New Orleans The Pew Charitable Trust has an elections initiative that has been looking at election administration in the states over recent cycles. They began by looking at 2008 and 2010, and most recently released a report on 2012 comparing both Presidential elections. I won’t lie to you, it’s very dry reading, and given the …
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Political Ground Game in Ascendancy as Simple Math Triumphs with Big Data
New Orleans What goes around, comes around, it seems, if you keep around long enough. Reading about cutting edge political strategies, like the “Bannock Street project,” reminds me of frequent late discussions at the regular Wednesday night staff meetings of ACORN in Little Rock 40 years ago as we would debate whether to spend all of …
Proposed IRS Rules on C4s a Mixed Bag Likely to See Lobbying from Right and Left
New Orleans The IRS announced that it is proposing clearer rules to regulate the “social welfare” practices of C4 tax exempt nonprofits. I should start with a disclaimer. I’ve never operated a c4 organization, though I recognize the fact that they have recently become the rage, largely among lawyers and CPAs I would argue, but …