Category Archives: political parties

Big Business Laments Loss of Influence Over Republican Party

October 9, 2013, 8:11 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Must-read NYT: “We ask them to carry our water all the time,” said one corporate sector lobbyist, who demanded anonymity in order to speak frankly about the relationship with Republicans. “But we don’t necessarily support them 100 percent of the… Continue reading

“How Government Dysfunction and Big Money Fuel the Shutdown”

October 9, 2013, 7:38 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Erik Opsal of the Brennan Center blogs. I’m skeptical that reforming campaign finance would do much to help political polarization.

“Shutdown’s roots lie in deeply embedded divisions in America’s politics”

October 5, 2013, 8:46 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Dan Balz’s take.

“Some longtime Republican donors are unnerved by the GOP’s shutdown strategy”

October 5, 2013, 8:45 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Grumblings at American Crossroads conference.

“Quit Blaming Gerrymandering for the Shutdown”

October 3, 2013, 7:44 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

Amen to Nate Cohn.

Greater Polarization in ANES Data from Internet Survey than Face-to-Face Interviews

October 3, 2013, 2:18 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Fascinating data over at The Monkey Cage.

“Blame It on Winner-Take-All: Why Our Outdated Voting Rules Cause Congressional Crises”

October 1, 2013, 3:47 pmalternative voting systems, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Rob Richie’s take on the shutdown.

“Blame the Constitution for this mess”

October 1, 2013, 12:24 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Alex Pareene writes for Salon.

Common Cause Wants Fundraising to Stop During Government Shutdown

October 1, 2013, 7:56 amcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

See the letter. But Marketplace reported this morning that there is heavy action to fundraise off the shutdown by both sides.

Just in Time for the Government Shutdown: Revised Version of Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change

September 30, 2013, 8:45 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

A few months ago I posted a draft paper, Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change. It generated some interesting responses, including this Salon piece from Jonathan Bernstein. I have now posted the final draft of the paper, which is appearing… Continue reading

“Your False-Equivalence Guide to the Days Ahead”

September 27, 2013, 4:59 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

James Fallows writes.

California Court Gives More Extended Reasons for Rejecting Minor Party Challenge to California Top-Two Primary

September 24, 2013, 8:44 pmballot access, political parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

Following up on this post, see this amended opinion.

“Getting to a clean CR: A tour of the Senate’s parliamentary weeds”

September 23, 2013, 7:37 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

The indispensable Sarah Binder.

“As shutdown and default loom, crisis mode becomes Washington’s new normal”

September 22, 2013, 11:13 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen