The prospect of two Democrats – Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez – advancing to the November election continues to look likely, with two surveys this month supporting the trend that surfaced when polling began last year.Source: U.S. Senate primary likely just a warmup...
“Look, having nuclear — my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr.Source: The strange power of Donald Trump’s speech patterns...
A nonprofit with ties to Senator John McCain received a $1 million donation from the government of Saudi Arabia in 2014, according to documents filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.Source: McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia...
The first page in any handbook for creating a government regulatory commission would lay out something fairly obvious: There has to be an odd number of members.Source: The Federal Election Commission is worse than useless...
The California Secretary of State’s web page now has a list of candidates for the June 7, 2016 primary. Here is the link to the list for U.S. Senate. The ballot will list 35 candidates. Thanks to Jim Riley for the news.Here is link to the full list of candidates for Congress and legislature.Source: California June 2016 Primary Ballot Will...
Early money is like yeast, or so goes the saying, implying that when you raise and spend big money early, it leads to more campaign cash.Source: The top 10 big-money Senate races in 2016 — so far...
Buzz Cuts:• Trump is losing in Wisconsin. But why?• RNC unveils contested contention website• Sponsors balk at backing Republican convention• Hillary grabs big lead in home state showdown with Trump• Clean inside and out TRUMP IS LOSING IN WISCONSIN.Source: Trump is losing in Wisconsin. But why?...
How politics and government really work, and why they don’t. There’s no evidence to support Donald Trump’s claim that Ted Cruz played a role in a super PAC’s attack on his wife.Source: Super PACs and Trump’s Wife: How a Photo Dispute Highlights Weakness in Campaign Finance Rules...
Young Americans don’t care much for political parties. According to the Pew Research Center, 48 percent of millennials (ages 18-33) identify as independents. That’s almost as many as identify as Democrats (28 percent) and Republicans (18 percent) put together.Source: The waning influence of American political parties...
Donald Trump's timing in the 2016 presidential campaign has been impeccable. He got into the race just as dissatisfaction with the crop of candidates was rising. He began peaking as fall turned to winter, right in time for a series of critical votes nationwide.Source: Donald Trump picked a terrible time to have his worst week of the presidential race...
