Category Archives: campaigns
“Calling it ‘disgusting,’ congressional candidate renounces fundraising”
Marc Caputo:
Congressional campaign fundraising is such a “disgusting and appalling” process that multimillionaire Randy Perkins won’t hit up contributors anymore and is refunding donations to anyone who asks, he told POLITICO Florida.
But Perkins, a Democrat who raised… Continue reading
“Trump’s about-face on fund-raising seems unlikely to dent his popularity”
Reuters:
Supporters of billionaire Donald Trump appear unfazed by his decision to accept money from outside donors, despite his earlier vow to self-fund his presidential campaign and his criticism of rivals as puppets of wealthy special interests.
The vow… Continue reading
“Ethics officials propose $80,000 fine against former Sen. Tony Strickland for alleged campaign violations”
LAT:
California enforcement officials are proposing $80,000 in ethics fines against former state Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Camarillo).
The punishment is for allegedly aiding three supporters in disguising that they were the true source of contributions to Strickland’s unsuccessful 2010… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Could Use New Donations to Pay Donald Trump $36M for Loan”
Ari Melber for NBC News.
“State Senate suspends rule barring political fundraising during budget season”
LAT:
The state Senate on Thursday voted to rescind a rule prohibiting campaign fundraising during the budget season after Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) said it is giving an unfair advantage to moneyed special interests opposing… Continue reading
“News media give free ride to anti-Donald Trump video”
CPI:
Eerie sounds. Thudding piano notes. Rapid-fire clips of Donald Trumpmaking disparaging remarks about women.
This minute-long takedown looks like apolitical ad. It sounds like a political ad. But according to the pro-Hillary Clintonsuper PAC… Continue reading
“Representativeness and Motivations of the Contemporary Donorate: Results from Merged Survey and Administrative Records”
Seth Hill and Gregory Huber have written this article for Political Behavior. Here is the abstract:
Only a small portion of Americans make campaign donations, yet because ambitious politicians need these resources, this group may be particularly important for shaping… Continue reading
“Trump’s candidacy sparking ‘a surge’ in citizenship, voter applications”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is spurring a record number of citizenship applications and increases in voter registration among Latinos upset by the candidate’s rhetoric and fearful of his plans to crack down on immigration.
Activists, lawmakers and political… Continue reading
Trump Rules Out Accepting Public Financing for General Election Campaign
“Super PAC coffers swell with more than $700 million”
Forces That Put Justice Benjamin on W Va Supreme Court (Think Caperton) Turn Around and Oust Him
Read Pema Levy. Then see these results.
“How Congress members opened door to bigger checks for their parties”
McClatchy:
But hold on. If you’re a donor, don’t put away your checkbook just yet.
The Democratic and Republican national committees each have separate Senate and House campaign committees to help elect members of Congress. Each has a general… Continue reading
“Donald Trump, in Switch, Turns to Republican Party for Fund-Raising Help”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump took steps to appropriate much of the Republican National Committee’s financial and political infrastructure for his presidential campaign on Monday, amid signs that he and the party would lag dangerously behind the Democrats in… Continue reading