Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings have fallen sharply in her home state, a new poll showed, marking the first time in her nearly three-decade Senate career that a plurality of Californians hold negative views of her job performance.Source: New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California...
Thieves stole at least $2.7 million from political committees and $71,000 from then-candidate Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020, according to a Business Insider analysis of federal disclosure records.Source: Federal political committees, campaigns lost $2.7M to theft, fraud in last cycle: report...
Earlier this month, legislation was introduced in the Arizona Senate to eliminate the presidential preference election -- the presidential primary in the Grand Canyon state -- and replace it with caucuses run by the state parties. SB 1668, introduced by state Sen.Source: Arizona Bill Would End Presidential Primary...
The Lincoln Project, a pugnacious campaign by conservative strategists known for its broadsides against former President Trump, was plunged into disarray on Friday.Source: The Lincoln Project, a conservative anti-Trump group, is thrown into disarray by scandal...
National Republicans donated a quarter-million dollars to the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, a notable injection of funds as the campaign enters the final month to gather enough valid signatures to put the matter on the ballot.Source: National Republicans donate $250,000 to Newsom recall effort...
Instead, Republican Rep.Source: Deal Reached to Avert Witness Depositions in Trump Impeachment Trial...
Political spending in the 2020 election totaled $14.4 billion, more than doubling the total cost of the record-breaking 2016 presidential election cycle. That’s according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of Federal Election Commission filings.Source: Most expensive ever: 2020 election cost $14.4 billion...
On February 12, the Federal Election Commission filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Level the Playing Field v FEC, 20-649. This is the lawsuit over who can be included in general election presidential debates.Source: Federal Election Commission Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Hear Presidential Debates Case...
The U.S. Census detailed data that states need to redistrict U.S. House and state legislative seats will not be available until September 2021. The National Conference of State Legislatures has an article about what states can do about that problem.Source: National Conference of State Legislatures Suggests States Might Want to Delay 2022 Primaries due to Late-Arriving Census Data...
Texas Representative Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) has introduced HB 1359, which would put the question of secession from the United States on the November 2021 ballot. Here is the text.Source: Texas Bill for a Vote on Secession...
