Category Archives: campaigns
“Hillary Clinton is exploring the outer limits of fundraising like no presidential nominee ever has”
LAT:
If there were a moment in this presidential race when Hillary Clinton could act on her stated outrage over the obscene amount of money in politics, it is probably now, having eclipsed her rival Donald Trump in terms… Continue reading
Helpful from Kevin Drum on Hillary, the State Department, and Access
Kevin responds at Mother Jones to my USA Today oped. Here’s the key part:
This is fine. If the beef with Hillary is that she’s an ordinary politician who’s more likely to see you if you’re (a) important, (b)… Continue reading
33 Donors Gave 90% of Money to Pro-Clinton Super PAC
“Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book”
Daily Beast:
Paul Ryan (not that one), of the nonpartisan nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, said that Trump would have to forgo accepting royalties for sales on the book in order for the transaction to be legal, under Federal Election Committee… Continue reading
6th Cir., in Thoughtful J. Sutton Opinion, Upholds Ban on Endorsements by Judicial Candidates
This strikes me as an exceptionally thoughtful opinion, upholding some judicial campaign regulations and striking down others.
It also shows how the Supreme Court’s Williams-Yulee decision has changed the calculus on which judicial campaign regulations can survive First Amendment attack.… Continue reading
“Even Trump and Clinton need big-money donors: Column”
Coinciding with the paperback release of Plutocrats United, I have written this oped for USA Today. It concludes:
None of these things — Trump courting super PAC donors, Clinton getting paid by the wealthiest companies as a private… Continue reading
“Bernie Sanders’s New Political Group Is Met by Staff Revolt”
NYT:
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, his presidential campaign now behind him, will look to advance the movement he built during the Democratic primary race, with the public unveiling on Wednesday of a political organization focused on addressing economic inequality… Continue reading
Kochs To the Rescue in North Carolina?
Sounds like it from this Tarini Parti Buzzfeed report.
“Inside the exclusive events helping to fund Clinton and the Democratic Party”
WaPo on the ingratiation and access:
The price of entry to see Hillary Clinton on Sunday evening was $50,000 per person, a sum that got you an al fresco meal of tomato and mozzarella salad, lobster, strawberry shortcake and an… Continue reading
“Prosser decries money in high-court races”
That’s rich, given his position in the John Doe case.
“The Truth Behind Trump’s Rigged-Election Paranoia”
The great Todd Purdum in Vanity Fair.
“12-year-old running Trump campaign office in Colorado”
“Fellow Republicans still waiting for Trump’s promised cash”
AP:
Donald Trump portrays himself as an indispensable cash resource for fellow Republicans up and down the ballot.
But while Trump is pulling in donor checks, an Associated Press review of campaign finance filings shows most of his fellow Republicans… Continue reading