Category Archives: political parties

Question of the Night? Voting Rights Act Edition

February 10, 2014, 8:47 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

How can Eric Cantor come out in favor of the VRAA with the Wall Street Journal opinion page coming out so strongly against it? Without Cantor’s backing it is hard to see how it has any chance making it out… Continue reading

“FreedomWorks Chief Says GOP Senators Are Killing His Group’s Funding”

February 10, 2014, 7:59 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

TPM pulls out this nugget from NYT’s Chastened G.O.P. Tries to Foil Insurgents at Primary Level.

“An unexpected legacy of Citizens United: More money to finance GOP’s intraparty war”

February 2, 2014, 9:28 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Has California cured its political dysfunction? Not so fast.”

January 30, 2014, 3:27 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, primaries, redistrictingRick Hasen

Eric McGhee and Paul Mitchell with an important corrective for stuff like this.

“Republicans Approve Changes to Nominating Process”

January 24, 2014, 4:27 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: The Republican National Committee moved Friday to consolidate its presidential nominating process in 2016, a pre-emptive effort to avoid a drawn-out campaign that many in the party say could imperil their effort to reclaim the White House.

Mickey Edwards Pens NYT Oped Calling for Repeal of Sore Loser Laws

January 23, 2014, 8:41 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, primariesRick Hasen

Here.

“IMF funding, IRS guidelines collide in spending bill”

January 19, 2014, 8:51 ampolitical parties, political polarization, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Politico: Republican tea party forces and the International Monetary Fund collided in the final bargaining over the omnibus spending bill this past week. Neither won — but the standoff speaks volumes about American politics. Republican business allies like the… Continue reading

“Campaign Finance, Polarization and the Case of the Lost Car Keys”

January 14, 2014, 7:41 amcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Bob Bauer blogs.

Must-Read Nick Confessore NYT A1 Piece on How Money Moves Across States to Influence State Elections

January 12, 2014, 8:17 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

The most important piece of campaign finance journalism in a while. And a great look at the connections between money and one party state legislatures and political polarization. The only thing I think was left out of this piece is… Continue reading

“Reid’s Uncompromising Power Play in Senate Rankles Republicans”

January 9, 2014, 9:03 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT: With his strong-armed change to the filibuster rule and an iron-fisted control of the Senate floor, Senator Harry Reid has engaged in the greatest consolidation of congressional power since Newt Gingrich ruled the House, unleashing a bitterness that… Continue reading

“Chamber renews vow to step in on primaries”

January 8, 2014, 8:25 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Politico: “The nation’s top business group renewed its commitment Wednesday to protect pro-business members of Congress from tea party primary challengers.”

“What We Know and Don’t Know about Our Polarized Politics”

January 8, 2014, 7:42 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Nolan McCarty kicks off a must-read series at WaPo’s “The Monkey Cage” blog: Numerous times over the past several years Americans have witnessed how the lack of compromise and effective negotiation are central problems in our political system. The bigger… Continue reading