Via Mother Jones Even before presidential candidates started lining up billionaires to kick-start their campaigns, it was clear that the 2016 election could be the biggest big-money election yet. This chart from the political data shop Crowdpac illustrates where we…
Read MoreVia Belleview News-Democrat State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld knows the pain of being in the political minority. Democrats gerrymandered the boundaries of the 58th Senate District so that his home is no longer in it. If Luechtefeld wants to run for…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois A new campaign finance analysis of the 2015 Chicago mayoral election shows incumbent Rahm Emanuel and top challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia received much of their financial support from large donors and those living outside the city. Ninety-two…
Read Morevia NPR Hillary Clinton made a surprising move this week. It wasn’t running for president — she’d already set the stage for that — but embracing the idea of a constitutional amendment to restrict or eliminate big money in politics….
Read More2016 Presidential Candidates have started to hit the campaign trail in full force, and have taken the opportunity to share their opinions on a variety of issues. Recently, campaign finance reform has been a popular topic for these Presidential hopefuls….
Read MoreVia NPR’s On Point We’ll take up the gyrocopter pilot’s complaint. Big money politics in America, on the road to 2016. And what to do about it. Mailman Doug Hughes of Ruskin, Florida, in court today to get his ankle…
Read MoreVia Bloomberg The wealthiest Americans can fly on their own jets, live in gated compounds and watch movies in their own theaters. More of them also are walling off their political contributions from other big and small players. A growing…
Read MoreVia The Washington Post At almost the same time last week that a Florida mailman was landing a gyrocopter in front of the U.S. Capitol to protest the influence of the wealthy on politics, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was…
Read MoreThis week, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform teamed up with Scott Kennedy of Illinois Election Data to release an analysis of the 2015 Chicago Mayoral Election. In case you missed it, here is a synopsis of our report: Going…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Rahm Emanuel and a supportive political action committee spent more than $22.8 million in the preliminary and runoff elections en route to the mayor winning a second term, new campaign finance reports show. By contrast, challenger…
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