Category Archives: campaigns
“Everything you need to know about the 2016 money race so far”
Matea Gold for WaPo.
The initial batch of fundraising reports point to a continuation of the trend that emerged in the spring quarter, when the Democratic candidates raised more money directly for their campaigns, while nearly 80 percent of… Continue reading
The Latest Jeb! Slipup
Ken Vogel:
Telling slip-up here from @JebBush highlights ineffectiveness of super PAC coordination ban. http://iowapublicradio.org/post/bush-weighs-guns-agricultural-subsidies-and-education#stream/0 …
“Million-Dollar Donors in the 2016 Presidential Race”
NYT has the list, which includes 10 corporations and other non-human entities.
Just as billionaires have become much less reluctant to spend their personal fortunes in campaigns, corporations are becoming more comfortable with becoming super pac donors.
“How Dodd-Frank Hurts Governors in the Money Primary”
Gary Sernovitz in the New Yorker.
His suggestion in the final paragraph that reversing Citizens United would fix things is wrong. It would take a reversal of SpeechNow etc.
What Did Jeb Bush Mean in His Comments About Not “Reauthorizing” the Voting Rights Act?
It is hard to know exactly what to make of Jeb Bush’s comments.
According to this video from an Q and A with Jeb Bush, the exchange went like this (my transcription):
Questioner: Where do you stand on the Voting… Continue reading
“Anonymous donors send millions to pro-Rubio group”
Correction of the Day
NYT on why Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House speaker includes this correction:
Correction: October 7, 2015
An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to how frequently the House speaker typically travels to raise money. It is three… Continue reading
“No, Illegal Immigrants Won’t Elect Hillary”
David Byler for Real Clear Politics:
On Saturday, Paul Goldman and Mark Rozell authored a piece in Politico titled “Illegal Immigrants Could Elect Hillary Clinton.” Usually, a headline like that accompanies a story about voter fraud or back-of-the-envelope… Continue reading
“Hoping to Be Invited to the Debate, Lawrence Lessig Waits by the Phone”
NYT:
In the meantime, Mr. Lessig said he and his family had been scraping by since kicking off his campaign last month. Harvard cannot pay his salary while he is on leave to seek office, and campaign finance rules… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton says she wishes super PACs were banned”
“Democratic underdog seeks LGBT help in 2016 bid”
Washington Blade:
The Citizens Equality Act has three major components that seek citizen-funded elections, the equal right to vote and equal representation in Congress. It’s this last component, which would end political gerrymandering and create multi-member districts, that Lessig acknowledges… Continue reading