Category Archives: campaigns
“How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs”
WaPo:
Super PACs seeking to influence the 2016 elections have collected more than $1 billion, a record haul driven by jumbo-sized contributions from rich donors on both sides of the aisle.
Just 10 mega-donor individuals and couples contributed nearly 20 … Continue reading
“Trump threatens to sue over ‘nasty’ campaign ads”
The Hill:
“There is nobody that loves the vets more or respects the vets more. They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials, and it’s a disgrace. So what we’ll do, I guess we’ll sue them. Let’s sue… Continue reading
“Kentucky gov. urges politics at pulpit despite federal law”
Lexington Herald Leader:
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin urged a group of preachers to embrace political speech at the pulpit by telling them not to fear a federal law that prohibits candidate endorsements by tax-exempt churches.
“R/GA and Ad Council built a voting bot to drive Millennials to the polls”
The latest:
Simply called “GoVoteBot,” it interacts with users in real time on Facebook Messenger. The bot was designed to be non-partisan, simply supplying information to users without attempting to sway their vote. R/GA and the Ad Council worked with… Continue reading
“Ballot selfies are legal in Virginia, attorney general says”
“The Hacker Behind The New Clinton Leaks Denies That He Made Stuff Up”
BuzzFeed:
Despite the many questions raised over new documents allegedly leaked from the servers of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, the hacker known as “Guccifer 2.0” continued to insist Tuesday that the documents were real, and that they were a… Continue reading
“Trump Used Foundation Funds for 2016 Run, Filings Suggest”
Real Clear Politics:
That check is one of at least several donations to suggest Trump used his private foundation, funded by outside donors, to launch and fuel his political ambitions. Such contributions, if they were made solely for Trump’s benefit,… Continue reading
“See The Amazing Campaign Contortionists Twist The Finance Rules”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo describes the deregulatory spiral.
Contrary to Early Reports, Sheldon Adelson Now Coughing Up $25 Million or More for Trump
Earlier I noted that Sheldon Adelson was giving only $5 million to a Trump Super PAC, only a small fraction of what he spent helping Gingrich then Romney in 2012.
But now Teddy Schleifer reports the amount is likely to… Continue reading
“Trump’s unusual conflict: Millions in debts to German bank now facing federal fines”
WonkBlog:
Federal regulators are seeking a $14 billion fine from Deutsche Bank, Trump’s top lender, to settle claims that the bank issued toxic mortgages amid the housing crisis. German media have suggested the bank has sought a state bailout… Continue reading
“So Just Who Are These Undecided Voters?”
Lynn Vavreck for NYT’s The UpShot:
These descriptive differences are negligible compared with differences relating to politics and policy. The YouGov data reveal that undecided voters are much less likely to have positions on issues driving the campaign. On the… Continue reading
“Here comes the Republican Senate super PAC blitz”
Matea Gold:
The Republicans’ central Senate super PAC is plowing $21 million more into six key races in the coming weeks as the fight for control of the chamber moves to states more hospitable to GOP candidates.
The… Continue reading
Trump, Piggybacking Off Right Wing Claims that U.S. Rushing Citizenship Applications, Says Clinton Helped Machado
Greg Sargent:
The “sex tape” angle here is sucking up all the attention. (Apparently, sex sells.) That appears to be a reference to reports about a steamy love scene that Machado filmed in 2005, though without further clarification, it’s… Continue reading