“Is This The End of Big-Money Politics?”
No, says Jane Mayer in the New Yorker.
Category Archives: campaigns
Lede of the Day
Benjy Sarlin:
Donald Trump’s rivals and Fox News’ debate moderators laid out a clear and factual case on Thursday that Trump’s policies were unworkable; that he regularly shifted his positions; and that he had engaged in business practices he… Continue reading
“California voters could finally weigh in on ‘Citizens United’ in November”
LAT:
California voters will likely weigh in this November on the explosion of money in politics, through an advisory measure that the Legislature now has legal permission to place on the statewide ballot.
A quartet of state senators submitted language… Continue reading
“Cleveland seeking to buy riot gear for Republican National Convention”
Are they more likely to need it outside or inside the arena?
“Ted Cruz, facing suits on Canadian birth, lawyers up”
Will RNC Have Trouble Raising Corporate Money for Its Convention If Trump is the Nominee?
“Did Bill Clinton violate election rules by going into a polling location?”
Boston.com:
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office said.
Massachusetts election rules forbid the… Continue reading
“Machiavelli Would Love This Plot Twist From Banks’ Washington Book Club”
Bloomberg:
A lobbyist generally donates $2,000 from their company’s political action committee at each meeting, though there is no required amount, the people said. Attendees are given a book, often signed by the congressman, and lunch.
The group doesn’t… Continue reading
Freeing Republican Delegates at Convention to Kill Trump Nomination?
Trip Gabriel’s NYT story yesterday concludes as follows:
“I think the establishment will do anything in their power to try to stop Donald Trump at the national convention,” said John Patrick Yob, the former delegate strategist for Senator Rand Paul… Continue reading
“Big-Donor Money Has Not Worked in the 2016 Campaign. Yet.”
“Corporate America’s Wasted Investment in Jeb Bush”
Bernie Sanders Raising Ever More Money from Small Donors as His Chances Fade Quickly
New influx of money for Sanders, while the race appears to be all but over on the Democratic side.
Assume Hillary seen as presumptive nominee by March 15. What does Sanders do with his funds and his time, especially if… Continue reading
“Even as He Rises, Donald Trump Entertains Conspiracy Theories”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
It was a question that most major presidential candidates would have quickly dismissed as absurd, even offensive: What do you make of these theories that Justice Antonin Scalia was murdered?
For Donald J. Trump,… Continue reading
Putting a Donald Trump Anchor Around John McCain’s Neck
A small taste of the ads to come.