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I used to be baffled at the drive for anonymous political spending. If the purpose of the expenditure really is charitable, why would one hide one’s largesse? And on the other hand if it’s really an attempt to buy elected offices, why would one want to conceal the identity of the purchaser? After all if you stay hidden how will your newly purchased serfs know to take your calls?
...The immediate aftermath of the AIG collapse in 2008 gave me two strong feelings: financial survival, and the desire to find votes to blame it on Republicans. Such is the life of a researcher.
It was late in the cycle, when researchers don’t have much to do anyway, so I set to work. I brainstormed with colleagues, set some staff on figuring it out, and spent several days poring...
It would be nice if the higher the office the less ridiculous the campaign statements. Alas, stupidity is an equal opportunity affliction:
On a Romney campaign surrogates conference call to bash President Barack Obama’s stewardship of the economy...
Research Spotlight
Our census memo on Bachmann is featured on Washington Wire here.
Case Study:
Berrios for Assessor (Cook County, IL)
3rd Coast Research assisted the campaign of Joe Berrios for Cook County Assessor in a contentious race in 2010. Berrios faced multiple attacks on alleged ethics grounds by independent candidate Forrest Claypool. A major allegation was that
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