The Meet the Press political roundtable talks about the ongoing debate over Voting Rights in America and how both parties are approaching the issue. Meet the Press Host David Gregory talks to Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) Kara Swisher, Re/code Co-Executive Editor, conservative political commentator Paul Gigot, and Republican political consultant Mike Murphy. You can watch the segment […]
Attack ads are as American as apple pie as you can see from this video documenting actual attack ads from around the year 1800. If anonymous political speech, the other widely decried villain of this political season, helped found the United States, attack ads are as American as apple pie. If you fancy yourself a […]
Three times as much money has been raised for this year’s elections as four years ago, when the Citizens United decision was announced. But where is it all coming from? Bill Moyers speaks with investigative journalists Kim Barker and Andy Kroll about the role of dark money — and the wealthy donors behind it — […]
Are Democrats able to maintain their usual edge with young voters during the mid-term elections is the question on everyone’s minds. With midterm races in full swing, how effective have both parties been at positioning themselves to win the youth vote in November? NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell talks with Buzzfeed’s Kate Nocera, Hayes Brown of Think […]
The Center for Responsive Politics is reporting that Sarah Palin’s PAC, SarahPAC, spent more than $4.8 million on consultants while doling out $298,500 to candidates for the 2012 election cycle. Serious question are being raised, not only concerning the distribution of funds, but also over the fact that more money is being spent than is […]