Category Archives: campaigns
Inside the Ben Carson Super PAC
Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner:
While the super PACs say they do not work together, they may combine into one larger super PAC soon. Former Carson campaign chairman Terry Giles resigned from the campaign to reportedlyform a third super PAC… Continue reading
Carly the Destroyer
Shane Goldmacher on Fiorina being the biggest outsourcer of campaign functions to her superpac.
“Lobbyists: Easy target, easy touch; Presidential candidates assail lobbyists but also willingly take cash from them”
Politico:
Bush, whose closest advisers in recent months — including Mike Murphy and Al Cardenas — have worked for lobbying firms, isn’t alone in criticizing the industry. As presidential candidates look to portray themselves as Washington outsiders, the lobbying… Continue reading
“Influence of Money in Politics a Top Concern for Voters”
WSJ Wash. Wire:
Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.
Asked… Continue reading
“What’s the Matter with Polling?”
Cliff Zukin NYT oped concludes:
We are less sure how to conduct good survey research now than we were four years ago, and much less than eight years ago. And don’t look for too much help in what the polling… Continue reading
“Republicans lag behind on voter information”
LAT:
The Republican National Committee’s plans for the 2014 midterm election went far beyond taking control of Congress: They were to put in motion a massive technology push aimed at capturing the White House in 2016.
The party vowed… Continue reading
“GOP’s House and Senate super PACs step up sales pitch”
Politico:
The primary Senate and House Republican super PACs are joining forces in a major campaign to get Big Business to open its checkbook to the party.
The message isn’t subtle: the left is shelling out tens of millions… Continue reading
“Let’s have an honest debate on the debates”
Larry Diamond and David King in The Hill.
Political debates matter. They can alter the course of a campaign, propel a candidate or an idea, and provide voters an unfiltered window into how potential leaders handle tough situations. For the… Continue reading
“Presidential candidates defy campaign finance limits through well-funded outside groups”
AP:
Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton are asking donors to write the checks to get their campaigns started. Yet these “new” candidates have been fueling their presidential ambitions for months — years, in Clinton’s case — thanks… Continue reading
The Astroturf Presidential Campaign
Murphy: Super PAC Donors are “Killers;” Cannot Coordinate “Any More” with Jeb! But “Well-Informed” as of Last Week
Mike Murphy on the crashed Right to Rise super pac conference call:
“So I can tell you, we are excited,” Murphy continued. “And, just keep doing what you’re doing. And I keep coming back to this pitch, because, like any… Continue reading
“Bipartisan Group Urges Overhaul of General Election Debates”
NYT on an Annenbeg-led effort that seems quite sensible. Anita Dunn and Beth Myers co-chair, and Bauer and Ginsberg have a hand too.
“Pillar of Law Institute Files Brief in Washington Free Speech Case”
Release:
The Pillar of Law Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Supreme Court today in the case Utter v. Building Industry Association of Washington(BIAW), urging the Court to hear the case and reinforce free speech protections… Continue reading