Category Archives: political parties
“2013 New York Primary Voting Requires Any Party Changes by Oct. 12”
Supreme Court Declines to Hear 8th Circuit Judicial Speech Case, WA Top-Two Primary Case
Cert. denials in Wersal, Washington State Grange II. Mild surprise on first, not on second.
“Democrats’ (potential) Angus King problem”
“New Rules Upend House Re-Election Races in California”
NYT on the politics of the top two primary.
“Congress Nearing End of Session Where Partisan Input Impeded Output”
“Some Republicans Try Out a New Campaign Theme: Bipartisanship”
“Test-driving California’s Election Reforms”
PPIC has issued this report by Eric McGee and Daniel Krimm. Here is the summary:
In the June 2012 primary, California tested two important electoral changes: new legislative and congressional districts drawn by an independent citizens commission and a “top… Continue reading
“Primaries Decide Statehouses as Arizona Weighs Top-2 Plan”
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Top-Two Primary Proposal Appearing on Ballot
See this order.
“End of the Dialogue? Political Polarization, the Supreme Court, and Congress”
I have just posted a revised and updated version of this article (forthcoming Southern California Law Review) on SSRN. (The article was recently the subject of this Adam Liptak “Sidebar” column in the NY Times.) Here is the revised abstract:… Continue reading
“What do they want in return?”
FOX News Tampa Bay: “It takes millions of dollars to put on a convention. While taxpayers foot some of the bill, corporations and high rollers contribute tens of millions of dollars, and those who give a lot usually expect… Continue reading
“As Republican convention emphasizes diversity, racial incidents intrude”
WaPo reports. An important snippet:
A new Post poll put the difference between the two parties’ perception of minority voters on stark display. Respondents were asked an open-ended question: Why do most black voters so consistently support Democrats?
Though… Continue reading
“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.