Category Archives: campaigns
Dirty Tricks Against Clinton Campaign
More despicable conduct:
A Clinton campaign official alleges that the women engaged in several efforts to entrap supporters. In one scheme, described by Clinton staff, a woman attempted to pass a cash donation to Clinton volunteers and interns. In another,… Continue reading
Why is Deez Nuts Surging?
Fun Trip Gabriel piece:
Supporters who picked up the Deez Nuts meme tweeted to Public Policy Polling, a nonscientific polling operation, asking it to add him to its surveys, and it did. In head-to-head matchups with Donald J. Trump and… Continue reading
“Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors”
Bloomberg:
In January, Ted Cruz’s quest for the presidency got help from a limited liability company called V3 231. The LLC was listed as the source of a $250,000 donation to a super PAC supporting the conservative Republican senator… Continue reading
“Lawrence Lessig: Running on Empty Campaign Finance Reform”
“End Citizens United PAC wants to make its name a reality”
MSNBC:
The group plans on setting up an independent expenditure arm sometime early next year to financially back the candidates through initiatives including television ads, direct mailers and polling.
While End Citizens United also hopes to help enact campaign finance… Continue reading
“Google could ‘rig the 2016 election,’ researcher says”
CNN:
The world’s most-used search engine is so powerful and national elections are so tight, that even a tiny tweak in Google’s (GOOGL, Tech30) secret algorithm could swing the 2016 presidential election, according to Robert… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton campaign fundraisers: Cash bar only?”
Squeeze every hard money dollar.
“Deez Nuts is running for president”
As if we didn’t know that already.
But just look at the results of this PPP poll in NC:
Q32 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump, and independent Deez Nuts who… Continue reading
Must-Read Maggie Haberman on Hillary Clinton and #BlackLivesMatter
Fascinating window into what appears to be a more genuine take by Hillary Clinton on race issues.
“Why Campaigns Have the Edge Over Super PACs on TV”
“Rand Paul Purchases a Path Around an Inconvenient Kentucky Law”
The Atlantic:
Over the weekend, the Kentucky senator said he gave $250,000 to his state’s Republican Party for the explicit purpose of funding its presidential caucus in March. He promised to pony up another $200,000 in the fall, enough… Continue reading
“Proposed electioneering rule addresses political attack ads”
Bozeman Daily Chronicle:
As part of the state’s new election disclosure law, Montana’s commissioner of political practices has proposed a rule aimed at attack ads masquerading as educational.
It has become common for “social welfare” organizations to send postcards… Continue reading
“Could Donald Trump really run as an independent?”
The Guardian:
Running as an independent, however, would require more than a change of heart by Trump – it would require a national campaign to document the support of hundreds of thousands of voters across the country, in the form… Continue reading