Broadcasters Fighting Parts of DISCLOSE Act

In response to the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision earlier this year, Democrats are now pushing legislation designed to limit the influence of corporate money on federal elections — the very thing that the High Court had relaxed. But don’t go telling the country’s radio and television stations what’s More…

Smith Went Down With Sinking GOP Ship

Following up on Aaron Wiener‘s post about GOP Sen. Gordon Smith’s defeat in Oregon by his Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley:

As I wrote in August, Smith, a blue-state Republican incumbent in a tight race, adopted a bizarre and risky strategy — More…