National Politics:2016 Presidential Election

News, Commentary and Analysis

June 2015

• Boston Globe: A modest proposal: A political process that matches Trump’s stature, by Scot Lehigh (June 18, 2015)
• US News: Biden Not Bowing Out, Will Decide on White House Run by August, by David Catanese (June17, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: GOP’s Rand Paul Calls For 14.5% Flat Tax, by John D. McKinnon and Janet Hook (June 17, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Two N.H. primary polls show Bernie Sanders in striking distance of Hillary Clinton, by James Pindell (June 17, 2015)
• The Atlantic: The Limits of Jeb Bush's Compassionate Conservatism, by Peter Beinart (June 16, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton plays it safe, needs to add some spark, by Scot Lehigh (June 16, 2015)
• Washington Post: Donald Trump begins 2016 bid, citing his outsider status, by Ben Terris (June 16, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Clinton debuts early childhood education initiative on New Hampshire trip, by James Pindell and Annie Linskey (June 16, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Jeb Bush formally jumps into presidential race, by Steve Peoples, AP (June 16, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush’s Surprising Struggle With Moderates, by Nate Cohn (June 15, 2015)
• Richmond Times-Dispatch: Hinkle: Why exempt the media?, by A. Barton Hinkle (June 13, 2015)
• Washington Monthly: Scott Walker’s Real Legacy, by Donald F. Kettl (June/July/August 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Jeb Bush Faulted Over Use of Florida Tax Money, by Beth Reinhard (June 12, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton to #FeelTheBern — that’s Bernie Sanders — in Iowa, by Jose A. DelReal (June 12, 2015)
• Real Clear Politics: Before Walker Run, a Conservative Foundation Set the Stage, by Jeff Horwtz, AP (June 12, 2015)
• New York Times: Story of Hillary Clinton’s Mother Forms Emotional Core of Campaign, by Amy Chozick (June 12, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary’s Unlawful Plan to Overrule Voter-ID Laws, by David B. Rivkin Jr. And Elizabeth Price Foley (June 11, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton’s Donor Dominance Not Absolute, by Peter Nicholas and Laura Meckler (June 11, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Chris Christie, know-it-all, by Scot Lehigh (June 11, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton to Lay Out Economic Vision in New York Speech, by Amy Chozick (June 11, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Clinton has busy calendar of Mass. fundraisers, by Jim O’Sullivan (June 11, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Democrats’ calls for debt-free college are next frontier in social programs, but lack realistic funding plan, by Tracy Jan (June 11, 2015)
• Washington Times: Favors to foundation donors stretch back to Hillary Clinton’s Senate days, by Kelly Riddell (June 10, 2015)
• Washington Post: How Jeb Bush’s campaign ran off course before it even began, by Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa (June 10, 2015)
• New York Times: Bill Clinton Says He Will Stop Giving Paid Speeches if Hillary Wins, by Alan Rappeport (June 10, 2015)
• New York Times: The Mobilization Error, by David Brooks (June 9, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush Tells Germans He'd Confront 'Ruthless' Putin, by Michael Barbaro and Alison Smale (June 9, 2015)
• New York Times: Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio’s Career, by Steve Eder and Michael Barbaro (June 9, 2015)
• Washington Post: The romance with Rand Paul is gone, by Michael Gerson (June 8, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Jeb Bush Plans Tough Talk on Putin During Europe Trip, by Patrick O’Connor (June 8, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush Shakes Up Campaign Staff, Week Before Campaign Becomes Official, by Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (June 8, 2015)
• New York Times: Behind Scott Walker, a Longstanding Conservative Alliance Against Unions, by Patrick Healy and Monica Davey (June 8, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Scott Walker Bets on Midwestern Appeal in Iowa, by Reid J. Epstein (June 7, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton to Roll Out Policy Ideas in Series of Speeches, by Laura Meckler (June 7, 2015)
• Washington Post: Clinton bid brings wave of women into male-dominated fundraising world, by Matea Gold (June 7, 2015)
• New York Times: Running Against Hillary, by Ross Douthat (June 6, 2015)
• Washington Post: In 2008, Clinton couldn’t buy Iowans’ love. So she bought them snow shovels., by David A. Fahrenthold (June 6, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Traces Friendly Path, Troubling Party, by Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (June 6, 2015)
• CNN: Lincoln Chafee locks down the metric advocate vote, by Eric Bradner (June 4, 2015)
• New York Times: Bankroller of Democratic Voting Rights Cases? George Soros, by Maggie Haberman (June 5, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton, Voting Rights and the 2016 Election, by The Editorial Board (June 5, 2015)
• New York Times: Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges, by Monica Davey and Tamar Lewin (June 4, 2015)
• Washington Post: What Rick Perry’s record reveals, by Editorial Board (June 4, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: The Clinton ‘Charity’ Begins at Home, by Kimberley A. Strassel (June 4, 2015)
• Washington Post: After ‘oops,’ Rick Perry is ready to try again, by Dan Balz (June 3, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Lindsey Graham has problems at home in South Carolina, by (June 3, 2015)
• Washington Post: With some donors doubting Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio seizes an opening, by Matea Gold and Sean Sullivan (June 3, 2015)
• Washington Post: As FIFA allegations swirled, Clintons gave Qatar a stage — and legitimacy, by Rosalind S. Helderman (June 3, 2015)
• Washington Post: Clinton rivals pounce as her ratings fall, by Philip Rucker, Robert Costa, and Anne Gearan (June 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Lincoln Chafee on the Issues, by Gerry Mullany (June 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Democrats Challenge Voter Restrictions in Battleground States, by Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick (June 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush, Taking His Time, Tests the Legal Definition of Candidate, by Eric Lichtblau and Nick Corasaniti (June 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Rand Paul Begins to Make Believers Out of His Father’s Supporters, by Jeremy W. Peters (June 2, 2015)
• Washington Post: The inside story of how the Clintons built a $2 billion global empire, by David A. Fahrenthold, Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman (June 2, 2015)

May 2015

• Wall St Journal: Meet the Democrats Who Do Want a Clinton Coronation, by Dante Chinni (May 31, 2015)
• New York Times: Hooray for Hillarywood?, by Maureen Dowd (May 31, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Bernie Sanders, a wild card in N.H., by Scot Lehigh (May 28, 2015)
• Bloomberg News: Koch Brothers Plan to Fund 'Several' GOP 2016 Presidential Hopefuls, by David Knowles (May 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton, Acutely Aware of Pitfalls, Avoids Press on Campaign Trail, by Jason Horowitz (May 22, 2015)
• New York Times: ‘Super PAC’ Backing Hillary Clinton Sees Staff Overhaul, by Maggie Haberman (May 20, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Give $1 Million to a Super PAC and Here’s What You Get, by Rebecca Ballhaus (May 19, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton’s State Department Staff Kept Tight Rein on Records, by Laura Meckler (May 19, 2015)
• Washington Post: From ‘dead broke’ to multimillionaires, by Kennedy Elliott, Alexander Becker, Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger, Peter Wallsten and Rosalind Helderman (May 19, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s hypocrisy, by Dana Milbank (May 19, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton made $3.2 million from the tech sector. Now she’s hitting it up for campaign dollars., by Matea Gold, Rosalind S. Helderman and Anu Narayanswamy (May 18, 2015)
• New York Times: Bernie Sanders Wants to Be President, but He’s Already Facebook Royalty, by Nick Corasaniti (May 18, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Labor Gives Clinton Room to Maneuver on Trade Talks, by Laura Meckler and Melanie Trottman (May 17, 2015)
• New York Times: ‘Campaigns’ Aren’t Necessarily Campaigns in the Age of ‘Super PACs’, by Nicholas Confessore and Eric Lichblau (May 17, 2015)
• New York Times: Greed and the Presidency, by Frank Bruni (May 16, 2015)
• Washington Post: Jeb Bush’s alarming caution, by Dana Milbank (May 15, 2015)
• New York Times: George Stephanopoulos’s Gifts to Clinton Foundation Reinforce G.O.P. Doubts, by Jeremy W. Peters and John Koblin (May 15, 2015)
• The Hill: 'Clinton Cash' publisher issues correction, by Ben Kamisar (May 14, 2015)
• New York Times: Connecting the Dots Behind the 2016 Candidates, by Gregor Aisch and Karen Yourish (May 13, 2015)
• Washington Post: Jeb Bush’s Iraq quagmire is just getting started, by Paul Waldman (May 12, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s hedge on trade leaves Obama without political cover, by David Nakamura (May 12, 2015)
• Washington Post: Jeb Bush says he would have invaded Iraq, by Karen Tumulty (May 10, 2015)
• Washington Post: Clinton campaign’s dilemma: What to do with Bill?, by Philip Rucker (May 10, 2015)
• New York Times: Billionaire Lifts Marco Rubio, Politically and Personally, by Michael Barbaro and Steve Eder (May 9, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Lincoln Chafee’s unlikely campaign, by David Sharfenberg (May 8, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Ohio Governor John Kasich’s positive politics, even with Hillary Clinton, by Scot Lehigh (May 7, 2015)
• New York Times: Marco Rubio’s Immigrant Story, and an Aging Party in Search of a Spark, by Jonathan Martin and Ashley Parker (May 7, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: NSA Phone Program Divides Presidential Candidates, by Byron Tau (May 7, 2015)
• Fox News: Change of Heart? Hillary Clinton courting potential super PAC donors at California meetings, unattributed (May 7, 2015)
• The Atlantic: Don't Underestimate Bernie Sanders, by Peter Beinart (May 6, 2015)
• Boston Globe: In shift, Hillary Clinton moves to embrace super PAC, by Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Confessore (May 6, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton Backs Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants, by Laura Meckler (May 5, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hoping to highlight good works, Clintons find controversy instead, by Philip Rucker, Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger (May 5, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton’s Appeal Survives Scrutiny, Times/CBS News Poll Says, by Jonathan Martin and Megan Thee-Brenan (May 6, 2015)
• Washington Post: Ben Carson’s over-the-top ego, by Dana Milbank (May 4, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Democrats Showing More Interest in Competition for Clinton, by Patrick O'Connor (May 4, 2015)
• New York Times: F.E.C. Can’t Curb 2016 Election Abuse, Commission Chief Says, by Eric Lichtblau (May 2, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Baltimore Riots Rekindle Feud Between David Simon, Martin O’Malley, by Laura Meckler (May 1, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Chris Christie Camp Looks Beyond Bridge Scandal, by Josh Dawsey and Patrick O’Connor (May 1, 2015)
• New York Times: With Bridge Case Charges, a Cloud Descends on Christie’s White House Hopes, by Michael Barbaro (May 1, 2015)
• The Atlantic: Hillary Clinton and the Tragic Politics of Crime, by Peter Beinart (May 1, 2015)

Apr 2015

• Wall St Journal: Roles of Presidential Super PACs Expanding, by Reid J. Epstein and Rebecca Ballhaus (Apr 30, 2015)
• Time Magazine: The Clinton Blind Spot, by Joe Klein (Apr 30, 2015)
• Huffington Post: Why the Planet Is Happy That Bernie Sanders Is Running for President, by Bill McKibben (Apr 30, 2015)
• New York Times: Martin O’Malley Embraces Baltimore, for Better or Worse, in Long-Shot Presidential Bid, by jason Horowitz (Apr 30, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to Run for President, by Rebecca Ballhaus (Apr 30, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Clinton charity never provided foreign donor data, by Annie Linskey (Apr 30, 2015)
• The Marshall Project: David Simon on Baltimore’s Anguish, by Bill Keller (Apr 29, 2015)
• New York Times: Enter Scott Walker, Stage Right, by Thomas B. Edsall (Apr 29, 2015)
• The Hill: Fiorina Defends Rocky HP Tenure, by Kevin Cirilli (Apr 29, 2015)
• Rolling Stone: Give 'Em Hell, Bernie, by Matt Taibbi (Apr 29, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Quid Pro Clinton, Review & Outlook column (Apr 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Candidate Clinton and the Foundation, by the Editorial Board (Apr 24, 2015)
• The Atlantic: The Many Measures of Hillary Clinton, by Peter Beinart (Apr 23, 2015)
• New York Times: Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company, by Jo Becker and Mike McIntire (Apr 24, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: The Clinton Scandal Manual, by Kimberly Strassel (Apr 23, 2014)
• Washington Post: Are the Clintons too cozy with the people who give them money?, by Karen Tumulty (Apr 23, 2015)
• Washington Post blog: Hillary Clinton has a baggage problem, by Chris Cillizza (Apr 23, 2015)
• Reuters: Exclusive: Clinton charities will refile tax returns, audit for other errors, by Jonathan Allen (Apr 23, 2015)
• Boston Globe: For Clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is intertwined with charity, by Rosalind S. Helderman (Apr 22, 2015)
• Washington Post: The robots are here: Jeb Bush and the first super PAC-run campaign, by Philip Bump (Apr 21, 2015)
• Associated Press: Jeb Bush prepares to give traditional campaign a makeover, by Thomas Beaumont (Apr 21, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton courts liberals in N.H., by Annie Linskey and James Pindell (Apr 21, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Kochs signal 2016 support for Walker, by Nicholas Confessore (Apr 21, 2015)
• Boston Herald: In N.H., ‘accessible’ Hillary Clinton ignores supporters, by Matt Stout, Prisca Pointdujour (Apr 20, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton Foundation to Keep Foreign Donors, by James V. Grimaldi (Apr 15, 2015)
• New York Times: You Don’t Have to Tell a Clinton Twice, by Jonathan Martin (Apr 15, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Was Asked About Email 2 Years Ago, by Michael S. Schmidt (Apr 14, 2015)
• Providence Journal: President Chafee?, editorial (Apr 12, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton brings to mind Walter Mondale, by Scot Lehigh (Apr 12,2015)
• Boston Globe: Quilt of Hillary Clinton’s life made up of many patches, by Joan Vennochi (Apr 12,2015)
• New York Times: 2016 Ambitions Turn Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush Protégé, Into Rival , by Michael Barbaro (Apr 10, 2015)
• Nesi's Notes blog: Why Chafee for President actually makes sense, by Ted Nesi (Apr 9, 2015)

Mar 2015

• Wall St Journal blog: Watchdog Groups Say 2016 Hopefuls Dodging Rules, by Rebecca Ballhaus (Mar 31, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Super-PAC Strategies for 2016 Success, by Karl Rove (Mar 25, 2015)
• New York Times: Unhappy With a Moderate Jeb Bush, Conservatives Aim to Unite Behind an Alternative, by Trip Gabriel (Mar 25, 2015)
• Boston Globe: The artifice and artificiality of Ted Cruz, by Scot Lehigh (Mar 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Ted Cruz, an Ambitious Conservative With Sharp Elbows, by Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman (Mar 24, 2015)
• New York Times: Things You May Not Know About Ted Cruz, unattributed (Mar 23, 2015)
• New York Times: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ben Carson?, by Jim Rutenberg (Mar 22, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush’s tie to fugitive goes against business-savvy image he promotes, by Tom Hamburger and Robert O'Harrow Jr. (Mar 18, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Despite controversy over paid speeches, Clinton adds one more, by Annie Linskey (Mar 18, 2015)
• Washington Post: In states with the first 2016 primaries, Democrats ask: Where’s Hillary?, by Philip Rucker (Mar 17, 2015)
• New York Times: A Young Manager for Clinton Juggles Data and Old Baggage, by Amy Chozick (March 14, 2015)
• New York Times: Rand Paul Focuses on Criminal Justice in Talk to Black Students, by Jeremy W. Peters (Mar 14, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush, a Clinton Critic, Took Time Releasing His Own Emails, by Michael Barbaro (Mar 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Vague Email Rules Let Federal Agencies Decide When to Hit Save or Delete, by Julie Hirschfeld Davis (Mar 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Carly Fiorina Shapes Herself as the Republican Foil to Hillary Clinton, by Amy Chozik (Mar 13, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton’s Potential GOP Rivals Used Personal Email Accounts - Bush, Rubio and Walker All Used Private Accounts, by Beth Reinhard and Rebecca Ballhaus (Mar 12, 2015)
• New York Times: No Classified Emails by Clinton? Some Experts Are Skeptical, by Scott Shane (Mar 12, 2015)
• Washington Post: Hillary Clinton has little to fear from Martin O’Malley, by Dana Milbank (Mar 11, 2015)
• New York Times: Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016, by Nicholas Confessore, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (Mar 11, 2015)
• New York Times blog: Elizabeth Warren Is No Barack Obama, by Nate Cohn (Mar 10, 2015)
• Boston Globe: Hillary Clinton used personal e-mail for ‘convenience’, by Ken Thomas and Julie Pace (Mar 10, 2015)
• New York Times: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin Signs ‘Right to Work’ Bill, by Monica Davey (Mar 10, 2015)
• Vox.com: Why Jim Webb thinks America should pay more attention to criminal justice and Alzheimer’s, by Ezra Klein (Mar 9, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women’s Advocate, by Amy Chozik (Mar 9, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton Emails Test Budding Campaign’s Ties With White House, by Carol E. Lee and Colleen McCain Nelson (Mar 8, 2015)
• New York Times: With the Clintons, Only the Shadow Knows, by Maureen Dowd (Mar 8, 2015)
• Washington Post: A crash course in foreign policy for Gov. Walker, by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa (Mar 6, 2015)
• New York Times: Asking Megadonors for Just a Million, editorial (Mar 6, 2015)
• New York Times: When Clinton Joined Obama Administration, Friction Was Over Staff, Not Email, by Amy Chozik (Mar 6, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton’s Custom Email Based on Server Near Her Home, by Danny Yadron and Rebecca Ballhaus (Mar 5, 2015)
• The Daily Beast: You Better Believe Hillary Clinton’s Emails Matter, by Ron Christie (Mar 3, 2015)
• Washington Post Blog: Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail address at State reinforces everything people don’t like about her, by Chris Cillizza (Mar 3, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account for State Department Business, by Peter Nicholas (Mar 3, 2015)
• New York Times: Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules, by Michael S. Schmidt (Mar 2, 2015)

Feb 2015

• New York Times: Bush Campaign’s Demand for Fidelity Ruffles Some Republican Rivals, by Michael Barbo and Maggie Haberman (Feb 27, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: GOP Centrists Look to Jeb Bush, by Beth Reinhard and Reid J. Epstein (Feb 25, 2015)
• New York Times: For Scott Walker, a Consistent Approach Under Tough Questioning, by Trip Gabriel (Feb 26, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Gov. Walker says he doesn't know if Obama loves his country, by the Associated Press (Feb 21, 2015)
• New York Times: Jeb Bush’s Brainless Trust, by Maureen Dowd (Feb 21, 2015)
• New York Times: Separate Philanthropy From Political Clout, by the Editorial Board (Feb 20, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: GOP Opposition Research Hand Tim Miller Joins Jeb Bush Team, by Beth Reinhard (Feb 20, 2015)
• New York Times Blog: Hillary Clinton and Inevitability: This Time Is Different, by Nate Silver (Feb 19, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Jeb Bush: NSA Bulk Telephone Records Collection ‘Hugely Important’, by Damian Paletta (Feb 18, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Clinton Foundation Defends Acceptance of Foreign Donations, by Peter Nicholas and Rebecca Ballhaus (Feb 18, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Jeb Bush’s Record Offers Cover From the Right, by Beth Reinhard (Feb 18, 2015)
• New York Times: For Hillary Clinton, John Podesta Is a Right Hand With a Punch, by Peter Baker (Feb 15, 2015)
• New York Times: Call Off the Dogs, by Maureen Dowd (Feb 14, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Scott Walker’s Background Raises Question: Does a College Degree Matter, by Mark Peters (Feb 13, 2015)
• New York Times: Emerging Hillary Clinton Team Shows Signs of Disquiet, by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozik (Feb 11, 2015)
• Wall St Journal Blog: Scott Walker Demurs on Foreign Policy — And Evolution, by Mark Peters (Feb 11, 2015)
• London Review of Books: We came, we saw, he died, by Jackson Lears (Feb 5, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: Wisconsin GOP Gov. Walker Takes Aim at College Outlays, Professors, by Douglas Belkin and Mark Peters (Feb 3, 2015)
• Wall St Journal: What Potential 2016 GOP Candidates Say About Vaccines, unattributed (Feb 3, 2015)

Jan 2015

• New York Times: Mitt’s White Horse Pulls Up Lame, by Maureen Dowd (Jan 31, 2015)
• New York Times: Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions, by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozik (Aug 13, 2013)

2014

• Wall St Journal Blog: Emails Offer View of How Jeb Bush Operated as Florida Governor, by Beth Reinhard (Dec 26, 2014)
• Wall St Journal: What Kind of Republican is Bush? His Time as Governor Offers Clues, by Laura Meckler (Dec 16, 2014)
• New York Times: Recent White House Memoirs Target Lame Duck Over a Potential Successor, by Mark Landler (Oct 10, 2014)

2011

• New York Times: In Wisconsin Battle on Unions, State Democrats See a Gift, by Monica Davey and A.G. Sulzberger (Mar 11, 2011)
• New York Times: Angry Demonstrations in Wisconsin as Cuts Loom, by Monica Davey and Steve Greenhouse (Feb 17, 2011)