Category Archives: campaigns
“Coin flips decide tied Iowa precincts”
Who says money (or in this case, a coin) doesn’t sometimes determine the outcome of elections?
“Presidential Candidates’ Small & Large Donors: Sanders 64%, Carson 54% from Small Donors; Bush 75%, Clinton 58% from Donors who Maxed Out”
“Do Trump and Sanders show us the limits of money in politics?”
Lee Drutman writes for Vox.
Just a Reminder About Iowa Results on Democratic Side
Just a reminder that Clinton and Sanders will split delegates so in terms of actual results who wins doesn’t matter. It is all about public relations. Clinton has (1) many more superdelegates: (2) expected huge advantage among African-American and Latino… Continue reading
“As California Goes, So Goes the Nation? U.S. Demographic Change and the Latino Vote”
New report from UC Davis CCEP.
“U.S. Senator Disenfranchised By Iowa Caucus Rules”
The caucus process is indefensible.
“Trump Condemns Cruz’s ‘Most Disgraceful’ Voter Violation Mailers”
“White House race nearing $1 billion; Big-money super PACs have raised almost half of presidential cash”
“Diluting the Power of Big Money”
Renee Loth column for the Boston Globe.
“The Power of the Super-PAC Wanes as Trump Prepares for Iowa Test”
“Adelson begins to play with his new toy”
Ralston reports:
Once upon a time, The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial page was a bastion of libertarianism, arguing, among other things, that public money should not be used to subsidize stadium projects.
But on Sunday, after prominent stories given… Continue reading
“Trump’s Pitch Highlights that Ballots are Secret”
Political Wire highlights this aspect of a NYT report on tomorrow’s Iowa caucus. There’s no secret ballot on the Democratic side.
Why does this matter that Republican votes are secret? We’ve seen it before: people are sometimes reluctant to… Continue reading
“The Jeb Bush Hatchet Man Who Might Accidentally Elect Donald Trump”
Jeb Bush Super PAC fundraising may matter, but not in the way you might think.