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Where might dark money and Russian invasion go next?
The Missouri senate race. I’d never bet against Claire McCaskill. But she’s running for re-election in a red state and the polls are showing a close race. The past few days I’ve been having a really unpleasant thought. As agitated … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Claire McKaskill, conspiracies, dark money, dark money PACs, Koch Bros final solution to democracy, NRA, NRA Russian money, paper ballots, Russian cyberwar on elections, tight congressional races
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Money in politics: a reminder
And we’re not talking about dark money here. This is out-in-the-sunlight $$$. From Daily Kos Elections: • Senate: The Senate Leadership Fund, which is the main super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment, has … Continue reading
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Tagged attack ads, campaign contribution limits, Citizens United, Daily Kos Elections, dark money, Evan Bayh, Jason Kander, Koch Bros, Mitch McConnell, political TV ads, Russ Feingold
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Russia, the NRA and dark money
An excellent article from Ciara Carolyn Torres-Spelliscy, describing clearly how dark money actually works, with startling numbers on how many bucks the NRA spent on the last several elections. A couple of key excerpts: But why would this be so … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Citizens United, dark money, foreign spending in US elections, illegal foreign political spending, John Paul Stevens, McClatchy, NRA, Russia and the NRA, Samuel Alito, Tkyo Rose
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