https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3X2eDCmPRY Mayday PAC is a SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs. It has already raised 5 million dollars and plans on picking 5 congressional districts in which to support pro campaign finance reform … [Read more...]
Say hello to the first Super PAC ad in the governor’s race
This past weekend voters in Massachusetts were exposed to the first negative TV attack ad of the still young 2014 state election season. The ad was paid for by the state independent expenditure PAC (i.e. Super PAC) of the National … [Read more...]
Another election flooded by dark money? Let’s hope not
Super PACs are quietly forming to influence the race for governor and other state elections in 2014, and if state lawmakers don’t pass a campaign finance disclosure bill soon, these outside groups will be free to spend unlimited sums … [Read more...]
The Plutocrats Versus the People
Whenever I hear a professional politician in Washington talking as if he he really understands our lot in life I can only laugh at the disconnect. I mean how likely is it that a sitting U.S. senator, who's probably at least a … [Read more...]
The Unintended Consequences of Citizens United?
Quoting Arianna Huffington:"Though the country is sorely in need of solutions, and the public hungry for real debate, that's not what was served up in Iowa [or in New Hampshire] -- either by the candidates or the vast pack of media covering … [Read more...]