February 6, 2010
Gubernatorial campaign cash: a visual
R. Neal organized the data into a usable format, and A.C. Kleinheider linked to it, and with their help I bring you these visualizations of the numbers reported this week by the seven "major"...Posted by joe lance on 6:33 AM
February 1, 2010
Candidates tout variety of finance figures
The day is finally here. It's the campaign finance reporting deadline for the 2009 year-end period, and flacks were busy all weekend (at minimum) coming up with just the right spin to accompany the...Posted by joe lance on 7:29 AM
November 24, 2009
Campaign finance disclosure should be fully electronic
The Knoxville News-Sentinel editors write today that in order for voters to make the best possible decisions in the 2010 elections, campaign finance disclosure should be paid more attention: What the public should demand...Posted by joe lance on 5:38 PM
October 21, 2009
How to win favor with the party during a primary
Political parties tend to adopt a neutral stance in primary races—unless, of course, there is a clear need to purge a wayward member and her heresy from the pure body of true believers. The...Posted by joe lance on 9:30 AM