Category Archives: campaigns
I Talk to Above the Law About Dirty Tricks, Money in Politics and More
Listen to the scintillating conversation with Elie Mystal and Joe Patrice.
“Funny or Die Made a Trump Biopic, Starring Johnny Depp”
NYT:
The humor website Funny or Die on Wednesday began streaming a 50-minute comedy that finds Mr. Depp portraying the businessman turned politician, full-blown comb-over and all. Kept a secret for months — no small task in Hollywood —… Continue reading
“The great money-in-politics myth”
Dylan Matthews for Vox.
Sanders is the most vocal exponent of this critique currently, but he’s hardly the only one. At least since the progressive movement of the early 1900s, a prominent strain of American liberalism has identified the undue… Continue reading
“Trump, Sanders Wins Not Seen as Clearing Way for Third-Party Run”
Bloomberg (!):
I’s not clear whether the climate of anger would be favorable to a third-party bid being considered by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who told the Financial Times on the eve of the New Hampshire vote that… Continue reading
“Jeb’s Campaign-Finance Solution Falls Flat with Reform Advocates”
Justin Miller for TAP.
“The Primary Campaign: What You Need to Know”
BPC event Feb. 22 with Ben Ginsberg and Joe Sandler.
“Stealth Christie group attacks Rubio ahead of New Hampshire primary”
Trump Calls Ted Cruz “a Pussy,” Then Defends It as Akin to Retweet
Can Trump’s campaign tone get any further into the gutter?
Jeb Bush Campaign Backs Off His Suggestion to Amend Constitution to Overturn Citizens United
MSNBC:
Bush’s campaign quickly stepped in to clarify the comments, saying that the candidate was restating his old position and did not favor reversing the court’s decision.
“He’s not advocating for additional restrictions on the ability of an organization… Continue reading
“Democrats Are Fuming About Hillary Clinton’s ‘Smear’ Line”
Zach Carter:
“If [Clinton] takes the money, she gets hit with this McCarthyism of the left, this guilt by association, even though there is no evidence that taking this money has had any impact on her policies,” former Rep. … Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton, Wall Street shill? Here are a few facts.”
Greg Sargent:
I’m skeptical of Sanders’s case that Obama could have gotten a lot more than he did or that his explanation accounts for why Obama did achieve what he did. I’m also skeptical of Sanders’s case that he can… Continue reading
Jeb Bush Makes No Sense on Money in Politics
He’d hold a constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United, but favors unlimited contributions with disclosure. Huh? If you allow unlimited contributions, you allow Super PACs (unless his constitutional amendment would allow only candidates to accept unlimited contributions—an incumbency protection measure… Continue reading
The Latest Ted Cruz Deceptive Campaign Mailer
Makes you think it is a check made out to you.