“To Get Ahead in Congress: Skip Governing, Raise Money; Just look at Aaron Schock.”
Trevor Potter and Meredith McGehee write for Politico.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Supreme Court race, constitutional amendment top Tuesday’s ballot”
Big fights over judicial elections today in Wisconsin.
“Rand Paul Sets Up Combined Fundraising Committee”
WSJ:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, ahead of the launch of his presidential campaign on Tuesday, has set up a fundraising committee that lets donors give simultaneously to his presidential and Senate campaigns.
For Mr. Paul, who unofficially got the go-ahead… Continue reading
“A Battle for the Bench: Who Is The Toughest Judge in All of Wisconsin”
Rand Paul Looks Likely to Form Joint Victory Fund with His Presidential Campaign, Senate Campaign, and His PAC
This will be worth watching.
“Presidential candidates-to-be make the most of fundraising rule-bending”
Evan Halper reports for the LAT.
NYT with Two on the Adelson Primary
Jeb Bush as Inevitable Choice?
Other wealthy donors, mindful of their power to reshape the Republican race with “super PAC” donations, have been more direct: The casino magnate Sheldon Adelson recently made what two people briefed on it… Continue reading
“Taxpayers paid portion of Cruz’s political trips”
“Special interests pick up tab for Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian”
“Hillary Clinton Makes It Hard to Follow the Money”
“Koch Donors Step Into Public View”
Fredreka Schouten: “Growing numbers of wealthy conservatives who help fund the political and policy network tied to Charles and David Koch are beginning to step into public view to defend the billionaire industrialists and their goals.”