Category Archives: political parties
“These political scientists may have just discovered why U.S. politics are a disaster”
WaPo:
There’s a lot of disgust in America with politicians’ inability to get things done. In the race to win the Republican presidential nomination, that disgust has so far benefited outsider candidates. Non-career politicians Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and… Continue reading
“The Soaring Price of Political Access”
NYT editorial:
This year, the political money is flowing more like overpriced wine, with the two national parties reported to be planning tenfold increases in the rates V.I.P. donors will be charged to secure the right to attend exclusive… Continue reading
“Libertarians, Greens ready lawsuit against Commission on Presidential Debates”
Weigel:
The Libertarian Party and Green Party and their 2012 candidates for president are readying a legal complaint against the Commission on Presidential Debates, hoping that a new legal argument — an anti-trust argument — will break the “duopoly” that’s… Continue reading
The Future of the Party and Campaign Finance — A Response to Bob Bauer
(with Joey Fishkin, University of Texas Law School)
Bob Bauer just offered a thoughtful and engaging commentary on our work and a new report by the Brennan Center, both focused on the relationship between the political parties and campaign finance.… Continue reading
“Parties and the Rethinking of Reform: Part II”
“Party Rules to Streamline Race May Backfire for G.O.P.”
NYT on unintended consequences of party nomination reform.
Weiner and Vandewalker Respond to Edsall NYT Column on Party Campaign Financing
NYT letter to the editor: “Thomas B. Edsall is right to worry about the increasing influence of the superrich on our elections (“Can Anything Be Done About All the Money in Politics?,” column, nytimes.com, Sept. 16). But… Continue reading
“Parties and the Rethinking of Reform”
Citizens United and the Future of the American Political Party
With Joey Fishkin, University of Texas Law School
The Brennan Center has just released a new report on the future of campaign finance. There are going to be a lot of reports like these during the next few years as… Continue reading
“Federal judge orders Utah and Republican Party to try to resolve election law lawsuit”
AP:
The disputed law, approved in 2014 by Utah’s GOP governor and Republican-dominated Legislature, allows candidates to bypass a caucus and convention system and instead try to become a party’s nominee by gathering signatures and participating in primary elections.… Continue reading
Sunstein Criticizes Lessig and Warren on Whether the System is “Rigged”
Cass Sunstein:
It is unquestionably true that money often distorts political outcomes, because it plays an intolerably large role in the political system. Warren, Sanders and Lessig are right to emphasize that moneyed interests sometimes block desirable action. As Nobel… Continue reading
“Could Donald Trump win the Republican presidential nomination?”
Sandy Levinson:
The quick and dirty answer to the question is yes. And the reason has to do with the formal rules adopted by the Republican Party with regard to the allocation of delegates to the 2016 Convention, to… Continue reading
Two Law and Political Process Study Group Panels at APSA
We hope to see you there:
Political Parties and Campaign Finance in the Post-Citizens United World
Sat, September 5, 10:15am to 12:00pm, Hilton, Mason RoomSession Submission Type: Full Panel
Session Description
Political Parties and Campaign Finance in the Post-Citizens… Continue reading