Category Archives: campaigns
“Money Flows Down Ballot as Donald Trump Is Abandoned by Big Donors (Even Himself)”
NYT:
Disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday revealed tens of millions of dollars in late donations and transfers to Republican “super PACs” focused on down-ballot races, suggesting a significant last-ditch effort to protect Senate and House candidates… Continue reading
“Union dumps consultant, PAC treasurer in Petit ad fiasco”
Ct. Mirror:
House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, told reporters Thursday morning that someone should lose their job over the digital attack ad a union political action committee placed against Dr. William Petit, a home-invasion survivor. By nightfall, someone did.
“Democratic megadonor bankrolls ‘Republicans for Clinton’ super PAC”
McConnell’s SuperPac to Save Republican Senate Gets $11 Million Infusion from Non-Disclosing 501(c)(4)
Teddy Schleifer for CNN:
The super PAC has flipped that money almost immediately into a new advertising push in a half-dozen states financed entirely by the late checks. Those contributions will not be reported until December, though many expect Sheldon… Continue reading
“Donald Trump hasn’t invested $100 million in White House race – yet”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly declared he’s putting $100 million of his own money into his White House bid.
But he still has a long way to go, according to reports… Continue reading
“Arizona Republicans All In For Sending Swing District Green Party Candidate To Congress”
“One more way lobbyists could support Hillary Clinton”
WaPo:
Lobbyists have not been allowed onto Hillary Clinton’s transition team, nor has the Democratic presidential nominee indicated whether she, if elected, would lift President Barack Obama’s restrictions on lobbyists working in the administration.
But lobbyists have raised millions of… Continue reading
“Worried About a Rigged Election? Here’s One Way to Handle It; Why the GOP should pay attention to Nixon vs. Kennedy, 1960”
Josh Zeitz for Politico Magazine.
“Oath Keepers Founder Says ‘Undercover’ Poll Watching Effort Won’t Intimidate Voters”
Ryan Reilly for HuffPo:
The founder of a fringe right-wing group issued a “call to action” this week asking members of the organization to go undercover to watch for voter fraud and voter intimidation at polling places on Election Day.… Continue reading
#JohnDoe: “Schimel asks for leak investigation”
Patrick Marley:
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel asked Wisconsin’s top judge Thursday to investigate a leak in September that hurt conservatives — but not earlier ones that helped them.
“Even a cursory review of those documents published (by the Guardian… Continue reading
Rocket Docket for DNC v. RNC Voter Intimidation Case-Hearing Next Week
Discovery now and oral argument on November 2.
Lyle Denniston has the details.
“Could the RNC pay for Trump’s ‘rigged’ election claims?”
“Israeli GOP Group Accepts Donations From non-Americans; Experts Question Legality”
Haaretz reports.