Category Archives: campaigns
“Steve Israel: Confessions of a Congressman”
Rep. Israel in NYT oped:
Since then, I’ve spent roughly 4,200 hours in call time, attended more than 1,600 fund-raisers just for my own campaign and raised nearly $20 million in increments of $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 per election cycle.… Continue reading
“2016 Will Test the Power of Super PACs”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes at Moyers & Co.
“Why California’s Citizens United Ballot Initiative May Not Matter”
Justin Miller writes for TAP.
“The biggest donor to Jeb Bush’s super PAC says Bush is ‘not living up to expectations’”
WaPo:
The billionaire insurance magnate whose company gave $10 million to the super PAC behind the Jeb Bush presidential bid expressed regret Thursday about the direction of that campaign.
“Montana to use corruption ruling to defend contribution caps”
Interesting AP story:
A second Montana judge has ruled there was corruption in the state’s 2010 Republican primary elections, with candidates pledging loyalty to a national anti-union group’s cause in exchange for thousands of dollars in illegal and unreported… Continue reading
“SuperPACs Are Not So Super In 2016”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Campaign Legal Center Doubles Down on Jeb Bush Inquisition”
Derek Muller: Who Decides If Ted Cruz is Eligible to Be President?
Here’s a deep dive guest post from Derek Muller:
Earlier this week, Donald Trump suggested that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace could be a problem in the event he became the Republican presidential nominee. He followed that up with… Continue reading
“Maine Democrats middlemen for wealthy donors and national party”
Maine Sun Journal:
A Cuban-born sugar tycoon. A California-based registered foreign agent for the government of Sri Lanka. A Chicago billionaire.
All are recent large donors to the Maine Democratic Party via a complex fundraising strategy called the Hillary Victory… Continue reading
Trump Virginia Loyalty Pledge Case Looks Weak
WaPo:
Three African American pastors who support Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement affirming that they are Republicans — a plan the presidential front-runner has condemned.
The plaintiffs say… Continue reading
“Supporters Seek to Persuade Democrats to ‘Ditch and Switch’ for Donald Trump”
NYT:
At a campaign event for Donald J. Trump in Mississippi last weekend, Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — two African-American YouTube stars who go by the names Diamond and Silk — rallied the roaring crowd with a plea.… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Is Also an Outlier in Political Science”
Lynn Vavreck at NYT’s The Upshot:
Donald Trump has confounded politicians, pundits and political scientists as he runs a most unconventional — and so far successful — campaign to win the Republican presidential nomination. Here’s the way we think these… Continue reading