Category Archives: campaigns
“Trump’s relationship with RNC sours”
Politico:
In recent days, RNC chairman Reince Priebus has privately grumbled that his advice doesn’t seem welcome with Trump, according to one RNC insider. Other party officials have expressed frustration that Trump’s campaign is trying to take too much control… Continue reading
“Outside spending breaks $400 million mark, far outpacing 2012”
From the indispensable Open Secrets:
Outside groups have now spent more than $400 million to influence elections this cycle, data collected from the Federal Election Commission show, a figure that dwarfs the amount spent by this point in the 2012… Continue reading
“Convicted Ponzi schemer: I’ll conduct $50 million marketing campaign for Trump”
“Corporate Citizen? An Argument for the Separation of Corporation and State”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at the ACS Blog:
Corporations are strange bedfellows to have in a democracy. My new book, Corporate Citizen?, explores how, over the course of American history, corporations have aggressively sought to expand their constitutional rights. And,… Continue reading
“The Trump Ticket; A new poll that assesses Trump’s potential vice presidential picks demonstrates the benefits of preferential voting”
Peter Roff for US News.
“Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump”
WaPo:
Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to… Continue reading
“Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate”
NYT:
A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states. The candidate will come once the group sees that the ballot… Continue reading
“This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform”
WaPo editorial:
THEY SAY time is money, and the adage rings especially true for members of Congress: Many of them — according to Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) — spend almost as much of the workweek fundraising as they do debating… Continue reading
“Bring Back The Electoral College — For Real”
Ed Zelinsky:
The conventional wisdom is that an independent candidate must run to provide an alternative to the major parties’ candidates. I instead suggest another course: Bring back the Electoral College as the active chooser of the 45th president. We… Continue reading
New Montana Lawsuit Attacks Ban on False Speech by Judicial Candidates
Read the motion for a preliminary injunction.
Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?
I doubt it, but here’s Politico:
Still, many are struggling to see a clear path forward. Zwick noted that Trump is far behind where Romney was in the donor chase at this point four years ago. One option, he said,… Continue reading
“Trump doesn’t have a national campaign. So the GOP is trying to run one for him.”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
Trump’s failure to build a truly national campaign has left it to the GOP to run one on his behalf, while also trying to extinguish the regular political brush fires set off by the unpredictable candidate.… Continue reading
“Anti-Trump Republicans seek last-ditch ‘delegate revolt'”
Tal Koppan reports for CNN.