“Renewal of the Establishment, Fueled by Money”
Heath Brown, in The Hill, looks at fundraising and spending since Citizens United, and the impact on the party establishment.
Category Archives: political parties
Local CA Republican Parties Agree to Pay Fines for Acting as Conduits for Contributions
Bloomberg BNA: “Three local Republican campaign committees in California and an apartment management company have agreed to pay a total of $65,000 in fines for bundling payments to candidates or failing to disclose the source of payments they made… Continue reading
“Phoning It In and Failing to Show: The Story of the 2014 House Primaries”
New Brookings report by Jill Lawrence and Walter Shapiro.
“Independent spending among conservatives shifted from strongly favoring the anti-establishment right in 2012 to favoring establishment conservatives in 2014”
Interesting findings coming from CFI-Brookings primaries conference.
Six of Seven Montana Supreme Court Justices File Federal Brief Supporting Ban on Partisan Judicial Endorsements
Justice Scalia Praises Gridlock
AP on Justice Scalia speech to Federalist Society in San Diego:
“I hate to hear Americans going around grousing about gridlock,” he explained. “That’s the design of this system, that only really good legislation that has substantial support in the… Continue reading
“Are Republicans really driving congressional polarization? Maybe not.”
“GOP committee sues to close Montana primaries”
“Teachout, Wu sue state Democrats over pro-Cuomo mailers”
Politics on the Hudson:
An attorney for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s primary challenger is seeking to put a halt to pro-Cuomo spending by the state Democratic Committee.
Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout’s campaign is due in state Supreme Court in… Continue reading
Alaska Democratic Party Backs Independent Candidate
Alaska Dispatch News:
The Alaska Democratic Party broke with long tradition Monday when its central committee voted 89-2 to not field a gubernatorial ticket and instead put its weight behind the independent campaign of Bill Walker and Byron Mallott.… Continue reading
“In state Capitol, intransigence gives way to bipartisan deal-making”
Important report from Chris Megerian in the LAT.
What’s really interesting is that Chris does not mention either the top-two primary or citizen redistricting as connected to this new (perhaps temporary) period of bipartisan cooperation. I’ve been skeptical of claims… Continue reading
“Ballot initiatives become pricey playgrounds of parties and corporations”
“Outside Group Mirrors Successful Strategies Of Political Parties”
NPR’s Peter Overby has this report, focusing on AFP’s activities in Iowa.
“GOP Supreme Court candidate banned at fair booth”
The Star-Tribune reports that “[Republican] Party officials passed a resolution banning Michelle MacDonald from the GOP’s booth because of a pending drunken driving case.”