Nonpartisan Org Gearing Up for Partisan Elections

OFA executive director says group will set aside issue advocacy during 2014 midterms
AP

NEW YORK CITY — Organizing for Action, the advocacy group that evolved from President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, will halt its single-issue fundraising during the 2014 midterm elections in order to free up resources for the “campaign side,” the group’s executive director Jon Carson told a small group of donors at a fundraiser here Monday night.

McAuliffe Watch

Rough stretch for McAuliffe gives Cuccinelli big lead in new poll
Terry McAuliffe / AP

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe by 10 points among likely voters in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Washington Post poll.

Steyer: I’m a ‘Professional Pain in the Ass’

Liberal billionaire pouring money into Democratic, green efforts
Tom Steyer / AP

Billionaire Tom Steyer now refers to himself a “professional pain in the ass” these days, the Democratic financier told Bloomberg Businessweek in a profile of his newly expanded efforts as a political donor.