LAS VEGAS — Marco Rubio had just finished wooing a group of Christian businessmen at the posh Canyon Gate Country Club, a few miles east of the Strip. The hot afternoon sun was shining on the Italianate columns of the clubhouse. Golf carts glided silently over flawless green fairways.Source: Could Rubio’s crossover message save the GOP?...
On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1461, the New Motor Voter Act, which will automatically register people to vote through the DMV, and could result in illegal aliens voting.Source: Jerry Brown Signs Bill That Could Let Illegal Aliens Vote...
Ann Ravel says the Federal Election Commission is badly broken. But is her very public crusade the way to fix it?...
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is apparently getting a great bang for his buck in the presidential race. If accurate, that total is not necessarily a surprise. It's in line with the $1.8 million he loaned his campaign over the summer, according to The Wall Street Journal.Source: Donald Trump's spending shows how he's redefining the modern political campaign...
This is part one of a series of posts that will examine the Republican delegate allocation rules by state.Source: 2016 Republican Delegate Allocation: IOWA...
WASHINGTON — If voters decide to hire billionaire Donald Trump as their president in 2016, they couldn’t actually fire him from the job he now holds.Source: Donald Trump's candidacy raises novel ethics questions...
Marco Rubio is hot, hot, hot — or at least that’s what you’d surmise if you’ve been reading the political news media over the last week or so. “Is Marco Rubio the New Favorite to Win the GOP Nomination?” asks MSNBC. “Why Marco Rubio’s Chances Are Rising,” reads the New York Times.Source: Why everyone suddenly decided Marco Rubio will be...
A partisan battle over absentee voting broke out Tuesday at a State Board of Elections meeting, with Republicans warning that a new policy has opened the door to electronic voter fraud and Democrats dismissing the charge as unverified and overblown.Source: E-signatures for absentee ballots spark debate at elections board...
Hillary Clinton’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend could trigger the so-called equal-time rule, the federal law that allows qualified opposing candidates to demand comparable air time.Source: Clinton ‘SNL’ Cameo Could Entitle Challengers to Free Air Time...
Americans for Prosperity has been the most politically active of all the nonprofit groups in the Koch orbit. Since 2011, the Virginia-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit has spent $37 million on express electoral expenses and tens of millions more on issue advertising targeting political candidates.Source: Charles Koch Denies Dark Money Donations...
