Category Archives: Campaign Finance

MITT: IS HE A RETAIL POLITICIAN?

I’ve observed every Republican President since Nixon—Ford, Reagan, Bush 41, and Bush 43 and each of them were sort of compulsive about talking to the people around them, even if they were somewhat clumsy about it (I’m thinking of Nixon). But Mitt just looked like he wanted to be someplace else. Continue reading

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Returning Election Finance to a Level Playing Field

In Scott v. Roberts, the United States Court of Appeals (11th Cir.) removed one of the oddities of Florida campaign finance law. No. 4:10-cv-00283-RH-WCS (July 30, 2010). Prior to this decision, politicians in Florida were able to run campaigns financed … Continue reading

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