The dust has settled on primary season. What we've learned? The fight for the soul of the GOP is as alive as ever.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: post primary purge, a rare clarification and more
A weekly review of some notable deletions from U.S. politicians archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: jokes about Holder’s hospitalization, #tbt on a Monday and more
It was another busy week for our archive of deleted tweets from politicians and here we've collected some of the most notable removals.
Continue readingRep. Robin Kelly clears a heap of old campaign tweets
Yesterday morning, the campaign account for Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., deleted 108 tweets, making the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops archive the only place to find these once public messages.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Tillis Montage, campaign clearings and more
Happy Friday and welcome to another review of the week's notable deleted tweets archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingPolitical advertisers and TV stations ignore disclosure rules
A decade after the Supreme Court predicted the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law would help promote transparency by making public information on campaign ad buys, most political advertisers and TV stations aren't providing the information at all.
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