with Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) job performance. The article mentions our efforts to hold him accountable for doing favors for his biggest campaign contributors.

Air America Interview

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:45:58 -0500

Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly was on Air America over the weekend to talk about Clean Elections and the giant step forward that is the Fair Elections Now Act to get big money out of politics. Listen to the full interview here.

Good Coverage in New Jersey

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:16:32 -0500

New Jersey's well into the second cycle of its Clean Elections pilot project in three legislative districts and the local newspapers are doing a good job about covering the qualifying process for candidates, and getting the word out about the Clean Elections programs.