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House Democrats to unveil political reform legislation as ‘H.R. 1’ (The Washington Post) A heads up on a press conference today to announce H.R. 1.
Also see: House Democrats unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposal (Vox)
How Michael Bloomberg Used His Money to Aid Democratic Victories in the House (The New York Times) An assist from Bloomberg. “A week before the Nov. 6 election, Kendra Horn, a Democratic House candidate in Oklahoma, received unexpected good news from her television consultant: Michael R. Bloomberg’s political action committee, a leading supporter of Democratic candidates, had purchased more than $400,000 in advertising on Oklahoma City television.”
Party Leadership Duped Voters With Millions for ‘Dubious’ Midterm Ads, Report Finds (Roll Call) A discussion of the Campaign Legal Center’s new report Dodging Disclosure: How Super PACs Used Reporting Loopholes and Digital Disclaimer Gaps to Keep Voters in the Dark in the 2018 Midterms.
Also see: Super PACs were biggest spenders in 2018 midterms, report finds (Politico)
Did a Real Estate Project Influence Trump’s View of Russia Sanctions? (The New York Times) It’s a good question. “In late March 2016, steaming toward the Republican nomination and with his aides still secretly in talks for a real estate deal in Russia, Donald J. Trump made a lengthy case for giving President Vladimir V. Putin what he wanted most: relief from American-led sanctions for his annexation of Crimea.”
THE SWAMP BUILDERS (The Washington Post) A feature on how Roger Stone and Paul Manafort swamped their way through the swamp.
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ON H.R.1
RT Adam Smith House Democrats campaigned on fighting corruption and now they’re delivering on that promise. https://t.co/5eWOpeAk2h
RT Adam Smith A good list of policies.
ON BLOOMBERG
RT rachel shorey Michael Bloomberg made some really smart bets with his Super PAC spending. @stefsaul and I asked why and how. https://nyti.ms/2DVYAC6
RT Jim Kessler Most billionaire political money is spent stupidly. Not Michael Bloomberg. He went 21 for 24 in races and actually had a plan. https://nyti.ms/2DVYAC6 @howiewolf #BlueWave2018
ON SUPER PACS
RT Emily Stephenson Super PACs outspent the parties’ congressional committees in 2018, the first time that’s happened in a midterm election cycle, @CampaignLegal found https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/29/super-pacs-biggest-spenders-midterms-1027966 … @MaggieSeverns
RT Brendan Fischer In 2018, money was concentrated in party-connected superPACs funded by a handful of megadonors--and by gaming FEC reporting schedules and digital ad transparency loopholes, the spending was laundered through local-sounding front groups. See our new report: https://t.co/PbEc0CHzOT
ON TRUMP - RUSSIA
RT David Sanger Did a Real Estate Project Influence Trump’s View of Russia Sanctions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/trump-cohen-russia-sanctions
RT Poppy Harlow A whole new look at some important words from President Trump back in March 2016 — via @SangerNYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/trump-cohen-russia-sanctions
ON STONE - MANAFORT
RT Matea Gold How Manafort and Stone created the mess Trump said he’d drain. A must-read from @RoigFranzia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/paul-manafort-roger-stone
RT Dave Levinthal If you read one news story today, make it this one from @RoigFranzia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/paul-manafort-roger-stone
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