Category Archives: campaigns
“Seeing Trump as vulnerable, GOP elites now eye a contested convention”
“Citizens United is only 15% of the political cash problem”
Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter have written this LA Times oped.
“More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump”
NYT:
Over all, naturalization applications increased by 11 percent in the 2015 fiscal year over the year before, and jumped 14 percent during the six months ending in January, according to federal figures. The pace is picking up by… Continue reading
“Challenge to Cruz’s ‘natural born’ status dismissed due to blown deadlines”
Bloomberg, Like Trump, Would Have Sold Himself as Too Rich to Be Bought By Special Interests
From the draft tv ad:
He won’t take a dime in political contributions—never has—because he finances his own campaigns. He will totally independent to take on the special interests and push both parties to get things done….
The resonance… Continue reading
“Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race”
NYT:
Michael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election… Continue reading
“Maryland House Race a ‘Caldron of Power Couples and Washington, D.C., Politics’”
Fascinating NYT piece on race to replace van Hollen, who is running for Senate. (This is the race that includes election law prof Jamie Raskin):
For months, the race seemed a neck-and-neck contest between Mr. Raskin, 53, a full-time constitutional… Continue reading
FEC Deadlock Means Much Easier to Send Undisclosed Money Through Super PACs Using LLCs
As Paul Ryan of CLC says, just when you think it can’t get any worse….
“Trump’s Deep Pockets Could Leave the GOP Empty-Handed”
Bloomberg:
It’s a real dilemma he’s created,” said Vin Weber, a former member of Congress who advised the presidential campaigns of Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney. “A lot of the people who would raise money for… Continue reading
“The $7.5 Million in Donations Helping Trump’s ‘Self-Funded’ Campaign”
“Major GOP Donors Are Turning Their Hopes Toward A Contested Convention”
Tarini Parti reports for BuzzFeed.
“Political Money Fan Relishes Role as Trump Supporter”
Roll Call:
Shaun McCutcheon, whose 2014 Supreme Court case opened the door to more money in politics, has a new political cause in Donald Trump.
McCutcheon, an Alabama engineer, was elected this week as a delegate to the Republican National… Continue reading
“Can Labor Still Turn Out the Vote?”
Steven Greenhouse for the NYT Sunday Review.