by Thomas Mills | Jun 3, 2014 | Campaign Finance, Editor's Blog, National Politics, US Senate
Let me state clearly that I think the amount of money spent in political campaigns and the ability to spend it without any transparency is bad for our democracy and gives too much power to narrow interests. However, let me also say clearly that the Udall Amendment, a...
by John Wynne | Apr 14, 2014 | Campaign Finance, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, US Senate
Here’s an interesting quote Senator Bob Rucho (R-Matthews) made two weeks ago that didn’t get much attention: “There will be millions of dollars worth of Republican money coming in if Tillis is the nominee. The money will follow Tillis. It won’t necessarily...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 20, 2014 | Campaign Finance, Editor's Blog, National Politics |
The latest trend in campaigns exposes exactly what a sham our electoral system has become. Candidates post B-roll video of themselves and their families to the web to enable independent expenditure campaigns to produce high quality TV and web ads. Needless to say,...
