Category Archives: campaigns
Don Blankenship Refuses to Disclose Finances in Connection with Senate Run in West Va., Gets Attacked by McConnell Super PAC
NYT:
Mr. Blankenship offers no apology for his many contradictions and personal and business decisions, some of them previously undisclosed. Though he lives a baronial lifestyle thanks to a fortune built on coal scratched from West Virginia’s mountains, he says… Continue reading
“DNC chairman defends lawsuit against Russia, Trump campaign, WikiLeaks”
Weigel:
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Sunday defended a new multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, with talk show hosts asking whether it was distracting from efforts to rebuild the Democratic Party.… Continue reading
“D.N.C. Lawsuit Alleges Trump-Russia Conspiracy”
NYT:
The Democratic National Committee opened a new legal assault on President Trump on Friday by filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the organization was the victim of a conspiracy by Russian officials, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks… Continue reading
Today’s Must-Watch: Watch Jordan Peele use AI to make Barack Obama deliver a PSA about fake news
If this doesn’t scare the hell out of you about the next election season, you are not paying attention.
“Trump Campaign Rebukes Indiana Candidate Signs” (Rokita)
AP:
Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has demanded that Rep. Todd Rokita take down yard signs it says give the false impression the president endorsed the Indiana Republican’s Senate bid, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated… Continue reading
“Top GOP super PAC books $48 million in ads for House races”
WaPo:
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading Republican super PAC focused on the House, is booking $48 million in ad reservations ahead of the November midterm elections — giving its first indications of where it intends to focus its considerable… Continue reading
“Eyeing 2020, Trump Fund-Raisers Return to Familiar Well: Small Donors”
“How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted U.S. Voters Before the 2016 Election”
Wired:
WHEN YOUNG MIE Kim began studying political ads on Facebook in August of 2016—while Hillary Clinton was still leading the polls— few people had ever heard of the Russian propaganda group, Internet Research Agency. Not even Facebook itself… Continue reading
“Billionaire vs. Billionaire: A Tug of War Between 2 Rogue Donors”
NYT:
Two rogue billionaires — one on the left, one on the right — have emerged as the biggest political spenders of the 2018 elections, defying their own parties and pouring millions of dollars into confrontational campaign tactics.
Tom Steyer,… Continue reading
“GOP Primary Challenger Invents George Soros Connection to Attack Incumbent Republican”
The Intercept:
Friends of Democracy is a Super PAC that was launched by Jonathan Soros (his father, George, has nothing to do with it). Its mission was to support members of Congress who support campaign finance reform — in other… Continue reading
“DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against President Trump, His Campaign & American Media Inc. for Illegal, Unreported $30K Coordinated Expenditure to Squelch Rumors of Candidate’s Illegitimate Child”
“Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers’ Political Clout”
NYT:
Last month, a friend of the wealthy conservative donor Rebekah Mercer arrived at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters. His task: Find out what — if anything — could repair relations between Facebook, the world’s biggest social media company, and Cambridge… Continue reading
“Are Algorithms the New Campaign Donation?”
Jacob Metcalf for Slate.