No, nothing to see here folks…. nothing at all. Move along, move along…. Pay no attention to the planning and strategy session.
(Via Politico) This Saturday’s second Democratic debate will be a much smaller affair than the first. With only three candidates on stage, CBS News plans to delve deep into the issues with each candidate and have taken advantage of the smaller pool by doing some intense research.


Moderator John Dickerson and his team met with each of the campaigns for more than an hour to discuss the major issues at play in the race, sources on the campaigns said, describing the pre-interview as “informational in nature.” Dickerson is not giving candidates previews of his questions for the debate.
Prior to the CNN debate, the campaigns said moderator Anderson Cooper did not reach out directly to them before the candidates took the stage. (more…)





Much of the mountainous data and research stems from the scope of Super-PAC and PAC use that has taken over the financial mechanisms within each candidacy. The network of interconnected political action committee activities is like a ball made of rubber bands.