Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Quite extraordinary’: Taking control in November would unleash a GOP leadership maelstrom
“Well, what they’re doing, what he’s doing with his Super PAC is totally different than what we do,” he said.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
In our political rewards system, fundraising tops accountability. That has to change
If media reports are correct that the PAC spent on direct advertising only about a third of the $90 million it raised, with much going to board members and their companies, I suspect Democratic donors
Opinion · 117th Congress
Companies are abandoning anti-democratic politicians, but they shouldn’t abandon their PACs
What does the public understand that PAC critics don’t? For starters, PACs are the best example of campaign finance reform that works.
Opinion · 116th Congress
With both parties awash with cash, maybe campaign reform isn’t so quixotic
While outside spending mattered in a limited number of 2018 Senate races like Florida, for the most part, Republican super PAC moneybags such as the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson were matched by Democratic
Opinion · 115th Congress
So You Think You Want to Run for President …
Just ask Jeb Bush, whose super PAC alone raised more than $110 million for 2016.
Opinion · 115th Congress
The Cabinet Secretary Who Should Have Known Better
During the 2016 campaign cycle, Nielsen had been a loyal Bushie, contributing $2,500 to Jeb’s super PAC, Right to Rise.
Opinion · 115th Congress
What If Trump Is Trying to Throw the 2018 Elections?
president unleashed a bitter Twitter attack on the “globalist Koch Brothers,” excoriating as “overrated” the network of conservative donors who have been the bulwark of congressional GOP funding in the super PAC
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: An Absolutely Truthful Christmas Card From Congress
“Do you have a super PAC?” But even worse is having to make small talk with donors. As if I care about some elderly guy’s lumbago or what some woman just saw on cable TV.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Roy Moore, ‘Kinky Boots’ and 2017’s Most Important Election
The TV spot in question was not the bland bio ad for Democrat Doug Jones sponsored by Highway 31, a supportive super PAC.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Short Life Span of the Trump-McConnell Buddy Movie
The Koch Brothers and their network of Super PAC contributors have announced plans to spend as much as $400 million on the 2018 elections to ensure that the Republicans retain control of Capitol Hill
Opinion · 114th Congress
Finding Sanity in a N.Y. District 3 Hours North of Trump Tower
But in a super PAC era, the candidates themselves are bystanders in their own campaigns.