“Maryland Democratic Senate Primary Erupts Over Citizens United”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Inside the Koch network’s plan to create a permanent ground force”
Matea Gold for WaPo.
“Facebook Expands in Politics, and Campaigns Find Much to Like”
“The television election: Despite all the hype about tools like Snapchat and Meerkat, the 2016 campaign will be dominated by a technology that’s been around for decades: TV. “
Yup.
“First on CNN: Billionaire brothers give Cruz super PAC $15 million”
Teddy Schleifer reports for CNN.
“Donald Trump: I Pay My Own Way, Unlike Bush, Walker or Clinton”
WSJ:
Donald Trump said there was no cap in the amount of money he would be willing to put into his campaign for the Republican nomination for president if his message continues to resonate with voters.
Speaking at a free-wheeling… Continue reading
“Presidential Race Just Started? Not According to the Spending”
Must-read NYT report:
Since late last year, presidential hopefuls have been romancing donors, hiring staff and haunting the diners and senior centers of Manchester and Dubuque.
But on paper, most of the candidates spent virtually no money exploring a… Continue reading
“The Millions of Marginalized Americans”
Frank Bruni NYT column on the Electoral College.
“Second Choices Mean a Second Chance to Determine Real GOP Frontrunner”
FairVote:
Right alongside the weather of late July, the Republican contest for president is heating up. Every day, new GOP primary poll results are published, yet none has managed to pin down the true leading candidate in a crowded… Continue reading
“One of Two Charges Against Rick Perry Is Dismissed”
NYT:
Former Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, received some good news regarding his legal problems on Friday when an appeals court in his state dropped one of the two felony charges… Continue reading
“D.N.C. Lifts Ban on Convention Fund-Raising”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
The Democratic National Committee will lift its ban on donations from political action committees and lobbyists for it convention fund-raising and for the accounts it shares with presidential campaigns, highlighting the coming shift within the… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Trump threatens third-party run”
The Hill reports.
That’s why I told Univision that Republicans will have to tread lightly. Trump is egotistical enough to run a vanity third party candidacy, even if it leads to the election of a Democratic candidate who disagrees with… Continue reading
“Why Republicans do not expel Trump”
Univsion reports (translated from Spanish).