Category Archives: campaigns
“A Bipartisan Push to Limit Lobbyists’ Sway Over Attorneys General”
Eric Lipton for the NYT:
In state legislatures and major professional associations, a bipartisan effort is emerging to change the way state attorneys general interact with lobbyists, campaign donors and other corporate representatives.
This month, during a closed-door meeting of… Continue reading
Pro-Ben Carson Super PAC Has Raised More Money than “Ready for Hillary”
Fascinating Trip Gabriel piece.
“Advocacy Groups Tell Lawmakers To Back Off”
Peter Overby:
Three advocacy organizations — across ideological lines — are telling congressional investigators to back off in a probe of EPA ties to a leading environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California… Continue reading
More on Efforts to Open Up the Presidential Debates to Minor Party and Independent Candidates
“Grimes pledges legal challenge if Paul attempts simultaneous races”
WHAS: “Six weeks after she lost her own bid for the U-S Senate, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (R-Kentucky) tells WHAS11 if U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) tries to appear on the same ballot for both Senate and… Continue reading
“FairVote Submits Comment Supporting Petition for More Inclusive Candidate Debates”
“But First Let Me Take a Selfie (Just Not in the Voting Booth)”
“Analysis: Rick Scott was one of ten governors to win election without a majority vote — most in a century”
“Iowa Conservatives Scoff at Plans to Narrow the 2016 Primary Field”
Bloomberg: “Conservative Republicans in Iowa have a warning for wealthy party fundraisers who might like to use their clout to slim down the 2016 presidential primary field: It won’t work. Money matters, but it doesn’t take much of it… Continue reading
Billionaires United Behind the Next GOP Presidential Candidate?
Bloomberg News on yesterday’s NYT story that Republican mega-donors are discussing whether to coalesce behind a single “establishment” candidate. Newt Gingrich: “It’s a disastrously bad idea and it won’t happen.”
“The Secret GOP Tech Summit to Plot 2016”
Politico reports:
The Republican Party’s top operatives — including strategists representing the Koch brothers’ political operation and several leading prospective 2016 presidential candidates – on Monday huddled behind closed doors to discuss how to synchronize their sometimes competing tech… Continue reading
Goldfeder’s Memo to Hillary: Keep Your Eye on the “Magic Number”
Jerry Goldfeder has this piece on Law.com, advising the presumptive presidential candidate to pay more attention to delegate attention rules this time. No doubt she will.
“As Hillary Clinton ponders 2016, Clinton-themed super PACs seek a piece of the action”
Matea Gold reports for WaPo.