Analysis
How many candidates will be outgunned by outside groups in 2018?
A disturbing trend has emerged in our elections: Fewer and fewer races are truly competitive, but the ones that are see a surge of spending by outside groups. As a…
Analysis
As Donald Trump rides a wave of populism into the White House, fueled by voters’ desire to disrupt the status quo in Washington and its business as usual policies, here’s our take on the good, bad and ugly campaign finance outcomes from 2016. While the candidate who spent less money in the race for president won, this cycle highlighted the continuing trend that influence and access dominate our politics and who runs for national office.
The statistics, headlines and trends demonstrate more than just the dysfunction in our system — they are also breadcrumbs on the path to solutions and how we fix our broken politics.
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
Issue: Dark Money & Super PACs
Analysis
A disturbing trend has emerged in our elections: Fewer and fewer races are truly competitive, but the ones that are see a surge of spending by outside groups. As a…
Analysis
UPDATED September 27, 10am ET: Roy Moore defeated incumbent Sen. Luther Strange. He will face Democrat Dough Jones in the December 12 general election. — Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief…
Analysis
America First Policies, the nonprofit run by former Trump staffers and dedicated to supporting the president’s policies, has attracted a lot of news coverage over the past few weeks, between…