Tag Archives: Citizens United

How do Citizens United and the Koch Bros affect our elections? One new example

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Naomi

From DailyKos Elections: • WI-Sen: The Koch-backed Concerned Veterans for America recently launched another $1.6 million ad campaign against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and her allies at VoteVets are up with their own $1 million buy defending her. The spot … Continue reading →

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More on why Russia does not understand U.S.

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Naomi

Last night I realized that Luke Harding had not mentioned another strong element of U.S. democracy, when he wrote (in his book Collusion) that Putin made a mistake when he interfered in our elections because he does not understand the … Continue reading →

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Open mic night on the hustings

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Naomi

Jon Rauch, a very smart guy and really good writer, has — with his co-writer, Raymond J. La Raja —  an important op in the Times today, “Politics Shouldn’t Be Like Open Mic Night.” Everyone should read it, especially political … Continue reading →

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