Sentences with phrase «outside campaign efforts»

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the so - called Citizens United case, which allowed almost unchecked independent expenditures by corporations and unions, also made it nearly impossible for candidates to block outside campaign efforts, whether positive or negative — unlike direct campaign contributions.

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Still, Steyer's impeachment efforts are ongoing, and he's not afraid to support candidates outside the Democratic establishment in order to push his $ 40 million campaign against the president.

What's more, many of the campaign expenditures on Trump businesses may have been made before Trump began raising outside money in earnest, an effort which didn't begin until late June.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's election.

Efforts to launch an outside group supporting Trump's agenda have stalled amid fighting between Kushner loyalists, such as the campaign's data and digital strategist Brad Parscale, and conservative donor Rebekah Mercer, according to people familiar with the tensions.

I wrote recently about Isaacs» renewed effort to raise campaign cash for candidates outside his own jurisdiction as he lays he groundwork for his next bid at the state party chairmanship (something he says he won't do until Ed Cox steps down).

First, the pessimistic one outlined by Marshall Ganz in the early 1990s, suggesting that ever more precise targeting of voters will narrow the electorate by leading campaigns to focus their efforts on fewer and fewer people leaving others outside the process.

Wisconsin Democrats have made a concerted effort to make what's referred to as a «John Doe investigation» — conducted at first in secret by state authorities — a campaign issue in the gubernatorial recall election, though the issue hasn't garnered much attention outside the state.

The call for disclosure of 501 (c) 4 groups comes after a campaign season of outside independent expenditure groups spending heavily on behalf of candidates with little to no idea of who is funding the efforts.

Cuomo made little public effort to move the multi-faceted reform agenda he proposed in January and instead appeared to move the goalposts for reform toward the end of session when he announced he wanted to tackle independent expenditure campaigns, something Senate Republicans found much more appealing than restricting legislators» outside income or closing the LLC loophole.

Legally, outside PACs running what are called «independent expenditure» efforts, or IEs, can't coordinate on strategy with campaigns themselves.

One area that he will not instruct it to examine will be the issue of outside nonprofit groups created to take donations to support an elected official's policies, like the Campaign for One New York, which was created for Mr. de Blasio, and whose efforts were later examined by state and federal investigators.

TAG conceded that its effort to establish a firewall between the campaign services it provided to candidates and outside groups «may not in all cases have been sufficient.»

This can do a lot of good outside of a kindle scout campaign, however, so it is worth keeping in mind for your future efforts.

Destination Management Organisations will be able to use the solution to monitor in «real time» the impact of their marketing efforts in comparing reservations made during and outside the campaign period, and also benchmark their performance against competing destinations for future and historical periods to make better long - term plans and investment decisions.

Admitting disappointment that her own efforts over two - plus years to bring about a more positive corporate culture had largely failed took real courage; vowing to continue her campaign from outside took even more.

Communications Director Manage our promotional media efforts, represent the campaign at public events, plan marketing campaigns, develop new collateral materials, negotiate and work with outside multi-media partners.

Legally, outside PACs running what are called «independent expenditure» efforts, or IEs, can't coordinate on strategy with campaigns themselves.