“Santorum Faces Ballot Problems in Pennsylvania”
Political Wire reports.
Category Archives: political parties
Read the Reply Brief in Case Challenging Top Two in 9th Circuit
“2012: Year Of The Caucus Meltdown”
TPM reports.
“Romney Delegate Total Nearly Matches Total if All Contests Winner-Take-All”
FairVote: “Contrary to conventional wisdom, current projected delegate totals for frontrunner Mitt Romney are far closer to what they would have been if every state had used a winner-take-all rule for allocating delegates than if they had used proportional… Continue reading
“California could decide the GOP nominee”
Interesting report from The Fix.
Romney Not Reaching 1,144 Delegates Any Time Soon
NYT: “While Mr. Romney holds considerable advantages over his rivals, his aides acknowledge that he is unlikely to reach the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination for at least two more months. His challengers have gradually given up… Continue reading
“Michael Steele: “I Wanted a Brokered Convention”
Mother Jones:
“I wanted a brokered convention,” Steele tells me. “That was one of my goals.” Why in the world would a party chairman desire apparent turmoil? To create excitement and shake up the party, Steele explains. So far this… Continue reading
U.S. News Debate Club on a National Primary
Interesting perspectives, and makes me long for the days of Legal Affairs Debate Club.
Convention Fight for Republicans?
Mark Siegel, former executive director of DNC, games it out.
“Innovative Analysis: Six Takes on the Republican Nomination Contest”
A FairVote compendium.
“Panel Says Long, Tough Campaign Will Help, Not Hurt Mitt Romney”
U.S. News reports.
“‘Misunderestimating’ Campaign Finance Reform”
Jonathan Backer responds to Ezra Klein’s review of Larry Lessig’s and Jack Abramoff’s books. (Lessig’s response to Klein is here.)
Klein’s general take is that concern over campaign finance and lobbying reform is overblown. Backer says it is a… Continue reading
Breaking News: RNC Loses Appeal Over Consent Decree Barring Polling Place “Ballot Security” Measures
You can read the unanimous opinion of the three-judge-court of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link. Speaking very roughly, back in 1982 the Republican National Committee settled a case (through a court-enforced… Continue reading