Election 2012

Mississippi Gov. Barbour Joins Karl Rove's Super PAC

by Anne Landman — September 13, 2011 - 12:11pm

Sitting Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has joined Karl Rove's well-funded, politically "conservative" super PAC, Crossroads GPS.

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Mother Jones, September 9, 2011
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Wealthy Wisconsin Heir Speaks at Koch Brothers Meeting

by Brendan Fischer — September 8, 2011 - 8:02am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Election 2012, Corporations, Democracy, Election Protection, Politics

    • Leaked audio from the Koch brothers' June donor meeting in Vail, Colorado reveals connections between the Kochs and a wealthy Wisconsin funder whose hundreds of thousands helped elect Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and Governor Scott Walker.

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    Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Election Disclosure Case

    by Brendan Fischer — September 7, 2011 - 8:00am
  • Topics: Election 2012, Democracy, Election Protection, Politics, Wisconsin Protests

    • The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a Tea Party challenge to proposed election spending disclosure rules. While billed as a case involving free speech and a possible response to the post-Citizens United campaign landscape, the outcome may be decided on more mundane grounds of whether the state elections board acted within its statutory authority.

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