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      Why Can't Inner-Ring Democrats Just Say 'No' to Billionaires?

      Why Can't Inner-Ring Democrats Just Say 'No' to Billionaires?

      The problem runs even deeper than Donor Class donations.

      Sam Pizzigati
      Nov 13, 2020

      ave you heard the latest about the strategic political genius of billionaire Michael Bloomberg?

      The political brilliance, you might skeptically ask, of Michael Bloomberg?

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      As Trump Twists Warning of Delayed Election Results to Suit His Narrative, Advocacy Groups Vow to Make Sure Every Vote Counts

      As Trump Twists Warning of Delayed Election Results to Suit His Narrative, Advocacy Groups Vow to Make Sure Every Vote Counts

      "Donald Trump is not running a re-election campaign. He's running a power grab."

      Julia Conley
      Sep 02, 2020

      President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning openly embraced a theory put forth by analysts earlier this week that he would try to misdirect the American people on election night by claiming a "landslide" victory that doesn't exist--leading grassroots organizers to begin planning for a chaotic post-election period during which the president is liable to claim that the counting of mail-in ballots is evidence of cheating by the Democratic Party.

      While getting the details and implications of the story exactly backward, Trump tweeted the phrase "Rigged election?" along with a link to an article at right-wing website The National Pulse, titled "WARNING: Democrat Data Firm Admits 'Incredible' Trump Landslide Will Be Flipped By Mail-In Votes Emerging A Week After Election Day."

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      Common Cause Urges FEC Rulemaking to Prohibit Billionaires from Evading Limits on Contributions to Party Committees as Michael Bloomberg Did

      Today, Common Cause filed comments urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to conduct a rulemaking proceeding in order to adopt a regulation to prohibit billionaires like Michael Bloomberg from evading federal law limits on contributions to party committees by routing funds through their own campaign committees.

      Newswire Editor
      Aug 31, 2020

      Today, Common Cause filed comments urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to conduct a rulemaking proceeding in order to adopt a regulation to prohibit billionaires like Michael Bloomberg from evading federal law limits on contributions to party committees by routing funds through their own campaign committees. Bloomberg's $18 million contribution to the Democratic National Committee--and hundreds of thousands of dollars in-kind contributions to state Democratic party committees--from his self-financed presidential campaign committee took advantage of a longstanding allowance for candidates to transfer unlimited leftover campaign funds to party committees. Previously those funds were raised under existing contribution limits, but Bloomberg self-financed his campaign to the tune or more than $1 billion.

      "Americans deserve a Federal Election Commission that enforces the laws passed by Congress to curb the outsized influence of deep-pocketed individuals and special interests on our elections," said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause. "The FEC needs to take immediate steps toward closing the glaring loophole, because history has shown repeatedly that any end-around existing campaign finance law will be exploited and exploited on an industrial scale."

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