Is FEC staff as 'nonpartisan' as the FEC thinks?

The top Democrat on the Federal Election Commission continues to insist that FEC staff attorneys have no political bias, despite an ongoing feud that revealed a sharp political divide when the agency’s Office of General Counsel recommended punitive action against Fox News.

The six commissioners split in that case along party lines, which meant no action was taken against Fox for its move to expand one of the GOP debates. But in the aftermath, Democratic FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel noted that the OGC concurred with Democrats, and twice emphasized its objectivity.