June 8, 2011
 | | Anthony Weiner | SCANDAL
Can Anthony Weiner Survive?
Congressman Anthony Weiner's admission that he sent lewd messages over Twitter inevitably raised the question of whether the career of a politician regarded as a likely 2013 New York mayoral frontrunner could survive such a scandal. A quick poll of politicos and pundits found few saying it could. But they also noted a geopolitical factor that may work to Weiner's advantage: This is New York, where stranger things have happened.
>> Huffington Post
PEOPLE IN POLITICS
C&E Honors 40 New Rising Stars
Campaigns & Elections named its 2011 Rising Stars: 15 Republicans, 15 Democrats, and 10 nonpartisan or international operatives age 35 and under. They will be honored June 17 during the magazine's annual training seminar. Rising Stars were first recognized in 1988.
>> Campaigns & Elections
White House Counsel Leaves for Obama Campaign
White House Counsel Bob Bauer is resigning to serve as general counsel for President Obama's 2012 campaign and general counsel to the Democratic National Committee.
>> National Journal
Former Obama Protector Running for Senate
Daniel Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who was posted to President Obama's protective detail, has decided to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland as a Republican.
>> Government Executive
Veteran Consultant Tapped by Former GOP Senator
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, a Florida Republican seeking to get his old job back, has brought on veteran consultant Brian Seitchik as his campaign manager.
>> Roll Call
 | | A bogus Jane Corwin site:
"Protecting the Status Quo" | TECHNOLOGY
Whose Campaign Website Is That?
A strong Web presence is a must for candidates. But increasingly common mock campaign websites, which appear to be associated with a candidate but are actually designed to undermine them, pose a new hurdle to online branding and messaging.
>> Campaigns & Elections' Campaign Insider Blog
RNC Sharing Voter File with Outside Groups
The Republican National Committee is following the lead of the Democratic National Committee in proceeding with a plan to share its voter file with independent groups that agree to modernize and augment the precious list.
>> Campaigns & Elections' Campaign Insider Blog
PATH TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Will GOP Candidates Borrow Obama's Tactics?
Republican presidential candidates spend their days decrying President Obama's policies, but party activists say they should consider borrowing some of his campaign methods--and maybe some of his former supporters--as they search for votes in the Iowa caucuses.
>> Des Moines Register
2012 Presidential Checklist: Who's In? Who's Out?
Having trouble keeping up with who's in, who's out, and who's toying with a run for the Republican presidential nomination? A new online guide can keep you current.
>> National Journal
 | | John Edwards | CAMPAIGN ETHICS
Edwards Case May Test Limits of Law
The indictment of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards for conspiring to cover up gifts he accepted to obscure an extramarital affair could signal the Justice Department's desire to step up enforcement of campaign-finance law. But legal experts say securing a conviction could be a bumpy road.
>> Roll Call
DNC to Return Donations from Lobbyists
The Democratic National Committee says it will reimburse at least 10 registered federal lobbyists who donated to the DNC in violation of the organization's stated policies.
>> OpenSecrets.org
THE REMAP
In Redistricting, Bad News for Rural Lawmakers
Rural areas are used to seeing declining school enrollment and shuttered businesses on Main Street, as well as weakening political muscle in Washington. But now, as state capitals tackle the contentious work of redrawing state legislative districts, one sure loser will be rural representation.
>> New York Times
Now Online: A Comprehensive Guide to Redistricting
There is a new go-to place for the latest information on redistricting: the plans, the lawsuits, and the controversies. All About Redistricting, Justin Levitt's new guide, is a comprehensive online resource.
>> Election Law Blog
PUBLIC OPINION
Independents: Defiers of Political Orthodoxy
With the economy still struggling and the nation involved in multiple military operations overseas, a growing number of Americans are choosing not to identify with either political party. Many of these independents hold extremely strong ideological positions on issues such as the role of government, immigration, and social issues. But they combine these views in ways that defy liberal or conservative orthodoxy.
>> Pew Research Center for People and the Press
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THE MAGAZINE
Keeping the FEC Happy
In this month's issue, John Plishka and Seamus Owens provide a guide to tracking and reporting online contributions. Jen Stolp and Eric Frenchman discuss how to raise that online money in the first place. Rick Ridder and Kevin Herman describe how they used cost-effective Internet radio in a down-ballot race. And Craig Varoga, the Campaign Doc, has tips on etiquette for a sit-down fundraising dinner.
EVENTS
The Art of Political Campaigning
Join us June 16-18 for three blockbuster days of practical panels, workshops, and presentations that cover the full gamut of campaigning--from fundraising to media production, opposition research to grassroots organizing, campaign software to attack strategies and responses, and candidate speeches and appearances to campaign management and legal compliance.
>> More information
QUOTABLE
 | | Beverley Sorenson | "Perhaps we should set aside a day annually for this wonderful family."
Utah state Senator Allen Christensen, lauding the philanthropy of Beverley Taylor Sorenson, the widow of billionaire inventor James LeVoy Sorenson, who also is the state's most generous individual political donor, having given campaign funds to 90 of the 104 legislators serving in this year's session
>> Salt Lake Tribune
"It's not a movement to encourage drinking. It's just a drink."
DeeDee Garcia Blase, president of the Tequila Party National Movement, which aims to galvanize Latino voters in next year's elections, responding to suggestions that equating the Mexican liquor with a Hispanic group could create negative associations
>> Politico
DATAPOINTS
51%
Percentage of the American voting-age population that is now 45 and older, up from 46 percent in 2000 and 42 percent in 1990, the first time older Americans have made up a majority of the voting-age population
>> AP/Yahoo News
 | | Phil Hare | 75
Pounds shed by former Congressman Phil Hare since the Illinois Democrat lost his seat to Republican Bobby Schilling last year, a health improvement that Hare said was part of the reason he decided not to try to regain his former office
>> Quad City Times
49, 50, or 51
Age of Philadelphia Republican mayoral candidate Karen Brown, according to her date of birth on different city voter-registration records. She suggests the errors are the fault of the city's Board of Elections, but elections-board officials say the ages track information supplied on her voter-registration applications.
>> Philadelphia Inquirer
RESOURCES
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