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2016 Endorsements: How and Why They Matter
William “Boss” Tweed captured the importance of the nominating process when he said that he didn’t care who did the electing, as long as he got to do the nominating. The choice of nominee can determine the future course and fortune of a party — such as whether it tilts right or left — and the likelihood of victory. No wonder the political scientist Nelson Polsby described nominating candidates as the central purpose of a political party.
Read More >>‘The most interesting man in politics’ isn’t drawing much interest in New Hampshire
When Sen. Rand Paul drove into this hamlet of 904 people, he was greeted by a friendly sign outside Moose Scoops Ice Cream.
“Welcome Rand Paul,” it said. “Voted 3rd best in NH.”
Read More >>Crowded Field of Dreams
Some 20 minutes after an appearance at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, that would dominate the news in the coming days, Donald Trump walked into the industrial-looking basement area designated for press conferences, surrounded by tough-looking men in slick business suits, ostensibly there to provide security but whose real role, one suspects, was to make the man they were following feel important. A wooden podium faced nearly a dozen television cameras and twice as many journalists, all arrayed in a semicircle about 10 feet away.
Read More >>Candidates Scramble to Make Republican Debates
The first Republican debate will be held on Aug. 6 in Cleveland. Because only the top 10 candidates according to national polls will be on stage, six candidates and possibly seven (if Jim Gilmore enters the race by that date) will likely miss the cutoff. (“Likely” because in the event of a tie for 10th place, the tied candidates will be allowed on stage.)
Politico has an interesting article on several of the candidates who could be excluded from the first ... Read More >>
Who’s for whom in Nevada?
As the February 2016 presidential caucuses draw near, campaigns are reaching out to local officials for endorsements. Who’s with whom? We’ve got the list.
Read More >>Third super PAC joins Rand Paul coalition
There are now three — count them, three — super PACs supporting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential bid.
Read More >>Paul Campaign Is Struggling
The super PAC supporting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, America’s Liberty PAC, reported bringing in $3.1 million during the second quarter of 2015. As National Journal reports, that number is lower than any other Republican with a super PAC:
Rand Paul’s Super PAC Raises Just $3.1 Million—Smallest Total Yet for 2016 Republican
The main super PAC backing Rand Paul’s presidential campaign raised only $3.1 million in the first half of 2015, new Federal Election Commission filings show—the smallest sum of the 10 Republican ... Read More >>