Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is asking wealthy donors to back his redistricting ballot measure. His advisers have privately said they want to raise more than $100 million for his November campaign.
The former senator has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his last name is synonymous with Republican politics in a state where party leaders see a chance to flip a seat.
Former Senator John E. Sununu in 2007. Mr. Sununu has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his family has long been a formidable political dynasty in New Hampshire.
Dan Kleban enters a crowded Democratic primary as party leaders wait for Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who is “seriously considering” a run for Senate.
Dan Kleban at his brewery, the Maine Beer Company, in 2019. He said Americans were “feeling that no matter how hard they work, even if they play by the rules, the system’s rigged against them.”
Both parties appear to be weighing gatherings that would gin up excitement for candidates in 2026 — and give a major platform for ambitious politicians hoping to lead the parties in 2028.
The former vice president has been raising the funds to pay all of those expenses and to keep the party whole financially. But small donors making those contributions have been left in the dark.
There is no sign that the deal between Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee violated any campaign finance rules, though it helps to explain how the party simultaneously has had both a deteriorating cash situation and record fund-raising.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrat of California, has nicknamed his remapping effort the “Election Rigging Response Act,” arguing it is a counter to Texas’ pledge to redraw its map.
If you want to understand the health of a political party, take a look at their voter registration numbers. And for the Democrats, it’s not looking good.
Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.
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