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Welcome back to The Good Briefing. We hope you had a good Fourth of July weekend! Today, let’s look at the politics of ten electronics brands:

According to Pew Research Center, “About one-in-five adults oppose banning those under 16 from using social media. Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom are among the countries that have set or are considering a minimum age of 16 for social media use. In the United States, lawmakers in California are considering similar legislation” (source).

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SCOTUS just ruled on NRSC v. FEC, brought before the court by 4 parties including then-Sen. J.D. Vance. Here’s what it means for money in politics:

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Specifically, the ruling concerns 3 elements of coordinated spending between political party committees and candidates.

(Numbers rounded for readability. Bolding ours)

Formerly, there were limits on spending by parties that was coordinated with the candidate the money was being spent for. Per Issue One,

“In 2001, in a case known as FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee … the U.S. Supreme Court upheld these limits, determining that coordinated spending is functionally equivalent to direct campaign contributions, meaning that limits can guard against corruption and the appearance of corruption.”

Yesterday, SCOTUS decided corruption and the appearance of corruption weren’t a big deal and eliminated the limits entirely.

At the moment, candidates can collect a total of $7K across the primary and general from a single person. Now, national party committees like the DNC & RNC can collect about $44K per year plus $133K for coordinated expenditures from that same person. In sum, that’s about $620K per cycle.

As former congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout put it,

“When I did call time a decade ago the potential $2700 donors were like, “well, I don’t tend to support candidates who don’t support charter schools…” or “don’t you think Obama’s TPP is a good idea?” And a few just laughed that I called.

Just imagine what the potential $620,200 donor calls are like.”

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