Republicans may be bracing for chaos in Cleveland, but there's one aspect of the party's quadrennial nominating convention that appears on track: fundraising. GOP officials said the two committees charged with raising money for the festivities are already close to meeting their goals, with $67.Source: GOP outstripping Democrats in hunt for convention cash...
In a March 8, 2016, op-ed in The Los Angeles Times, Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter argued that money raised by federal political candidates from individual donors, known as hard money, makes up the lion’s share of campaign spending, while independent expenditures by outside groups like superSource: Verbatim fact check: Is hard money a larger share of political spending than...
It would only take one little button. It’s November 6, 2016. The world is not in good shape.Source: How Facebook Could Tilt the 2016 Election...
Richard L. Hasen is Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Plutocrats United (Yale University Press 2016). The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.Source: Is Trump right about 'rigged' nomination?...
(CNN)Nearly half a million California voters may be unable to participate in the state's presidential primaries on June 7 as a result of confusion in the voter registration process, a Los Angeles Times investigation has discovered.Source: Report: Up to 500K Californians may be blocked from voting...
The phenomenon of the Republican presidential frontrunner has convulsed the media class for almost a year now. Donald Trump has defied every expectation and shown himself impervious to the scientific laws of politics.Source: The Media vs. Trump story that’s been overlooked: Freedom of Speech...
WASHINGTON — When it comes to nominating presidential candidates, it turns out the world’s foremost democracy is not so purely democratic.Source: As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined...
The last time Stuart Spencer courted delegates at a Republican National Convention, in 1976, he kept a roll of quarters in his pocket for when he had to run to the pay phones and call in reports to President Gerald R. Ford’s campaign headquarters. This year there will be no running.Source: Potential G.O.P. Convention Fight Puts Older Hands in Sudden...
Ron Unz, who is using his U.S. Senate bid to preserve his bi lingual education ban, attends an S.F. conference this month. Ron Unz, who is using his U.S. Senate bid to preserve his bi...
Shadow lobbying: A multibillion-dollar D.C. industry with little transparency.Earlier this year, we asked you to help us find out which Democratic superdelegates are also lobbyists.Source: What is shadow lobbying? How influence peddlers shape policy in the dark...
