Category Archives: campaigns
Trump Channels Sergeant Schultz’s “I Know Nothing”
This:
But Trump expressed little concern this week that a super PAC called Great America PAC was emerging as the vehicle of choice for wealthy Trump supporters and praised one of the group’s advisers, longtime Republican consultant Ed Rollins.… Continue reading
“New questions emerge about Bentley’s Vegas trip, Republican Governors Association’s influence”
Al.com:
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) has given Gov. Robert Bentley far more money than any other governor since Bentley and his former adviser and alleged mistress Rebekah Mason attended RGA’s annual conference in Las Vegas in November.
The… Continue reading
“Bernie Sanders’s Legacy? The Left May No Longer Need the Rich”
NYT’sThe UpShot:
Mr. Sanders’s weakness among affluent Democrats and his strength among working-class Democrats might seem unsurprising, given his class-focused message. Mr. Sanders himself anticipated it in an interview with The Upshot in July.
But in broader historical terms, it… Continue reading
“Trump rallies in Charleston, tells people not to vote”
Huh:
Donald Trump loves coal miners and thinks you should not vote in Tuesday’s elections, he told a crowd of thousands at the Charleston Civic Center Thursday also hitting all the themes of his campaign — building a wall… Continue reading
“Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump”
NYT:
The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee.
“Yes, I’m a Republican, he’s a Republican,” Mr. Adelson said in a… Continue reading
After Ken Vogel Story, Politifact Now Rates as Half-True George Clooney Statement About Clinton Fundraising
Politifact:
Editor’s note, May 4, 2016: We originally published this item on April 17 and rated it Mostly True. Since then, readers have contacted us to consider other evidence about the Democratic Party’s fundraising processes, especially state parties sending money… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s new finance guru: once a Clinton donor, Soros employee”
“Donald Trump Won’t Self-Fund General-Election Campaign”
WSJ:
Donald Trump won’t self-fund his general-election campaign, and will instead create a “world-class finance organization,” the presumptive Republican nominee said in an interview on Wednesday.
For a campaign expected to cost more than $1 billion, “I’ll be putting up… Continue reading
Trump May Welcome Super PAC Money
Greg Sargent:
TRUMP FACES BIG DECISION ON SUPER PACs: On Morning Joe today, Trump was asked whether he would “welcome the support of Super PACs in the general election.” He replied:
“I’m going to be making a decision over… Continue reading
“Cruz’s faltering campaign shows the risks of depending on a few wealthy donors”
LAT:
Ted Cruz, in his outsider’s bid for the White House, has depended heavily on the largesse of just three wealthy donors to establish credibility and stay afloat amid a chaotic nominating process that killed off most of his rivals.… Continue reading
“2016 Clinton fundraising leaves little for state parties”
Politico:
But it is perhaps more notable that the arrangement has prompted concerns among some participating state party officials and their allies. They grumble privately that Clinton is merely using them to subsidize her own operation, while her allies… Continue reading
“Trump Said to Lack Plan for Fundraising, Running-Mate Vetting”
“Prosecutors: Walker campaign, conservative group ‘one and the same'”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on the John Doe cert. petition.