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Panelists talked about the impact of public or government financing of political campaigns. They focused on Professor Michael Miller’s book, Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes…

Political scholars examined the consequences of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision on recent elections. They also responded to questions from the aud…

Panelists talked about campaign finance following Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment prohibited the government from res…

Michael Malbin talked about 2012 presidential campaign financing. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the amounts raised by the Republican candidat…

Panelists spoke about the health of the political party system in the U.S. In their remarks they focused on growing partisanship in Congress, electioneering tactics, public perceptions of po…

Law professors and political scholars analyzed the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The 5-4 ruling from January 2010 eliminated restric…

Representative of the Campaign Finance Institute analyzed campaign spending patterns in the closing days of the 2006 midterm election cycle. Mr. Malbin talked about Congressional candidates.…

Michael Malbin moderated a panel on campaign finance reform. Among the issues addressed were recent scandals involving lobbying efforts, avenues for campaign fundraising, and the amounts of …

The DNC Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling held its third meeting to develop recommendations for the 2008 presidential nomination process. They heard from representa…

Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focus…

Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focus…

Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focus…

Panelists participated in a forum discussion of the politics of campaign finance laws. They addressed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, as well as its predecessors. They talked about…

The panelists talked about various ways of financing national party conventions. After their presentations they answered audience members' questions.

Michael Malbin, Executive Director of the Campaign Finance Institute, talked about the financing of presidential campaigns. He discussed the history of campaign financing regulation and the …

Consultants and academics talked about a report on public financing of presidential campaigns. Among the topics they addressed were the levels of donations and influence of large donations, …

The Campaign Finance Institute hosted this talk about the potential impact of campaign finance regulations on "soft money' contributions, legal and free speech issues, and the way federal el…

Witnesses testified about the restrictions on “electioneering communications” contained in the McCain-Feingold Act. The Commission was seeking comment on draft rules that implement the statu…

The Campaign Finance Institute hosted a discussion on how interest groups might be affected by the campaign finance bill that had been signed by President George W. Bush.

A Discussion on Key Congressional races and the roll of money in these campaigns. We will hear from Mr. Cook and Democratic and Republican Party officials.