Congressional dysfunction may have hit an all time high (or is it low?). Despite sizable legislative majorities, Republicans are unable to pass basic legislation or even organize their caucus. Political polarization may be part of the reason (although not necessarily in the way some might expect).Source: How campaign finance regulation contributes to congressional dysfunction...
The ACLU says an Indiana law barring voters from taking pictures of their ballot in the voting booth violates the First Amendment, but the state is countering that the legislature is trying to prevent voter fraud.Source: Federal Court Hears Arguments Over ‘Ballot Selfie’ Law...
Targeting California’s recent record-low voter turnout, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a measure that would eventually allow Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go the DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license.Source: Gov. Brown approves automatic voter registration for Californians...
The top Democratic presidential contenders are continuing to outpace their Republican counterparts when it comes to raising money directly for their campaigns, according to third-quarter fundraising totals that have been announced so far.Source: Everything you need to know about the 2016 money race so far...
While Republicans spend cash on big ad buys, Democrats are pulling ahead where it matters. Snuffing out Donald Trump’s candidacy may lower the rest of the Republican field’s chances of beating Hillary Clinton.Source: 2016 Elections : The GOP’s Foolish TV Fixation...
First of all, let’s not shed any tears over the fall of Kevin McCarthy. Though the Republican majority leader is well-liked by his colleagues, he seems to have even less of a vision for where the GOP should go than the famously visionless John Boehner.Source: The Real Reason for the Chaos in the House...
After a terrible, no-good, very bad year, the GOP establishment ends with a whimper.Source: The Party’s Over...
To national GOP Chairman Reince Priebus, it must seem like he has the reverse Midas touch. Everything he touches turns to straw. It’s often the case that party leaders want to rerun the last election instead of focusing on the one they’ve got.Source: Republicans need a new plan to beat Donald Trump...
Kevin McCarthy will not be the speaker of the House.Source: Kevin McCarthy’s implosion signals a full-blown Republican revolution...
Gallup gives up the horse race - POLITICOBut after a bruising 2012 cycle, in which its polls were farther off than most of its competitors, Gallup told POLITICO it isn't planning any polls for the presidential primary horse race this cycle. And, even following an internal probe into what went wrong last time around, Gallup won't commit to tracking the...
