Category Archives: campaigns
“Did Bill Clinton violate election rules by going into a polling location?”
Boston.com:
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office said.
Massachusetts election rules forbid the… Continue reading
“Machiavelli Would Love This Plot Twist From Banks’ Washington Book Club”
Bloomberg:
A lobbyist generally donates $2,000 from their company’s political action committee at each meeting, though there is no required amount, the people said. Attendees are given a book, often signed by the congressman, and lunch.
The group doesn’t… Continue reading
Freeing Republican Delegates at Convention to Kill Trump Nomination?
Trip Gabriel’s NYT story yesterday concludes as follows:
“I think the establishment will do anything in their power to try to stop Donald Trump at the national convention,” said John Patrick Yob, the former delegate strategist for Senator Rand Paul… Continue reading
“Big-Donor Money Has Not Worked in the 2016 Campaign. Yet.”
“Corporate America’s Wasted Investment in Jeb Bush”
Bernie Sanders Raising Ever More Money from Small Donors as His Chances Fade Quickly
New influx of money for Sanders, while the race appears to be all but over on the Democratic side.
Assume Hillary seen as presumptive nominee by March 15. What does Sanders do with his funds and his time, especially if… Continue reading
“Even as He Rises, Donald Trump Entertains Conspiracy Theories”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
It was a question that most major presidential candidates would have quickly dismissed as absurd, even offensive: What do you make of these theories that Justice Antonin Scalia was murdered?
For Donald J. Trump,… Continue reading
Putting a Donald Trump Anchor Around John McCain’s Neck
A small taste of the ads to come.
“How Dialing for Dollars is Undermining our Democracy — And How to Stop It”
Sean Eldridge at Medium with some nice words about vouchers.
“Jeb Bush’s ambitions paid dividends for GOP admaker over the years”
WaPo:
Since 1998, when Murphy helped Bush remake his image and win the Florida governor’s office after an earlier failed bid, the strategist’s firms have received nearly $36 million from Bush’s campaigns, allied political committees and educational foundation, according… Continue reading
“EXCLUSIVE: Foreign Clinton Donor Made Donations To U.S. Campaigns”
Daily Caller:
Hansjorg Wyss, a billionaire Swiss citizen and multi-million dollar Clinton Foundation donor, gave 30 contributions to American political campaigns over a nine-year period, according to an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Federal law has imposed… Continue reading
“A.F.L.-C.I.O. Prepares to Create Its Own ‘Super PAC’ to Get Voters to the Polls”
NYT:
The second motivation is a concern on the part of A.F.L.-C.I.O. officials thatthe network of conservative philanthropists assembled by Charles G. and David H. Koch is far along in building a sophisticated turnout infrastructure that could give… Continue reading
Republicans Lament that Their Billionaire Overlords Have Not Saved Them from Trump
Indispensable reporting from Burns, Haberman, and Martin:
Late last fall, the strategists Alex Castellanos and Gail Gitcho, both presidential campaign veterans, reached out to dozens of the party’s leading donors, including the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and the hedge-fund manager… Continue reading