Category Archives: political parties

“California doesn’t allow write-in candidates in its general election, so a write-in candidate is suing”

July 31, 2014, 12:24 pmballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

WaPo: “An independent candidate who received a single vote for a U.S. House seat in California is suing the state over it’s top-two primary system, which allows write-in candidates in the primary but not the general election.” UPDATE: Richard … Continue reading

In #MSSEN Challenge with Republican Party, McDaniel Apparently Cites No Evidence of Voter Fraud

July 31, 2014, 11:20 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

This, instead of “8300 questionable ballots.”

“Chuck Schumer Is Wrong About the Top-Two Primary “

July 27, 2014, 8:58 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Harry Enten writes.

“Don’t expect campaign finance reform to reduce polarization”

July 24, 2014, 8:55 amcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Mann and Corrado respond to La Raja and Schaffner.

“Bad Readers: The judges who ruled against Obamacare are following Scalia down a terrible path of interpretation.”

July 23, 2014, 8:50 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarization, statutory interpretation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this new Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins: Unless you are a lawyer or a glutton for punishment, you probably want to avoid reading the new D.C. Circuit and 4th Circuit opinions reaching conflicting results on the… Continue reading

“Former Top Aide to Governor Arnold Schwarznegger Admits Top-Two Injures Independent Candidates”

July 21, 2014, 4:05 pmballot access, political parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

This item appears at the Independent Political Report (via BAN).

“End Partisan Primaries, Save America”

July 21, 2014, 4:02 pmballot access, political parties, political polarization, primariesRick Hasen

Sen. Schumer endorses Top-Two in NYT oped. The political science does not (at least not yet) seem to support what Sen. Schumer thinks about the effects of top two, however.

“Leadership war stymies Senate mission”

July 20, 2014, 8:07 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Paul Kane for WaPo: The Senate went three months this spring without voting on a single legislative amendment, the nitty-gritty kind of work usually at the heart of congressional lawmaking. So few bills have been approved this year, and so… Continue reading

“The Conversation: Dissecting a ‘no party preference’ campaign in California”

July 20, 2014, 4:46 pmalternative voting systems, ballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

SacBee: “Two seasoned California campaign strategists, one a Republican and one a Democrat, who advised a “no party prefence” candidate running for secretary of state, discuss the campaign.” Sragow: Dan didn’t make it into the general election for three… Continue reading

“Rumors of Bipartisanship’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated”

July 20, 2014, 4:30 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.

“More on the Mann-Corrado Brookings Paper: the Resistance to Campaign Finance Change as a Response to Polarization”

July 18, 2014, 8:42 amcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

More Bauer.

“Understanding and Misunderstanding the Political Parties—and the Question of Whether They Understand Themselves”

July 16, 2014, 7:30 amcampaign finance, political partiesRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“Why the GOP is Holding Its Convention Early”

July 9, 2014, 6:20 amcampaign finance, political partiesRick Hasen

Byron Tau reports for Politico. (It’s about the campaign $)

“Koch Brothers group targets Iowa politics”

July 6, 2014, 9:38 pmcampaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Des Moines Register/USA Today: The main political branch of the conservative Koch brothers’ empire is mounting a full-scale mobilization to become a transformative political power in Iowa, the state where the battle for the presidency begins. Americans for Prosperity… Continue reading