Category Archives: campaigns
“Inside Democrats’ Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House”
WaPo:
Facing a 30-seat deficit, Democrats have dramatically improved their odds of retaking the House since Biden’s remarks. Republicans are on the verge of formally nominating Donald Trump, a presidential candidate who remains deeply unpopular among minorities, women and… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Won’t Touch This Legal Challenge to Ted Cruz’s ‘Natural Born’ Status”
Cristian Farias for HuffPo.
“Sheldon Adelson in Talks to Create Pro-Trump Super PAC”
WSJ:
Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson is looking to set up a super PAC to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a move that would add financial firepower from one of the most prolific donors of the 2012 cycle.
Creation… Continue reading
“D.C. lobbyist drops first Trump general election fundraiser after ‘bullying’ from Trump attorney”
Interesting press release:
Burkman says he invited Trump to the fundraiser that was set for June 1 at his Arlington, Virginia home. He invited fellow lobbyists and government contractors.
The shindig, which received widespread national coverage and interest from… Continue reading
“Republicans Fight to Regain Voter Data Parity with Democrats”
Bloomberg:
One of the records inside a massive and rapidly growing Republican National Committee database contains three predictive numbers about President Barack Obama’s political leanings.
There’s a 95 percent likelihood Obama will vote in the 2016 general election, the… Continue reading
“With retention idea blocked, Supreme Court primary goes on”
AP:
There will be one race on every ballot in North Carolina’s previously unscheduled June 7 primary because the state Supreme Court couldn’t agree whether a law that led a colleague to seek re-election through a new method complied… Continue reading
“There’s no fun these days in Florida’s political parties”
Tampa Bay Times report.
“‘Friends and family’ super PACs play big in some House races”
USA Today:
A USA TODAY analysis of newly filed reports found 182 super PACs with three or fewer donors during the 2016 election cycle. In all, they have collected $71.6 million or nearly 10% of the $766 million raised … Continue reading
“Liberals Versus Political Speech; The Left wants to put people behind bars for expressing opinions that it doesn’t like.”
John McGinnis in City Journal.
“Television Networks Struggle to Provide Equal Airtime in the Era of Trump”
NYT:
Last week, none of the three major cable news networks — CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC — carried Mrs. Clinton’s speech to a workers’ union in Las Vegas, where she debuted sharp new attack lines against Mr. Trump.… Continue reading
“‘You’re mistaken. I don’t have a commercial’: Record special interest funds present an ‘awkward’ situation for state candidates”
LAT:
Independent expenditures already have cracked $24 million in the run-up to the June 7 primary, with millions more likely to come in over the next week. The spending has set a record and is a hefty increase from $16.7… Continue reading
“Trump camp concedes it’s low on money”
Washington Examiner:
The notice came when Paul Manafort, Trump’s senior advisor, met with a group of Senate Republican chiefs of staff for lunch last week, sources familiar with the meeting told the Washington Examiner. The admission suggests that Trump will… Continue reading
“Gov. Brown to decide whether California voters will sound off in November on money in politics”
LAT:
Lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a November ballot measure asking voters about the growing role of undisclosed donors in political campaigns, a non-binding anti-Citizens United measure that now needs the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown….But Republicans… Continue reading