“The Tea Party’s Enemy No. 1; Benjamin Ginsberg, Bush’s lawyer in the 2000 recount, has orchestrated a major power grab for Romney”
The Tablet reports.
Category Archives: political parties
“Over Loud Boos, Romney Supporters Pass New Rules”
NYT’s “The Caucus” blog: ” Mitt Romney’s supporters passed new rules governing future primaries over the loud boos of Ron Paul supporters and other conservative activists who had objected to what they said was a power grab by the… Continue reading
“Deal Will Likely Prevent Floor Fight at Republican National Convention”
ABC News: “A compromise on Republican Party rules will likely prevent a convention floor fight on Tuesday. Republican National Committeeman James Bopp, who had led a movement to oppose a new delegate rule on the convention floor, confirms to… Continue reading
“Top Romney Lawyer Under Attack for Proposed GOP Rules Change”
BLT: “Patton Boggs partner Benjamin Ginsberg is facing a growing storm of criticism from Republican delegates who say he pushed through a rules change that would help Mitt Romney if the presumptive GOP nominee ousts President Barack Obama and… Continue reading
“Romney Rules Changes Could Spark GOP Convention Floor Fight”
Fascinating Buzzfeed report,which begins: “Frustration over changes to the Republican Party’s rules pushed through by the Romney Campaign on Friday may lead to a fight on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Monday. The Convention Committee on… Continue reading
“Republicans Plot Assault On Iowa Caucuses On Military Voter Issue”
Fascinating BuzzFeed report. And I’ve long agreed that military disenfranchisement and other issues are a reason to kill the caucuses.
“Judge blocks top-two initiative from ballot”
Arizona judge tosses measure on single subject grounds.
“Conventions Lose Appeal for D.C. Lobbyists”
Roll Call reports.
“Republican Party in California Is Caught in Cycle of Decline”
“A House Divided: Books About the Tea Party Class of 2010”
In the Sunday NYT Book Review, Michael Crowley reviews Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives By Robert Draper and It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the… Continue reading
“The weakening of state and local parties; The new campaign finance regime is taking a toll on state parties.”
Neil Reiff: “Way back in May of 2004, I co-authored an article in this magazine that warned state and local parties about the new minefield of campaign finance created by the then-recently enacted Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Today, these… Continue reading
“All Politics is National”
David Schleicher has written this piece for The Atlantic. A taste: “Elmendorf and I have come up with a few ideas. Ballots could designate which party is in control of the state legislature, allowing voters to more easily decide based… Continue reading
“Governor Brewer won’t oppose ‘top two primary’ initative”
The latest from Arizona.
Top Two Almost Led to a More Competitive Race in My Assembly District
I live in a reliably Democratic assembly district (AD 46), and I don’t think I ever witnesses as tough and fierce a battle in round one between two Democrats, Adrin Nazarian and Brian Johnson. Nazarian was heavily backed by the… Continue reading