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Infographic: Ordinary Americans Lose Political Influence via Rising Election Spending

Everyone knows it takes lots of cash to get elected: politicians who don’t raise enough simply can’t compete. Some of the donations come from ordinary Americans, but as election spending increases, we’re rapidly being priced out. Over the last two... read full article »

Mike Huckabee on Corporate Money in Politics: ‘I Think It’s Sad’

This weekend, the New York Times magazine ran an interview with former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Huckabee touched on the problem of money in politics: What about the influence of money in this campaign? Does the... read full article »

VIDEO: How Would Money Make You Compromise?

We offered some well-intentioned people real money to compromise their ideals and “get elected.” Just like a good politician, they did it in a heartbeat. Our wiley friends at SofaPundit are at it again. This time, they joined us at... read full article »

Why Your Senator Doesn’t Represent You: The Big Money in Political Campaigns

It’s almost election season, so we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the ballot. We know what the ballot looks like when we go to the polls. But what does a senator see? To... read full article »

Lawmakers Place Bets on Their Own Legislation

One-hundred-thirty members of Congress or their families have traded stocks collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars in companies lobbying on bills that came before their committees, a practice that is permitted under current ethics rules, a Washington Post analysis... read full article »

The Return of Watergate

Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the Watergate scandal, an event of startling criminality that left a permanent scar on American politics and Americans’ trust in government. The scandal began when five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National... read full article »

Infographic: Romney Ahead in Race for Cash

The 2012 presidential election will certainly be the most expensive ever, and the candidates are already going full throttle, racing for cash. Every hour is another chance to get donations, which pay for everything from T.V. ads to travel to... read full article »

Infographic: What’s the Price of Getting Into Congress?

Our representatives in government aren’t just elected — they’re funded. It takes a lot to get elected to Congress, but most of all it takes cash. Members of Congress often spend up to 70 percent of their time fundraising, a... read full article »

20,000 United Republic Members Petition Supreme Court to Overturn Citizens United

Last month, “Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand a decision by the Montana Supreme Court, American Tradition Partnership vs. Bullock, upholding the state’s ban on outside election spending... read full article »

Politicians to You: Text Me, Maybe?

Campaign rallies this year may have a surprising new element: a call for all to whip out their phones and send a text message contribution to their candidate of choice. Like charitable giving through text messages in the wake of the... read full article »

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