14
Apr
Bulk of Ryan’s fundraising haul in $50k-plus chunks
Paul Ryan raised $9,035,400 from donors who cut checks larger than $50,000. | AP PhotoSource: Bulk of Ryan's fundraising haul in $50k-plus chunks...
12
Apr
Billionaires fund anti-Trump delegate push
First they spent tens of millions trying to boost their favorite presidential candidates, then they poured cash into ads attacking Donald Trump, and now some of the biggest donors on the right are turning their attention to the delegate fight.Source: Billionaires fund anti-Trump delegate push...
11
Apr
Sheldon Adelson and top GOP donors retreat to the sidelines
LAS VEGAS — Dispirited over a Republican Party primary that has devolved into an ugly, damaging fight, some of the GOP’s biggest financiers are reevaluating whether to invest in the 2016 presidential contest at all.Source: Sheldon Adelson and top GOP donors retreat to the sidelines...
10
Apr
10
Apr
CNN hires ‘delegate analysts’ in runup to a possibly contested GOP convention
First in an endless series of posts on how news organizations are approaching this summer’s Republican and Democratic conventions.Source: CNN hires ‘delegate analysts’ in runup to a possibly contested GOP convention...
07
Apr
Trevor Potter: Happy Campaign Finance Warrior
Stephen Colbert's campaign finance lawyer thinks Trump, Clinton and Sanders should join forces on getting money out of politics. He's not kidding.Source: Trevor Potter: Happy Campaign Finance Warrior...
07
Apr
Introducing The Public Primary
FairVote believes that every vote should matter and be heard in every public election. The fundamental goal of any primary election system should be to help foster a general election that will include meaningful choices, real competition, and fair representation.Source: Introducing The Public Primary...
07
Apr
With GOP in Disarray, Super-PACs Target Congress
Super-PACs and political non-profits have opened the spending spigot on congressional elections spurred by fears the bruising Republican presidential primary has put the party's majorities on Capitol Hill up for grabs. Outside groups from both parties have already spent a combined $34.Source: With GOP in Disarray, Super-PACs Target Congress...
07
Apr
California Initiative for Electronic Signatures Begins to Circulate
On April 6, a proposed statewide California initiative was cleared to begin collecting signatures. The measure would require the state to permit registered voters to sign statewide and local initiatives electronically.Source: California Initiative for Electronic Signatures Begins to Circulate...
07
Apr
Trump has more than math to worry about in Cleveland
If Donald Trump wants to ward off defeat at a contested convention, he’s got more than just a vote of the delegates to worry about.Source: Trump has more than math to worry about in Cleveland...