Year: 2015

‘ServerGate’ Unlikely to Have Lasting Effect on Clinton’s Campaign

Buck Banks

The actual public response to the controversy is likely to be a combination of apathy and partisanship. Few Americans are paying attention to any aspect of the campaign at this point. Those who do notice will most likely divide largely along partisan lines, with Democrats interpreting her actions more charitably, especially once they see Republicans attacking Mrs. Clinton on the issue. … Any significant political costs are also likely to be fleeting because the revelations came so early in the campaign cycle. It is hard to believe that a lack of transparency in Mrs. Clinton’s use of email will have a significant effect on a general election that will be held some 20 months from now.

— Brendan Nyhan, writing in the New York Times.

Bush Asks Donors to Limit Contributions to $1 Million

Buck Banks

$1 million

Amount Jeb Bush has asked donors to limit themselves to with their initial campaign donations, the Washington Post reports. “The move reflects concerns among Bush advisers that accepting massive sums from a handful of uber-rich supporters could fuel a perception that the former governor is in their debt. The effort is also driven by a desire to build as broad a pool of donors as possible among wealthier contributors.”

There’s No Record Jeb Bush Voted in 2008 Election

Buck Banks

0

Number of votes Jeb Bush cast in the 2008 presidential campaign, according to the New York Times: “In the final stretch of the 2008 presidential campaign, Jeb Bush appeared in a television ad urging Floridians to support John McCain, the Republican nominee, at the polls… But according to voting records from Miami-Dade County, where Mr. Bush and his wife, Columba, are longtime residents, the couple did not vote for Mr. McCain or anyone else in that presidential election.”