“Can Trump become so unpopular that Democrats take back the House?”
Paul Kane writes for WaPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
“For Some SuperPACs Backing Ted Cruz, It’s Time To Unite Against Trump”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Jonathan Soros to Charles Koch: You’re wrong on government’s role”
CNN oped:
Dear Charles Koch,
I don’t know you any better than you know Bernie Sanders, but I very much appreciate your recent effort in a Washington Post op-ed to publicly identify common ground with him about our “political… Continue reading
Damage Control Dep’t
NYT’s Alex Burns:
Some party leaders remain hopeful that they can block Mr. Trump by denying him a majority of the delegates to the July convention and coalescing support around another candidate.
But the National Republican Senatorial Committee has… Continue reading
“Philip Morris to SCOTUS: Don’t revisit corporate money in judicial elections”
Alison Frankel for Reuters:
If the Supreme Court is interested in revisiting the issue of campaign contributions and the appearance of judicial bias, it has a vehicle. In January, Illinois state court class action plaintiffs who won a $10 billion… Continue reading
“Trump threatens lawsuit over delegate allocation”
NBC First Read:
Speaking of delegate fights, Donald Trump upped the ante over the weekend by tweeting the threat of a lawsuit over last week’s maneuvering in Louisiana’s GOP delegate selection. “Just to show you how unfair the Republican primary… Continue reading
“How the G.O.P. Elite Lost Its Voters to Donald Trump”
Nick Confessore in the NYT:
The distance was magnified by the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in theCitizens United case, which gave wealthy donors rising weight in Republican circles, even amid signs that the party’s downscale voters were demanding more… Continue reading
“Presidential race surges past $1 billion mark”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today.
“Inside the GOP’s Effort to Consolidate the Super PAC Universe”
Reid Wilson for Morning Consult:
The man who heads the two groups, Steven Law — like Holmes, a former McConnell chief of staff — would use their monetary power to keep vendor costs down and prevent the kind of rampant… Continue reading
ELB Podcast Episode 11. Lee Goodman: FEC Commissioner with Libertarian Outlook
How does a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission skeptical of regulation enforce the law? Is there a sound basis for limiting foreign money in elections? Why does the FEC deadlock along party lines, and what can be done about… Continue reading
“Clinton Supporter, Swift Boater, Billionaires Raise $700k For Pro-MCCAIN Super PAC; Far From Grassroots”
“Why Bernie Sanders isn’t dropping out”
Alex Seitz-Wald for MSNBC:
Bernie Sanders isn’t going anywhere, despite Hillary Clinton’s prohibitive delegate lead, and Tuesday night offers a hint why. But the underdog’s path forward carries risks as well as challenges.
Even though Sanders came up short in … Continue reading
“Clinton criticizes lax campaign finance laws between two L.A.-area fundraisers”
Seema Mehta for the LAT:
between attending two Los Angeles-area fundraisers, Democratic front-runnerHillary Clinton railed against the laxness of campaign finance laws on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“We have to raise money. I raise a lot of money at… Continue reading
“Inside Trump’s plot to thwart a contested convention and seize control of the GOP”
Greg Sargent for WaPo.