Category Archives: campaign finance

When Jeb Bush Drops Out This Weekend, Don’t Tell Us Money in Politics Doesn’t Matter

February 19, 2016, 6:46 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I’ve already written the prebuttal in WaPo: It is easy to dismiss as overblown the concern about the outsize role of ultra-rich donors in the American political scene. Exhibit 1: Jeb Bush. Bush’s $100 million in super PAC fundraising was… Continue reading

“End Citizens United: Reform Group or Cash Cow?”

February 19, 2016, 6:28 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

TAP: In March of last year, a new organization with the arguably misleading name of End Citizens United began bombarding progressive donors with high-pressure fundraising emails tailor made to exploit grassroots passions over the toxic influence of corporate and… Continue reading

“Million-Dollar Donors Gave 24% of Money for all candidates and their Super PACs, 42% for Cruz, 38% for Rubio”

February 18, 2016, 12:49 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Campaign Finance Institute report.

“TV Stations on Political Ads: Take the Money and Run”

February 18, 2016, 12:05 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Meredith McGehee blogs.

“Voting in America: How Campaign Finance and Election Laws Threaten Democracy”

February 18, 2016, 11:58 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch this National Constitution Center event from earlier today featuring Ned Foley, Judge Jeremy Fogel, and me.

“FAN 98 (First Amendment News) The Roberts Court’s 5-4 First Amendment Rulings — Will They Survive?”

February 17, 2016, 3:55 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ron Collins blogs.

“Campaign Money, Congress, and Perceptions of Corruption”

February 17, 2016, 3:09 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan have written this article for American Politics Research. Here is the abstract: Many Americans think campaign money has a corrupting influence on Congress. Yet how they think about money in politics is a relatively unexplored… Continue reading

“HBO Prepping Campaign Finance Reform Film from Alexandra Pelosi”

February 17, 2016, 8:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Hollywood Reporter exclusive.

“The New Wild West: Money and the 2016 US Presidential Election”

February 17, 2016, 8:07 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Watch video of this event at The New School.

“Bernie Sanders’ Litmus Test for a Supreme Court Nominee”

February 17, 2016, 8:01 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Listen (Hint: it’s Citizens United)

“Justice Scalia and Campaign Finance: A Puzzle”

February 17, 2016, 7:57 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bauer blogs….with a cliffhanger!

“The future of politics and regulation”

February 17, 2016, 7:46 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Paul Jossey writes at The Hill.

“If Donald Trump wants to sue Ted Cruz for being born in Canada, he better do it soon”

February 16, 2016, 9:35 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Business Insider reports.

Talking to Madeline Brand About Campaign Finance Post-Scalia, Plutocrats United

February 16, 2016, 8:17 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen to the interview on KCRW’s Press Play: The fallout from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is being felt on the campaign trail. One of the most controversial decisions he backed was Citizens United, the 2010 case that… Continue reading