“Why Hillary Clinton’s lavish Hollywood fundraiser was smart politics”
Jack Collens at The Monkey Cage.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Republican warns of creeping threat of media regulation at FEC”
The Hill:
Publishers and filmmakers should be wary of Democrats at the Federal Election Commission trying to squeeze them out of an exemption created for the press, according to FEC Republican Commissioner Lee Goodman.
Goodman used a five-page statement, released… Continue reading
“GOP outstripping Democrats in hunt for convention cash”
“Outside Campaign Money Falls in Presidential Race”
Bloomberg BNA:
Campaign spending by super political action committees and other outside groups fell sharply this month in the presidential primary race, with money shifting to congressional races instead, according to reports on independent campaign expenditures filed with the… Continue reading
“Sanders campaign law firm demands that critic stop selling ‘Bernie is my comrade’ T-shirts”
“Donald Trump hires top GOP lawyer for delegate fight”
Politico:
Donald Trump has made another new significant hire as he prepares for the possibility of a contested convention, bringing William McGinley, a prominent Republican political attorney and a veteran of past delegate battles, into his campaign.
McGinley is expected… Continue reading
Bernie Sanders Campaign Oddly Accuses Clinton and DNC of Troubling, Perhaps Illegal, Fundraising Practices
This letter from Sanders’ lawyer Brad Deutsch (and see this accompanying press release) say there are some “serious apparent violations” of campaign finance law. I’m not so sure that’s right, and suspect this letter is less about legality and… Continue reading
George Clooney on the Difference Between Him and the Koch Brothers
Very interesting Meet the Press interview with Chuck Todd:
Meet the Press – April 17, 2016
CHUCK TODD:
Let me start with dinner you co-hosted on Friday night, a big fundraiser. I know that you have plans for… Continue reading
“Yes, Corporations Do Have Free Speech Rights”
Stephen Carter for Bloomberg View.
For my own views on this, see Corporations May Be Progressive, But That Still Doesn’t Make Them People, Reuters Opinion, April 6, 2016.
“Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency”
Gizmodo:
Inside Facebook, the political discussion has been more explicit. Last month, some Facebook employees used a company poll to ask Zuckerberg whether the company should try “to help prevent President Trump in 2017.”
Every week, Facebook employees vote… Continue reading
“Is Trump Right About ‘Rigged’ Election?”
I have written this oped for CNN (my preferred headline was: Donald Trump’s Whining a Teachable Moment). It begins:
Each year on April Fools’ Day I intersperse some false but plausible news stories among the real ones on my Election … Continue reading
“Verbatim fact check: Is hard money a larger share of political spending than outside money?”
“Democratic voters refuse to believe the worst about Hillary Clinton”
Smart Greg Sargent piece:
But my strong suspicion is that Clinton’s reliance on corporate money and her Wall Street speeches are not actually deal-breakers, in and of themselves, for many Democratic voters. Judging by the fact that Clinton has won… Continue reading
“Lawsuit filed in Senate District 10 race”
Great Falls Tribune:
Republican state Senate candidate J.C. Kantorowicz filed a lawsuit against Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl and Attorney General Tim Fox on Thursday claiming that his First Amendment rights to criticize his opponent are muzzled by a… Continue reading