“Will Donald Trump reverse course and seek donations for his 2016 bid?”
Matea Gold reports for WaPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
“GOP donors pushing Condoleezza Rice to run independent campaign”
“Trump would pursue criminal indictment of Clinton”
“K Street money set looks to contain Trump damage”
Politico:
After tearing through Michigan and Mississippi Tuesday night, Donald Trump extolled the virtues of a Republican majority on Capitol Hill. It’s important “that our senators and that our congressmen get reelected,” he said.
GOP donors agree. But instead of… Continue reading
“Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters”
NYT:
The billionaire George Soros and other liberal donors will bankroll a new $15 million campaign to mobilize Latinos and other immigrants this fall, hoping to channel outrage at the political rhetoric of Donald J. Trump and other Republicans… Continue reading
“Donald Trump may need a lot of rich backers after all”
“Sanders lawsuit: Ohio official changed law to block 17-year-olds from voting”
CNN:
Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Tuesday sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, accusing the Republican of quietly changing a law in an effort to block 17-year-olds from voting in the state’s presidential primary next week.
Husted, however, insisted… Continue reading
“The Appearance and the Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption: An Empirical Investigation”
Christopher Robertson and three co-authors have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Legal Analysis). Here is the abstract:
he Supreme Court says that campaign finance regulations are unconstitutional unless they target “quid pro quo” corruption or its appearance.… Continue reading
“Exiled from Koch orbit, American Future Fund turns to GOP establishment for cash”
“Seeing Trump as vulnerable, GOP elites now eye a contested convention”
“Citizens United is only 15% of the political cash problem”
Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter have written this LA Times oped.
“More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump”
NYT:
Over all, naturalization applications increased by 11 percent in the 2015 fiscal year over the year before, and jumped 14 percent during the six months ending in January, according to federal figures. The pace is picking up by… Continue reading
“Challenge to Cruz’s ‘natural born’ status dismissed due to blown deadlines”
Bloomberg, Like Trump, Would Have Sold Himself as Too Rich to Be Bought By Special Interests
From the draft tv ad:
He won’t take a dime in political contributions—never has—because he finances his own campaigns. He will totally independent to take on the special interests and push both parties to get things done….
The resonance… Continue reading