The GOP’s pro-deregulation platform backfires, the FEC hears complaints about Ted Cruz, and why Citizens United is far from the only problem.
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On Citizens United Anniversary, John Sarbanes Speaks
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United v. FEC ruling exactly six years ago, the massive influx of outside groups propped up by billionaire donors has sparked a national conversation about the growing influence of money in the American political system. And as the conversation advances, a whole host of solutions have been proposed for […]
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Citizens United Fuels Movement for Overhaul
In the six years since the decision, the Supreme Court ruling has unleashed not only a flood of outside election spending, but a surge in public concern over money in politics.
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Obama ‘Seriously Considering’ Contractor Executive Order
The New York Times reported Wednesday that President Obama is “seriously considering” an executive order that would require federal contractors to more fully disclose their political spending, a move that campaign reform advocates say would be a symbolic first step toward shining a light on undisclosed “dark” money. The Times report follows increased pressure from […]
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Can Republicans Embrace Campaign-Finance Reform?
The Prospect sits down with Nick Penniman, a reform advocate who is working for a campaign-finance compromise on Capitol Hill.
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Report: The Roberts Court’s Five Campaign Finance Reversals
By now, everyone knows about Citizens United and the flood of unlimited outside spending ushered in by that infamous Supreme Court decision. But that ruling is just one of five major Roberts Court decisions that have completely reshaped the campaign-finance landscape over the past decade, concludes a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice […]
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The Democracy Prospect: Democratic Party Rifts Go Public
Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces a challenger, bracing for a big loss on Friedrichs, and Obama tries to salvage his money in politics agenda.
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Ethics Watchdog: NRA Is Lying About Its Political Spending
The National Rifle Association might be misrepresenting the extent of its political activity, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). The ethics watchdog filed a new complaint today with the IRS calling on the agency to investigate alleged discrepancies in political spending disclosures. According to the complaint, the reported $12.6 million in […]
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Is Obama Finally Getting Real on Money in Politics?
Campaign-finance reform advocates were on high alert during President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night, looking for any indication that Obama might finally take steps to curtail the influence of money in the political system. For months, reform advocates have been running a pressure campaign aimed at pushing the White House to […]
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Winners and Losers in the Impending Ad Blitz
The presidential candidates and the outside groups backing them are opening up their wallets in a very big way leading up to the Iowa caucuses on February 1. The ad blitz means a windfall for some businesses and a financial loss for others. The big winners are local TV stations in the early primary states. […]
