SHAYS LOSES. Story here. “[Linda] McMahon defeated former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays in Tuesday’s GOP primary.”
SHAYS CRUSHED. Story here. “With 20 percent of precincts reporting, McMahon routed Shays 75 to 25 percent, the AP reported.”
MORE ON SHAYS DEFEAT. Here. “A defiant Republican electorate entrusted wrestling mogul McMahon with its Senate nomination for the second time in two years Tuesday night, spurning former Rep. Christopher Shays in his heavily undermanned political comeback.”
NPR ASKED ABOUT LOBBYISTS. Daily Caller. “Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn is asking National Public Radio to cough up internal documents to back up its use of a lobbyist in Congress.”
WFB ON DEMOCRACY ALLIANCE. Here. “What is the Democracy Alliance? It may be the most powerful political operation you have never heard of.”
MEMBER JOINS FIRM. Story here. “Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.) is resigning immediately from Congress and taking a job with a Washington law firm.”
FUNDRAISING AFTER PICK. The Hill. “Mitt Romney’s campaign announced Tuesday that it had raised $7.4 million online in the three days since announcing Paul Ryan as the vice presidential pick, via more than 100,000 donations.”
ADAGE.COM ON COORDINATION ISSUE. Here. “Critics warned that PACs would dominate political spending this year and that, despite laws to the contrary, they weren’t going to be all that ‘independent’ from the candidates they’ve decided to help.”
A COFFEE TABLE BOOK ON COFFEE TABLE BOOK AUTHOR DONORS? Here. “Amy Goldman is best known as the author of lavish books about heirloom tomatoes, squash and melons. Now Goldman is trying to cultivate a second term for President Obama.”
CO: MOTION FILED. CCP. “The Center for Competitive Politics’ (CCP) legal team filed a motion for preliminary injunction late last night on behalf of a Colorado group, Coalition for Secular Government (CSG). CCP asks that a federal judge in Colorado enjoin Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler refrain from forcing CSG to register as an “issue committee” until their constitutional claims can be heard. Otherwise, CSG will be unable to speak until a potentially lengthy litigation has run its course.”
MD: TICKET ISSUE. Story here. “Baltimore’s ethics board launched an inquiry Tuesday into the use of free tickets to 1st Mariner Arena by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office, citing concerns about the distribution of tickets to the mayor’s family and staff.”
WV: SUIT FILED ON PUBLIC FINANCING. Story here. “Some officials are challenging a pilot program that would give public money to help finance campaigns for state supreme court candidates.”
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