Campaign Finance

This week, the New York Times Magazine published ‘The Therapy Issue’ dedicated to exploring psychotherapy from patients, academics, and practitioners. As a patient in therapy myself, the headline ‘Does Therapy Really Work? Let’s Unpack That.’ drew me into the article. …

Money's influence in politics has become an increasingly significant issue in American democracy, particularly in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling in 2010. As a result, the role of big money, hidden wealth, and other forms of political spending in shaping public policy and the voting process…

Primarycast.us is a public model to predict Democratic primary elections. Using regression analysis, I analyze why candidates have won past primaries and use the beta values to predict the results of future primaries. Each election cycle, I write up a report on how the beta values changed that cycle, and…

West Virginia is about to get a record amount of outside investment and in-state fundraising…in political money. — Normally when a big investor or company announces a plan to pour millions of investment dollars into the State of West Virginia it is accompanied by fanfare and headlines. …

Identify potential donors, automate your financial reporting, prioritize your outreach, and more. — Welcome back to Campaign Data 101, where we break down the what, how, and why of using data to run an innovative and efficient campaign. Here, we’ll dive deeper into How to Use Data in your campaign, specifically in finance and internal operations. Missed our previous Campaign Data 101 articles? …

[Part of our ongoing exploration of Healing America’s Narratives: The Feminine, the Masculine, & Our Collective National Shadow, this essay focuses on a school shooting in Nashville and related events in the Tennessee State Legislature that highlight our need for healing. The book is available here.] On March 27, 2023…

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 29, 2023 🎧 90-Second Listen: ADM for March 29, 2023: How NY, AZ & MN are Fighting Back Against the I... Shedding Light on Dark Money: How NY, AZ & MN are Fighting Back Against the Influence of Anonymous Campaign…www.podomatic.com 📖 Read + 🔗 Resources: Today’s Links Articles & Resources: BallotPedia — Arizona Proposition 211, Campaign Finance Sources Disclosure Initiative (2022) Stop Dark Money AZ — Voters’ Right to Know Initiative New York Assembly — S. 1101/A 776 LLC…

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 28, 2023 🎧 90-Second Listen: ADM for March 28, 2023: Shedding Light on Dark Money: How the Rich Use LLC... Shedding Light on Dark Money: How the Rich Use the LLC Loophole to Circumvent Personal Donation LimitsToday's…www.podomatic.com 🎧 Listen, 📖 Read + 🔗 Resources: Today’s Links Articles & Resources: NH Public Radio — Loophole and Connections Help Gatsas Raise Big Dollars for Governor’s Race NH Secretary of State’s Office — “Friends of Chris Sununu” 2018…