Category Archives: campaigns
“Judge adds state GOP as defendant in suit against primary oath”
The latest from Va.
“Undisclosed dollars dominate campaign spending”
Ken Vogel in Politico:
Big-money outside groups have spent more than $143 million in the presidential race in the six months since any of them were required to reveal their donors, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign and advertising… Continue reading
“Will Arizona Sky Be Next $60,000 Canvas For Anti-Trump Message By Alabama Millionaire?”
“TV stations work hard to hide cost of political ads”
Meredith McGehee writes for the Albuquerque Journal.
ELB Podcast Episode 9. Ben Ginsberg: The Republican Nomination Battle for President
Will the Republican presidential nomination fight go beyond the primaries to a contested convention? Are the rules Republicans passed to assign delegates going to lead to chaos? What’s different about this election cycle, and are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders… Continue reading
“Cruz ‘birther’ debate comes to Cincinnati”
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Donald Trump isn’t the only one talking about whether fellow Republican Ted Cruz is eligible to be president.
A Cincinnati voter asked the Hamilton County Board of Elections on Wednesday to dive into the debate over whether Cruz… Continue reading
“No One Hates Political Ads More Than Car Dealers”
“Steve Israel: Confessions of a Congressman”
Rep. Israel in NYT oped:
Since then, I’ve spent roughly 4,200 hours in call time, attended more than 1,600 fund-raisers just for my own campaign and raised nearly $20 million in increments of $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 per election cycle.… Continue reading
“2016 Will Test the Power of Super PACs”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes at Moyers & Co.
“Why California’s Citizens United Ballot Initiative May Not Matter”
Justin Miller writes for TAP.
“The biggest donor to Jeb Bush’s super PAC says Bush is ‘not living up to expectations’”
WaPo:
The billionaire insurance magnate whose company gave $10 million to the super PAC behind the Jeb Bush presidential bid expressed regret Thursday about the direction of that campaign.
“Montana to use corruption ruling to defend contribution caps”
Interesting AP story:
A second Montana judge has ruled there was corruption in the state’s 2010 Republican primary elections, with candidates pledging loyalty to a national anti-union group’s cause in exchange for thousands of dollars in illegal and unreported… Continue reading
“SuperPACs Are Not So Super In 2016”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.