At the heart of the First Amendment is the assumption that Americans are best served by a full and free discussion of whom to elect. The American system of government sits atop the bedrock of the First Amendment. From the pamphleteering of the founding era to the Facebook ads of today, political campaigns have been premised upon free and open…
Last week at CPAC we talked with former candidate Niles Brush about the difficulties he encountered while running for the state senate in Montana: ...
Center for Competitive Politics Legal Director Allen Dickerson testified before the Maryland Legislature on House Bill 1499, which incorporates many of the suggestions CCP ...
Matt Nese, CCP's Director of External Relations, in comments to Montana's Senate Judiciary Committee on H.B. 129, warned that the proposal “would set a dangerous ...
CCP Founder and Former Chair of the Federal Election Commission Bradley Smith has penned a fascinating review of Ohio State University Associate Professor Paula ...
After years decrying the influence of money in politics, it took less than three months after winning re-election for President Obama’s views to flip. ...
UPDATE: A-ha! Mystery solved. And rather hilariously so… Please forgive us the levity, but sometimes things just strike us as funny here at CCP. ...
“I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities,” President Barack Obama said during his ...
We have noted here on many occasions in the past how bad media reporting helps explain public misunderstandings of campaign finance law. A pair ...
Center for Competitive Politics Legal Director Allen Dickerson joined attorney Benjamin T. Barr and local counsel Dan Backer of DB Capitol Strategies in filing ...
Today at 11:30 a.m. (registration 11:15) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will deliver what promises to be a major address at the American Enterprise ...