Corporate Contributions May Be Allowed in Tennessee
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 27th, 2011 4:32 am by HL
Corporate Contributions May Be Allowed in Tennessee
Tennessee lawmakers are working on legislation that would allow direct corporate donations to political candidates, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
“The Tennessee Legislature last year approved a law allowing independent expenditures in state campaigns. The new bill goes beyond that to authorize corporations to directly give money to candidates and political parties for the first time in Tennessee, which has had a longstanding ban on direct corporate contributions.”
Trump Sought Job from White House
White House adviser David Axelrod told the Washington Post that Donald Trump called him last summer “asking to be put in charge of the operation in the gulf to seal the oil leak.”
Said Trump: “I know how to run big projects. Why don’t you put me in charge?”
“I told him I thought we were close to solving it and would get back to him,” Axelrod recalled. “Two weeks later, we had the leak sealed, and I called him back to thank him for his offer.”
Angle Denies She’d Run as an Independent
Sharron Angle (R) denied a report that she’d run as an independent if Republicans were to pass her over for replacing the possibly departing Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV).
Said Angle: “I am committed to the House race for the Second Congressional District as a Republican candidate. Regardless of a possible special election’s impact in the short term, I have hired an experienced consulting firm, Revolvis, that has a proven track record of winning complex campaigns. I am confident in my team’s ability to muster all necessary resources for success.”
Dave Catanese: “For a candidate to make the uncommon move of citing a specific consulting firm in a statement demonstrates how Angle is trying to rebuild her reputation after her disastrous 2010 effort, which many blame on mismanagement by her previous political operatives.”
Trump Has Given More to Democrats
Donald Trump has made more than $1.3 million in donations over the years to candidates nationwide, with 54% of the money going to Democrats, according to a Washington Post analysis.
“The donations provide another view into the odd political spectacle surrounding Trump, who may be the most unlikely of possible GOP presidential hopefuls in an already eclectic field. Although candidates such as Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty have spent years carefully crafting and plotting a White House run, the tycoon and fixture of the New York tabloids has leapt onto the scene with loud proclamations and surprisingly strong poll numbers among likely Republican voters.”
Meanwhile, ABC News reports Trump is headed to New Hampshire today “for what is shaping up to be an unpredictable — but increasingly likely — bid for the Republican nomination.”
