Rebuttal to the IRS
We were greeted with and interesting email this morning from Cleta Mitchell, Esq. at Foley & Lardner LLP. Cleta represents a number of our clients as well as many 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 groups. In the memo, Cleta gives proof that the IRS acknowledged that they told her that her conservative client’s application had been handed over to the “Washington, DC office for additional...
Read MoreRevolt DC Hackathon Hits DC This Summer
CMDI is honored to be sponsoring the #RevoltDC Hackathon #RevoltDC Hackathon is designed to bring together the best and brightest developers absent of party labels, to build the next generation of citizen/voter engagement tools. The tools designed will be open sourced and available to anyone who wants to engage citizens/voters. The goal is to encourage and promote the use of digital...
Read MoreFriday Afternoon Political Trivia Game
Question: Which Republican was the first to be president of all fifty states? Post your answer on the CMDI Facebook page.
Read MoreDo Political Campaigns Have ADHD?
I was recently reading about a list of questions medical clinicians use to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) in the WSJ. It occurred to me that if we asked the same questions of a political campaign, we would come up with a positive diagnosis. I do know that if you interview any successful campaign manager, the reoccurring theme is their singular focus on “getting votes.” As...
Read MoreFEC Allows “Partial Reporting” Exemption
This is interesting. I didn’t realize that if you believe your supporters might suffer “threats, harassment, or reprisals from either government officials or private parties” for supporting your political organization, you can apply to be exempted from certain FEC disclosure rules. First thing this morning, the FEC announced their opinion on The Socialist Workers Party and the...
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