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...
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....
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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
In the summer, the Republican Party may host a “contested convention” for the first time in 40 years. To win the presidential nomination, a candidate must win the votes of a majority of the convention’s 2,472 delegates.Source: Here’s one simple way to minimize the chaos at the Republican National Convention...
In a terrific new piece by The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe detailing Ted Cruz's multiple-ballot strategy at this summer's Republican National Convention, there is a startling acknowledgment by Donald Trump's chief strategist, Paul Manafort.Source: Donald Trump’s campaign just acknowledged something very important about his convention chances...
The night Donald Trump notched his first win as a presidential candidate, he took the stage in New Hampshire between Ivanka and Melania and lit into the special interests that he declared had corrupted Washington — the company town that Trump, marketer extraordinaire, has ruthlessly trashed toSource: Trump’s own Beltway establishment guy: The curious journey of Don McGahn...
