Category Archives: political parties
“How far can you go to win support from a Republican delegate?”
WaPo:
Under regulations established in the 1980s, delegates cannot take money from corporations, labor unions, federal contractors or foreign nationals. But an individual donor is permitted to give a delegate unlimited sums to support his or her efforts to get… Continue reading
“Despite Complaints, Delegate System Has Given Trump a 22 Percent Bonus”
Ari Melber for NBC News:
Donald Trump blasted the GOP’s delegate rules Sunday, saying a “corrupt” system is denying him delegates in states he won. According to a new NBC analysis, however, Trump has benefited far more than Ted Cruz… Continue reading
“As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined”
NYT:
When it comes to nominating presidential candidates, it turns out the world’s foremost democracy is not so purely democratic.
For decades, both major parties have used a somewhat convoluted process for picking their nominees, one that involves ordinary… Continue reading
“Utah Supreme Court rejects GOP arguments in election law dispute”
KSL:
The Utah Supreme Court ruled against the Utah Republican Party on Friday, mandating that candidates — not the party — can choose how to access the primary election ballot.
The ruling comes during an ongoing battle over Utah’s new… Continue reading
“Introducing the Public Primary”
Rob Richie:
airVote believes that every vote should matter and be heard in every public election. The fundamental goal of any primary election system should be to help foster a general election that will include meaningful choices, real competition,… Continue reading
“Why won’t Grassley hold Supreme Court hearings? He fears Republicans more than Democrats.”
“Here’s exactly how a brokered Republican convention would work”
“Utah Supreme Court hears arguments over disputed state election law”
Desert News:
Utah Supreme Court justices poked at the Utah Republican Party’s interpretation of a controversial new state election law in a hearing Monday as hundreds of candidates work to get on the primary ballot.
Though lawyers for the… Continue reading
“What do parties do? Donald Trump’s candidacy is a good test case.”
Julia Azari for Vox:
The party’s halting and controversial embrace of his candidacy tells us something about the ubiquity of parties and about the limits of their capacity to shape events. But if we treat Trump as primarily a candidate… Continue reading
“Why are so many Democrats and Republicans pretending to be independents?”
John Sides for the Monkey Cage.
“Could Republican Convention delegates be bought? Legally, maybe”
CNN has this report.
I’d be careful with this analysis, and point readers to this fascinating Brian Svoboda post.on whether RNC delegates at a contested convention could be bribed.
“Trump, Cruz Work to Block Kasich From Ballot at Open Convention”
NBC News:
While Trump and Cruz are locked in a bitter battle, aides to both men tell msnbc it is in their mutual interest to keep Kasich off the ballot. The convention rules control who is on that ballot —… Continue reading
“As Floor Fight Looms, G.O.P. Convention Delegates Become a Hot Commodity”
NYT:
The chairman of the Republican Party in American Samoa, Utu Abe Malae, began feeling the pressure almost immediately: phone calls, commitment forms, anything the presidential campaigns could do, say or send to nail down his support as a delegate.… Continue reading