Not to sound like a broken record, but Bernie’s supporters keep opening their wallets with wild abandon. Small donors, baby! Ask ’em once, ask ’em twice, ask ’em until they scream for mercy…and then ask ’em again...
Regular contributor Laura Packard spotted something noteworthy at the last Republican undercard debate: Rick Santorum invited viewers to Google his name. What? His Permanent Record had been permanently tagged years ago by a well orchestrated...
Welcome to Giving Tuesday! The now-annual tradition fills our email inboxes to the bursting with fundraising appeals from stale to innovative, but mostly noteworthy for their sheer volume. It’s not a problem if you’re only on a list or...
Bush Announces Formation of PAC, via cell phone, video and Instagram. C.f. Leader of the PAC: Jeb Bush moves a step closer to announcing his 2016 presidential bid—and keeping his promise of running a very different campaign. But apparently, Jeb...
For Charlie Baker, data is key in bid for undecideds: GOP banking on voter details in Massachusetts. C.f. GOP Works to Improve Targeting of Voters and The Most Tech-Savvy Candidate Running for Statewide Office This Year is a Republican. But also...
A day late, but still ready to rumble. Why political fundraising emails represent everything that’s wrong with our politics. C.f. DCCC, I’m pleading with you and the recent Epolitics.com piece by Dave Leichtman and Brett Schenker. How...
Quick Hits returns! Update: In Defense of Political Email. Democratic House Candidates Are Walloping Republicans in the Small-Money Game. How campaigns are losing the mobile war. Mobile site fail, large-scale. Twitter users mock Colorado school...
We’ve talked already about early signs of the potential of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s field organizing to deliver votes in places like Iowa and North Carolina, but the SCALE of the operation they’re building is...
One of the lovely quirks of our political finance system is the role of “dark money” spent by organizations that DON’T have to disclose their donors. Where does it go? Thanks to a MapLight analysis of Federal Elections Commission...
Poster child for brain-dead TV-buying, 2012 edition A couple of recent articles have highlighted a flood of money entering Senate races via “independent expenditure” groups, some of them narrowly focused: By the fall, political...