As part of our ongoing Urban Go-team: Inside Politics program, we are helping students find news related to political races and issues that are of interest to them. Each week we will be posting a number of news articles, videos, and graphics that help explain what’s going in Campaign 2016. Some of them will be local to St. Louis, some of them will be focused nationally.
This week, Bobbi Clemons is helping scour the internet for interesting things to read. (In future weeks we hope to have Go-Team members contribute! If you are interested in contributing links, please email [email protected])
Friday:
- Millions of dollars are being poured in local politics from a handful of people: Sinquefield and Humphreys family are this year’s biggest financial players in Missouri politics (STL Public Radio)
- Conservative & progressive groups in Missouri agree there needs to be more transparency: Legislature Should Be Recording All of Its Public Meetings (Show Me Institute)
Thursday:
- Big money buys big ads: NRA to run $2 million Benghazi-themed ad campaign for Trump (USA Today)
- Once again, Missouri gov. candidate’s advertising is stirring up controversy: Watch out, ISIS, you’re now in the crosshairs of … a Missouri gubernatorial candidate (STL Today)
- Remember when we had you look at 2 different stories on Benghazi? Here’s why: Benghazi Report Shows the Internet Is Killing Objectivity (Wired)
- No political group gets to take the moral high ground: New Poll Finds That Hillary Supporters Are Pretty Racist Too (Slate)
Tuesday:
- For someone who suspended their campaign in March, Carson sure spent a lot of money in May: Failed Carson campaign spent heavily in April and May, routed funds to former staffers (OpenSecrets.org)
- Interesting look at what MO candidates think about the intersection of gay marriage and religious freedom: On Obergefell anniversary, statewide candidates answer questions about gay rights and religious freedom (The Missouri Times)
- Special Student piece on populism & Brexit: The public’s politics are clearer than they appear; candidates, listen up (Chris Harden, Civitas)
Just a friendly reminder to pay attention to media bias. Here are 2 stories about the Benghazi report that was just released. One article claims the Benghazi report is politically charged and has no new revelations and the other article says the report is a damning critique of failures in the Obama administration. Where you get your news is often just as important as the news itself.
- Benghazi Report Has No Major Revelations About Clinton’s Role (Bloomberg)
- House Benghazi report slams administration response to attacks (Fox news)
Monday:
- Someone wants to bring soft money back into campaigns: Get Ready: The Next ‘Citizens United’ Is Coming (Politico)
- Lots of gun laws could change in Missouri, or not: Missouri governor says he’ll veto GOP’s plan to loosen state gun laws (STL Post Dispatch)
- Trump is trying to woo Sanders supporters: Brutal poll suggests Donald Trump is trying — and failing — to win over a key group of voters (Business Insider)
- While Trump is trying to drum up support, Clinton is trying to muffle some scandals: Donor promised to make Clinton ‘look good’ on advisory board (The Hill)
- Scary quote of the day, “Dark money can outspend all.”: Report: It’s harder to know who’s paying for political ads (Associated Press)
