Who’s looking to move up if the House, as expected, switches parties? Roll Call. Unions have a program to educate future candidates. NY Times. Campaign literature found its way into employee paycheck envelopes. NY Times. Citizens United, anyone? October surprise? Washington Post. Super PACs in the news. Washington Post. Most of the top super PACs […]
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K Street and the wave
Roll Call reports. Politico discusses here. This time around, Republicans aren’t likely to enjoy such a bonanza if the GOP takes the House. For one thing, there are still plenty of exiled Republicans looking to return from the hinterlands of small-time trade associations and less-than-ideal jobs they took to make ends meet after the Great […]
New frontiers in “stealth support”
The Times reports. Stealth support for third-party candidates who have the potential to cut into the other side’s votes is a time-tested political tradition for both parties. But this year’s efforts are striking for the potency of the grass-roots movement that Democrats are trying to use to their advantage — that is, the Tea Party […]