Category Archives: campaigns
“Did Jeb Bush’s Campaign and Super-PAC Cross the Line on Coordination?”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones:
Jeb Bush officially declared that he was seeking the presidency two weeks ago, yet political observers have assumed he made the decision long ago and may have remained a shadow candidate for strategic purposes. Official… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Faces a More Liberal Democratic Fund-Raising Landscape”
Important NYT analysis:
Hillary Rodham Clinton will seek out donors to her presidential campaign from a Democratic fund-raising landscape vastly altered since her first presidential bid and far more ideologically aligned with the party’s liberal activists.
Democrats now get far… Continue reading
“Super Pacs and republication of campaign material”
David Keating takes issue with some recent National Journal coverage, linked to at this blog.
Seems like David is right.
“New Rick Perry Super PAC Ad May Amount to an Illegally Large Campaign Donation”
Shane Goldmacher National Journal:
A new ad from the super PAC supporting Rick Perry may amount to an illegally sized campaign contribution because it prominently features official signs and paraphernalia from the Perry campaign.
The 30-second spot, which began… Continue reading
Christie “Hiring for Super PAC” in Anticipation of 2016 Bid
Do we have any more laws on coordination?
“Ka-Ching! Sheldon Adelson and Fellow Billionaires Boost Republican Senate”
Inside the Ben Carson Super PAC
Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner:
While the super PACs say they do not work together, they may combine into one larger super PAC soon. Former Carson campaign chairman Terry Giles resigned from the campaign to reportedlyform a third super PAC… Continue reading
Carly the Destroyer
Shane Goldmacher on Fiorina being the biggest outsourcer of campaign functions to her superpac.
“Lobbyists: Easy target, easy touch; Presidential candidates assail lobbyists but also willingly take cash from them”
Politico:
Bush, whose closest advisers in recent months — including Mike Murphy and Al Cardenas — have worked for lobbying firms, isn’t alone in criticizing the industry. As presidential candidates look to portray themselves as Washington outsiders, the lobbying… Continue reading
“Influence of Money in Politics a Top Concern for Voters”
WSJ Wash. Wire:
Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.
Asked… Continue reading
“What’s the Matter with Polling?”
Cliff Zukin NYT oped concludes:
We are less sure how to conduct good survey research now than we were four years ago, and much less than eight years ago. And don’t look for too much help in what the polling… Continue reading
“Republicans lag behind on voter information”
LAT:
The Republican National Committee’s plans for the 2014 midterm election went far beyond taking control of Congress: They were to put in motion a massive technology push aimed at capturing the White House in 2016.
The party vowed… Continue reading
“GOP’s House and Senate super PACs step up sales pitch”
Politico:
The primary Senate and House Republican super PACs are joining forces in a major campaign to get Big Business to open its checkbook to the party.
The message isn’t subtle: the left is shelling out tens of millions… Continue reading