“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.
Category Archives: campaigns
“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
“The Vultures’ Vultures: How A New Hedge-Fund Strategy Is Corrupting Washington”
“Koch network reserves $30 million in Senate ad buys”
Politico:
Key groups in the Koch brothers’ political network on Monday began reserving $30 million in advertising buys in key Senate races in August and September, a network official tells POLITICO.
The television and digital ad buys, from Freedom Partners… Continue reading
“Trump creating committees to raise big money for GOP”
Politico:
Donald Trump, facing calls to mend the rift he created in the Republican Party, is putting the final touches on two separate fundraising committees that will allow him to solicit massive checks to help the GOP candidates with… Continue reading
“GOP-allied advocacy group American Action Network reports record fundraising”
WaPo:
The conservative nonprofit advocacy group American Action Network raised more than $26 million for its efforts to support the agenda of the House GOP leadership in the fiscal year ending in June 2015, a record for the organization,… Continue reading