memeorandum: Bill Kristol: Romney camp has reason to ‘worry’ (Meghashyam Mali/The Hill)

Donors arrive at Hamptons fundraisers with advice for Mitt Romney — Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event June 27 in Sterling, Va. (Win McNamee / Getty Images) — EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - As protesters assembled on a beach in advance of Mitt Romney's evening event at the home …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Rumproast

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

It Must Have Been Grand — This weekend Team Romney held a round of big dollar fundraisers out in the Hamptons, where New York's rich and super-rich spend their weekends and summers. And if the word went out not to conform to stereotype, well ... apparently no one got the word.

Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Romney Donor Says ‘Lower Income’ People 'Don't Understand What's Going On' — Today, Mitt Romney is holding a series of fundraisers in the Hamptons, culminating with a huge event at the home of billionaire David Koch. The LA Time in on the scene and reporter Maeve Reston caught up with a donor on her way into one of the events.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The Caucus:

Romney Donors Out in Force in Hamptons — EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - A woman in a blue chiffon dress poked her head out of a black Range Rover here on Sunday afternoon and yelled to an aide to Mitt Romney, “Is there a V.I.P. entrance. We are V.I.P.” — No such entrance existed.

Discussion: New York Times, The Impolitic, odd time signatures and Gothamist

CNN:

TRENDING: Protesters demonstrate outside of Koch fund-raiser for Romney — Southampton, New York (CNN) - Some 200 protesters, according to local law enforcement officials, gathered Sunday near the residence of billionaire David Koch, who held a private fund-raiser attended by Mitt Romney at his home in Southampton.

Discussion: Power Line, Newsday and Politico

Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

Bill Kristol: Romney camp has reason to ‘worry’ — Political analyst Bill Kristol on Sunday added to conservative criticism of Mitt Romney's campaign, saying it was a troubling sign that Obama was still ahead in the polls despite a still weak economy. — “President Obama has had three …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politico and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Byron Tau / Politico:
Gibbs: ‘Nobody knows’ if Romney is a tax dodge

Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Taylor Marsh

Bernie Becker / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman presses Romney to release additional tax returns

Discussion: Politico and CNN

Robert Gibbs / CNN:
Gibbs blasts Romney for overseas accounts

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
John Boehner: Voters Need Not Love Mitt Romney

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wake up America, New York Magazine and Politico

Jonathan Krohn / Salon:

I was a right-wing child star — At 13, I gave a speech at CPAC. Four years later, I renounced conservatives — and they attacked me for it — Four years ago, at the age of 13, I gave a speech at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference). To be honest, I had no idea how big …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Hullabaloo, The Impolitic and Booman Tribune

Laura Rubenfeld / BREITBART.COM:

LOS ANGELES JEWISH FEDERATION ENFORCES SHARIAH LAW — On the morning of June 24th, author, blogger, speaker, executive director, and co-founder with Robert Spencer of Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA), Pamela Geller was denied her First Amendment Constitutional right of freedom of speech …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch

Mj Lee / Politico:

O'Malley: Romney's Swiss account is un-American — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said on Sunday that a presidential candidate with a Swiss bank account isn't someone who's concerned about building American bridges and jobs. — “President Obama isn't running against the Almighty, he's running against the alternative.

Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Monthly

Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:

On This Week, George Will Scoffs At Global Warming: 'It's Summer, Get Over It' — This is how broken, distorted and hackish our public political dialogue has become: George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (his record for coasting on that one accomplishment continues) …

Brian Vastag / Washington Post:

U.S. pushes for more scientists, but the jobs aren't there — Michelle Amaral wanted to be a brain scientist to help cure diseases. She planned a traditional academic science career: PhD, university professorship and, eventually, her own lab. — But three years after earning a doctorate …

Discussion: The Glittering Eye, The Volokh Conspiracy, Vox Popoli, The Raw Story and Perdido Street School

Susan Page / USA Today:

Swing states poll: Amid barrage of ads, Obama has edge — When it comes to campaign ads in the presidential race, there are two Americas. — In most of the country, just about the only time campaign ads for the presidential candidates are on TV is when there's a news story about the ads.

Discussion: CNN and Business Insider

Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:

We're getting wildly differing assessments — The announcement of the Supreme Court's decision largely upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Thursday, June 28 precipitated a genuine media drama. Millions tuned in to get the result in real time, and were rewarded …

Discussion: Poynter, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Newshoggers.com, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly and Brad DeLong, more at Mediagazer »

Jan Crawford / CBS News:

Discord at Supreme Court is deep, and personal — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) Discord at the Supreme Court is deep and personal after Chief Justice John Roberts' surprise decision to side with the liberal justices in upholding a large portion of the president's health care plan.

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, more at Mediagazer »

Karen E. Crummy / Denver Post:

Census, registration paint picture of Colorado's unaffiliated voters — They are middle-income 46-year-olds. Men slightly outnumber women. Their exact racial and ethnic breakdown is unknown, but most live in cities that are predominantly white and non-Latino.

Discussion: Power Line and Politico

Siobhan Hughes / Washington Wire:

Fight Renewed Over Bush Tax Cuts … Republicans and Democrats on Sunday squared off anew over extending the Bush tax cuts as lawmakers return to Washington after their July 4 recess. — Both sides are trying hard to win voters with their tax policies just four months ahead of the November elections.

Ben Geman / The Hill:
McConnell sees 50-50 chance of GOP winning back Senate majority

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, CNN and Politico