“Liberals Versus Political Speech; The Left wants to put people behind bars for expressing opinions that it doesn’t like.”
John McGinnis in City Journal.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Television Networks Struggle to Provide Equal Airtime in the Era of Trump”
NYT:
Last week, none of the three major cable news networks — CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC — carried Mrs. Clinton’s speech to a workers’ union in Las Vegas, where she debuted sharp new attack lines against Mr. Trump.… Continue reading
“‘You’re mistaken. I don’t have a commercial’: Record special interest funds present an ‘awkward’ situation for state candidates”
LAT:
Independent expenditures already have cracked $24 million in the run-up to the June 7 primary, with millions more likely to come in over the next week. The spending has set a record and is a hefty increase from $16.7… Continue reading
“Trump camp concedes it’s low on money”
Washington Examiner:
The notice came when Paul Manafort, Trump’s senior advisor, met with a group of Senate Republican chiefs of staff for lunch last week, sources familiar with the meeting told the Washington Examiner. The admission suggests that Trump will… Continue reading
“Gov. Brown to decide whether California voters will sound off in November on money in politics”
LAT:
Lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a November ballot measure asking voters about the growing role of undisclosed donors in political campaigns, a non-binding anti-Citizens United measure that now needs the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown….But Republicans… Continue reading
“Clinton’s Best Defense”
Eliza Newlin Carney:
Nevertheless, Clinton’s reliance on costly ad blitzes to defend herself against critics makes her vulnerable to further attacks. Her appeals to Wall Street donors andcoordination with such big money groups as Correct the Record reinforce… Continue reading
“Trump is borrowing the GOP brand. He’ll resist bending to party leaders”
Dan Balz in WaPo:
It’s been called a hostile takeover of the Republican Party, but there’s little that has happened since Donald Trump became the GOP’s presumptive nominee to suggest he wants anything to do with the party. He’s borrowing… Continue reading
“They Tilt Right, but Top Chief Executives Don’t Give to Trump”
NYT:
The C-suite leans right.
Republican candidates have drawn overwhelming support from the highest-paid chief executives in the country this election cycle, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politicsconducted for The New York Times.
That may… Continue reading
“The Dream is Dead: Can Taxpayer Money Save Presidential Campaigns?”
“Democrats Prepare Major Campaign Finance Reform Push”
National Journal:
It will offer Democrats, who are fighting to win back the Senate majority, a way to put Republicans on the defensive politically over the role of money in politics. The package could also be a preview of what… Continue reading
“Pillar of Law Files Lawsuit for Convention Delegates’ Rights to Free Speech”
Release:
The Pillar of Law Institute filed a lawsuit in Wyoming federal court today, challenging a law that prohibits delegates to political party conventions from accepting books, travel stipends, and legal assistance from non-profits.
“For the upcoming Republican Convention,… Continue reading
“Top GOP financiers coalescing around Trump-RNC fundraising effort”
Matea Gold for WaPo.
“Wall Street Lobbyists Decide Against Pushing Trump for Specifics — for Now”
Big Money Affects All Candidates Besides Me Dep’t
NYT:
But during the lead-up to this year’s New Hampshire primary, Mr. Trump repeatedly pointed to Mr. Johnson as an example of the type of donor whose special interest money he was not interested in.
“First of all, I actually… Continue reading