Some House members have been reimbursed more than $80,000 since 2010 for driving their own car on official business. The practice is legal, though most representatives avoid doing so.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: musical regrets, bulk campaign deletions and more
This week's roundup of Politwoops includes musically inclined deletions, an accidentally shared b-roll ad, a rash of old campaign tweets that tried to be scrubbed and more.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: Macklemore, the Worst Autocorrect Ever and Self-Funding
Time again to look at the past week through the lens of deleted tweets from U.S. politicians caught by Politwoops.
Continue readingLouisiana special pits state pol against Duck Dynasty favorite
Political outsider Vance McAllister has been forced to rely on his personal wealth to keep his campaign competitive in tomorrow's Louisiana special election, while state senator -- and ally of Gov. Bobby Jindal -- has received a steady stream of cash from Republican congressman and business PACs over the past few weeks
Continue readingLouisiana voters kept in the dark on McAllister campaign cash
While state senator Neil Riser and small-business owner Vance McAllister are both crafting their campaign rhetoric to target LA-05's conservative base, the McAllister campaign's failure to file its financial information with the FEC means voters still have no inkling as to who is bankrolling his election efforts.
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