Who has qualified for the first Republican debate?
538 reports that six candidates appear to have satisfied both the polling and donor requirements: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings”
AP:
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of… Continue reading
“Club for Growth readies $20m fund to boost Boebert, Gaetz and other McCarthy antagonists”
Politico: “The Club for Growth is preparing to spend millions of dollars to help reelect the 20 House Republicans who opposed Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid…. [A memo to donors obtained by POLITICO] appears intended to spook any McCarthy… Continue reading
“AI Disinformation Drives Lawmaker Fears About 2024 ‘Wild West’”
Bloomberg: “The increased use of artificial intelligence by campaigns has far surpassed how Congress, political parties, and federal regulators are addressing the technology. Without limits on deepfakes, fears that disinformation could shape the 2024 elections are expected to worsen… Continue reading
“Trump prosecutions consume campaign funds and messaging as charges mount”
WaPo on the vanishing distinction between Trump’s campaign and legal defense: “[J]ust over half of the money [Trump] raised last quarter went not to the campaign itself but to an affiliated PAC that is footing the legal bills. Of more… Continue reading
Video Ad from Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Uses AI-Generated Trump Voice
The next frontier in attack ads? You can watch and listed to the ad on Politico, which reports:
The ad, from Never Back Down, charges Trump with attacking Iowa governor Kim Reynolds as part of a larger pattern of… Continue reading
“The battle for the House is currently dominated by GOP fundraising”
Politico: “GOP leaders are continuing to reap the rewards of a successful, yearslong strategy to erase the massive small-dollar fundraising advantage that Democrats enjoyed since former President Donald Trump took office in 2017. With it, they hope to spook… Continue reading
“Joe Biden is redefining presidential campaign frugality”
Politico: “Biden’s campaign spent a total of $1.1 million in the second quarter of this year, a remarkably small amount that would put him behind several Democratic Senate candidates in terms of expenditures.”
“GOP Mega-Donors Divide, Boosting Trump and Imperiling DeSantis”
Bloomberg: “Big Republican donors seeking an alternative to Donald Trump haven’t consolidated around a single candidate, increasing the likelihood of a protracted GOP primary fight with a crowded field of challengers.”
“The Fundraising Stunts Are Getting Out of Control”
The Atlantic:
You don’t become a billionaire without being clever with money, but Doug Burgum’s latest scheme is a head-scratcher: The North Dakota governor is offering $20 gift cards to people who donate one greenback dollar to his presidential… Continue reading
“Key takeaways from the latest presidential campaign finance reports”
At the top of WaPo’s list: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent nearly $8 million during the first six weeks of his campaign and he is relying heavily on big-money backers to fund his effort, according to the new disclosures… Continue reading
“Rep. George Santos pays himself back, spends little money campaigning”
WaPo: “The campaign of embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who announced in April that he is seeking reelection, reported raising little money during the past fundraising quarter, spending virtually nothing on campaigning and paying Santos $85,000 to offset some… Continue reading
“Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021”
NYT:
A super PAC aligned with former President Donald J. Trump paid Melania Trump $155,000 in late 2021, an unusual payment that was not visible in the group’s initial federal reports and came to light only in a filing… Continue reading
“Former FTX Executive Linked to Campaign-Finance Probe of New York GOP Race”
WSJ:
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating former FTX executive Ryan Salame and his girlfriend, ex-congressional candidate Michelle Bond, for possible violations of campaign-finance law, according to people familiar with the matter.
The probe is examining whether the couple… Continue reading