Category Archives: political parties

” Top-two primary might be bad for small-party candidates”

April 14, 2014, 10:06 pmpolitical parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

LA Times: When California voters decided to change the way the state’s primary elections work, the move was cast as an effort to moderate a state Capitol gripped by polarization. If the top two vote-getters in a primary faced… Continue reading

“Dramatic, Little Known GOP Rule Change Takes Choice Of Presidential Candidate Away From Rank And File Republicans And Hands It To Party Elite”

April 11, 2014, 2:08 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Rick Ungar at Forbes. UPDATE: Apparenlty there is some question about the accuracy of this article.

“Conservative Firepower Has Senate Democrats Playing Defense”

April 11, 2014, 8:55 amcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Nick Confessore reports for NYT.

“King may switch sides and join the Republicans after midterms”

April 10, 2014, 7:22 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

The Hill: “Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, will decide after the midterm elections whether to switch sides and join the Republicans.”

“Want to register as an independent? Don’t get duped by the AIP”

April 3, 2014, 3:52 pmpolitical parties, primaries, third partiesRick Hasen

Patt Morrison writes for the LAT Opinion blog.

“Democratic turnout seen as key to party’s retaining Senate control”

March 31, 2014, 7:23 amcampaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

LA Times reports.

“The GOP advantage: Geography or gerrymandering?”

March 31, 2014, 7:21 ampolitical parties, political polarization, redistrictingRick Hasen

“Wealthiest congressional districts represented by Democrats”

March 29, 2014, 9:45 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

AP: Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It’s a label you’re hearing as Democrats complain about GOP opposition to raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits. But in Congress, the wealthiest are more likely to be… Continue reading

“GOP Gripes About ‘BullShit’ Vote”

March 27, 2014, 7:39 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Straight out of “House of Cards:” Medicare doctor payments on Thursday without a full roll call vote. “Outrageous,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill after complaining about the maneuver to a colleague. “I think it’s outrageous.” House Republican leaders… Continue reading

“Montana Supreme Court Removes Top-Two Ballot Measure from 2014 Ballot”

March 26, 2014, 10:25 amdirect democracy, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Richard Winger reports.

“Mitigating Extreme Partisanship in an Era of Networked Parties: An Examination of Various Reform Strategies”

March 20, 2014, 2:52 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Seth Masket posts new paper at Brookings.

“Highlighting Democratic losses, Republicans block California campaign finance bill”

March 17, 2014, 9:06 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

SacBee: “Republicans on Monday blocked a California campaign finance reform bill that fell one vote short, demonstrating the limits of a diminished Democratic caucus.” A nice lesson for those who think that California became less dysfunctional because of top… Continue reading

“Lawsuit Filed in NJ Federal Court Challenges Constitutionality of Partisan Primary Elections”

March 6, 2014, 8:23 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Press release: “The EndPartisanship.org coalition today filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey demanding that every voter should have an equal and meaningful vote at every stage of the state-funded election process, regardless of their… Continue reading