21 Feb

After financing half of his primary election campaign out of his own pocket, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump launched a general election effort with the help of the Republican National Committee (RNC) that was fueled to an unprecedented extent by contributions from small donors.Source: President Trump, with RNC Help, Raised More Small Donor Money than President Obama; As Much...

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21 Feb

On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Sarvis v Alcorn, 16-781. The lower court had upheld Virginia’s law that says the nominees of qualified parties always appear at the top of the general election ballot. The Virginia Libertarian Party had brought the case.Source: U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Virginia Case on Order of Candidates on Ballots...

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21 Feb

WASHINGTON — Priorities USA, the main political action committee behind Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, is rolling out a series of digital ads in an early attempt to target potentially vulnerable members of the GOP ahead of the 2018 midterms elections.Source: Former Clinton super PAC begins targeting vulnerable GOP members of Congress...

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21 Feb

FEC Commissioner Ravel came to town with every intention to make change and left in a state of disillusionment. She aspired to build fences and ran into a wall: The Republicans had no interest in cooperating in a progressive reform program, not even bringing “dark money” into the light.Source: Commissioner Ravel's Departure-and the Virtues of Deadlock -...

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