FUN-DRAINING FUNDRAISING. NYT. “The price of discouraging challengers and deterring speculation is near-constant fund-raising.” READY FOR CARLY. WT. “Looking toward the 2016 White House race, supporters of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced Tuesday that they were rolling out a Super PAC on her behalf, as they look to strengthen her likely bid for […]
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LONE BILLIONAIRE. HuffPo. “Ken Griffin, the hedge fund billionaire who once complained about the wealthiest Americans having “insufficient influence” in politics, has become the first — and so far only — donor to report giving the maximum amount to a national political party under newly loosened campaign contribution limits.” DATA FIRM COMPLAINT. WFB. “A Democratic […]
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THE CAMPAIGN OF THE FUTURE EVENT. Today’s interesting event at Stanford will be audiocast live and the agenda and link to listen are online here. CA: EXCEPTION REJECTED. LAT. “The state ethics watchdog panel adopted regulations Thursday banning political fundraisers in the homes of lobbyists, rejecting exceptions to the rule proposed by a group representing […]