House Republican David Jolly, of Florida, is so sick of dialing for dollars every day that he introduced legislation Tuesday that would forbid members of Congress from personally asking for money. “Our nation is under siege by ISIS, and yet … I’m expected to be fighting for your safety from a fundraising call suite at […]
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Eggs, Sausages, Bernie Sanders, and the Jewish Question
Despite his initial success, Sanders faces enormous barriers in his bid for the White House.
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Get Ready for a Three-Way Race in November
How an independent candidate could spoil 2016 for the right or the left.
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Bernie and Hillary, the Hedgehog and the Fox
As Sunday’s debate highlighted, Clinton is much more comfortable addressing a wide range of topics than Sanders.
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Can Republicans Embrace Campaign-Finance Reform?
The Prospect sits down with Nick Penniman, a reform advocate who is working for a campaign-finance compromise on Capitol Hill.
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The Democracy Prospect: Democratic Party Rifts Go Public
Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces a challenger, bracing for a big loss on Friedrichs, and Obama tries to salvage his money in politics agenda.
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Can a Sanders ‘Proxy’ Oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
Liberal activist and Wall Street–reform advocate Tim Canova is staging a primary challenge against the DNC chair and Clinton ally.
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GOP Nomination Rules Tilt the Playing Field toward Donald Trump
Even without a majority of the votes, Trump can win a majority of the delegates.
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Can Nikki Haley Save Her Party?
In her State of the Union GOP response, the South Carolina governor was deployed as a Trump-stopper.
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Planned Parenthood Endorses Hillary Clinton
On Sunday, January 10, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Planned Parenthood Action Fund will formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president-its first-ever primary endorsement. Planned Parenthood says it plans to spend at least $20 million on this election. The national women’s health organization has thrown itself ever more forcefully into politics since its president, Cecile Richards, took […]
