Due to Republican delegate apportionment rules in many states, tiny numbers of conservative voters in liberal districts hold a lot of power 07.00 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 April 2016 09.Source: Republican 'rotten boroughs' could clinch nominee thanks to delegate quirk...
Bernie Sanders’s campaign claims a fundraising effort may have committed “serious apparent violations” of campaign-finance laws. The Bernie Sanders campaign is picking a fight with the Democratic Party, and the Hillary Clinton campaign.Source: Bernie Sanders's Campaign Accuses Hillary Victory Fund of 'Serious Apparent Violations'...
Conventional wisdom is now set: Because of his lack of organization at the delegate-selecting level, Donald Trump only has one chance to be the Republican presidential nominee: He needs to win it on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in July. That's right.Source: Donald Trump has only one path to the GOP nomination. And he has himself to...
SAN FRANCISCO—The meeting of some of the most marginalized Republicans in America came to order, and the few and the proud leaders of the San Francisco GOP received welcome news. Registration in the city was on the rise.Source: How the Hyper-Liberal Enclaves of America Could Pick the GOP Nominee...
The Republican race remains on track for a contested convention this summer, during which pretty much anything could happen. But we won’t have to wait until July for our first peek at the chaos.Source: The coming RNC rules chaos, explained....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
