Category Archives: political parties

“McCain Looks to Defuse ‘Nuclear’ Threat”

May 23, 2013, 7:18 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Roll Call: Sen. John McCain finds himself once again pushing his colleagues to avoid giving fodder to Democrats seeking to use the “nuclear option” to change Senate rules with a simple majority. The Arizona Republican’s latest endeavor is to persuade… Continue reading

“McCain, Collins Mock GOP Blockade on Budget Conference’

May 22, 2013, 7:36 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Roll Call: Senate Democrats picked up some GOP reinforcements in their bid to get to a conference on a House-Senate budget agreement. Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine joined Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash.,… Continue reading

“Reid Mulls Nuclear-Style Filibuster Reform For Nominations”

May 21, 2013, 7:23 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Virginia’s Republican Slate Picked by Tiny Sliver”

May 21, 2013, 7:22 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: MORE THAN a quarter of Virginia’s electorate considers itself Republican, which translates to almost 1 million voters. Of that number, about 8,000 — less than 1 percent — showed up at the party’s convention in Richmond over… Continue reading

“Is nuclear winter coming to the Senate this summer?”

May 19, 2013, 9:54 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Sarah Binder sees confusion ahead.

NYT Says Senate Dems Could Go Nuclear Soon in Filibuster Showdown

May 16, 2013, 3:20 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

See here.

“Jungle Primary Angst for California Democratic Consultants | Shop Talk”

May 13, 2013, 1:50 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Verrrrrry interesting: The fallout in the consulting world from two obscure local races continues to reverberate in the Golden State political world. At issue is the involvement of Democratic consultants in two 2012 Democrat-vs.-Democrat California Assembly general-election campaigns. Two… Continue reading

“Judge: Take politics out of our races”

May 12, 2013, 10:53 amcampaigns, judicial elections, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: Should Ohio judicial elections go entirely nonpartisan on the ballot? Should Ohio switch to some nonpartisan process to help governors fill judicial vacancies, and should those appointments require state Senate confirmation? In a Cleveland appearance Thursday before… Continue reading

“G.O.P. Delays on Nominees Raise Tension”

May 11, 2013, 9:21 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Very important NYT article on what’s going on with the Senate, procedurally and politically.

“Rules Committee to Democrats: Keep It to Yourselves”

May 9, 2013, 2:12 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Tyranny of House majority.

“It’s Still About the Broken GOP”

May 6, 2013, 1:01 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Jonathan Bernstein: I have to commend Ezra Klein for push, push, pushing everyone to understand the place of the presidency in the US political system. As he says, that system “is centered around Congress rather than the White House,”… Continue reading

“The House Prefers Chaos to Order’

May 4, 2013, 6:13 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT Editorial: “Regular order!” That has been the demand of House Republicans for three years, insisting on a return to the distant days when Congress actually passed budget resolutions and spending bills, instead of paying for the government through… Continue reading

“As Senators Head for Exit, Few Step Up to Run for Seats”

May 4, 2013, 5:19 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Marco Rubio gets Florida Legislature to eliminate early primary in 2016”

May 3, 2013, 2:24 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio persuaded state lawmakers to make a last-minute change eliminating Florida’s early presidential primary – a race in which the Republican could be on the ballot.”