Category Archives: campaigns
“Bill Weld, Running as a Libertarian, Likens Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan to Kristallnacht”
NYT:
William F. Weld, the twice-elected former Republican governor of Massachusetts, who was last seen campaigning in the 2006 Republican primary for governor of New York, now hopes to be on a national ticket as the vice-presidential nominee of… Continue reading
“‘Dark money,’ billionaires behind anti-Donald Trump ad barrage”
“Confronting the Results of Citizens United; Wisconsin case now before the Supreme Court highlights just how much the justices got wrong.”
Brendan Fischer writes for Bill Moyers.
“De Blasio’s Elections Strategy, Under Scrutiny, Recalls Predecessor’s”
NYT:
Yet the current investigations focus less on the flow of money than on whether Mr. de Blasio’s team went too far in trying to direct it.
Contributions to individual candidates are capped at a relatively low level. But… Continue reading
“Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch”
NYT:
While Mr. Sanders says he does not want Mr. Trump to win in November, his advisers and allies say he is willing to do some harm to Mrs. Clinton in the shorter term if it means he can capture… Continue reading
“Obama Foundation Donors Attended Private White House Events With The President”
MapLight:
In January 2015, President Barack Obama held a small, private gathering at the White House residence with Hollywood actress Julia Roberts and major Democratic donors. The night’s guest list included two couples who had recently made six-figure donations to… Continue reading
Is Sanders Undermining Democratic Party with Claims of Rigged Nomination?
Josh Marshall:
Sanders narrative today has essentially been that he is political legitimacy. The Democratic party needs to realize that. This, as I said earlier, is the problem with lying to your supporters. Sanders is telling his supporters that he… Continue reading
“Donors can give nearly $500,000 to new joint fundraising effort between Trump and RNC”
WaPo:
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will ask donors to give as much as $449,400 to support his White House bid and down-ballot candidates through a new fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee announced Tuesday night.
The … Continue reading
“No ballot selfies during June 7 primary, state elections officials say”
LAT reports.
Oops. Better tell San Bernardino.
“Super PAC Seeks IRS Audit of Clinton Foundation”
WSJ:
The conservative super PAC American Crossroads said Monday it filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service requesting an audit of the Clinton Foundation, following articles last week about how the foundation aided a for-profit company part-owned by… Continue reading
Letter from Nevada Democratic Party to DNC on Sanders’ Supporters’ Conduct at Convention
Bradley Schrager:
By this letter, the Nevada State Democratic Party (“NSDP”) hereby lodges a formal complaint regarding the conduct of supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders at the recent State Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 14,… Continue reading
“Donald Trump is Not Expanding the GOP”
Shane Goldmacher for Politico:
While Trump’s insurgent candidacy has spurred record-setting Republican primary turnout in state after state, the early statistics show that the vast majority of those voters aren’t actually new to voting or to the Republican Party, but… Continue reading