Category Archives: campaigns
“Montana Dems Have Time To Find A New Candidate, But It Won’t Be Schweitzer”
Ben Jacobs reports for The Daily Beast.
“Chris McDaniel should either show evidence or concede in Mississippi’s GOP primary”
WaPo editorial.
The anti-McDaniel “Y’all Politics” says “According to McDaniel sources, #McDDay version 2.0 should be on Friday. That’s when we are supposed to see the formal protest to the MS GOP executive committee followed immediately by a lawsuit. “
Two from NYT’s “Taking Note” Editorial Blog
If Judges Campaign Like Ordinary Politicians, Can We Have Impartial Courts? by Dorothy Samuels
and
President Obama’s Fundraising Scandal by David Firestone.
“Nick Di Iorio, longshot GOP candidate for Congress, signed to star in reality show about ‘unwinnable’ races”
NYDN reports.
UPDATE: From the campaign:
Earlier this year, Nick Di iorio was approached by several producers interested in filming the Nick for New York campaign. One proposed a reality show format. The campaign contacted the Federal Election Commission… Continue reading
“Senate primary needs to end so healing can begin”
Sam Hall on #MSSEN:
If the campaign has enough evidence to file a challenge, then they should file a challenge. A more likely observation: if the campaign had enough evidence to file a challenge, they would have filed a challenge… Continue reading
Will Sheldon Adelson Spend $100 Million to Turn Senate Republican?
CNN discusses the rumor. That’s about as much as Adelson and his wife spent in 2012.
“In N.C., conservative donor Art Pope sits at heart of government he helped transform”
Must-read Matea Gold deep dive.
“Could southern black voters save the Senate for Democrats?”
“Black Southern Voters, Poised to Play a Historic Role”
This item appears at NYT’s The UpShot.
“What exactly is Chris McDaniel doing? Beats me.”
The Fix:
Is there a chance that McDaniel has found a series of smoking guns regarding the runoff vote that he will reveal at some point in the future and, in so doing, invalidate the results? I mean, I… Continue reading
“White House spokesman says investigation in Solis matter is ongoing”
LA Times on Hatch Act allegations.