Category Archives: primaries

The Real Crime of the Caucus Process is Not Cruz’s Mailer but the Caucus Process Itself

January 31, 2016, 2:05 pmelection administration, primariesRick Hasen

Look at how Ryan Lizza’s piece on the Ted Cruz misleading mailers ends: Donna Holstein, who was listed on one of them, was upset to learn that she had been given a failing grade and that her neighbors might be… Continue reading

“Why the Iowa caucuses are horribly undemocratic”

January 29, 2016, 9:39 amprimariesRick Hasen

Zack Roth is of course correct. See my 2012 Slate piece: Kill the Caucuses!

“What You Need to Know About the Iowa Caucus”

January 29, 2016, 7:21 amprimariesRick Hasen

Timely, from the Bipartisan Policy Center.

“Why the GOP Primary Could Be Even Crazier Than You Think”

January 19, 2016, 7:41 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Ben Ginsberg writes for Politico. I interviewed Ben about all of this for the ELB Podcast: #9 Ben Ginsberg.

Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Stop Va Loyalty Oath That Trump Opposes

January 14, 2016, 3:17 pmcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Richmond Post-Dispatch: A federal judge in Richmond on Thursday denied a motion by supporters of Donald Trump for a preliminary injunction to block the so-called “statement of affiliation” in Virginia’s March 1 Republican presidential primary. The judge’s order means… Continue reading

“Fearing anger from Trump voters, Va. officials want to close schools for primary”

January 13, 2016, 7:37 amelection administration, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

WaPo: Officials in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction want to close public schools during the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, saying they fear that supporters of Republican front-runner Donald Trump could cause mayhem at the polls. The concerns stem mainly from a… Continue reading

“Judge adds state GOP as defendant in suit against primary oath”

January 12, 2016, 11:02 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

The latest from Va.

ELB Podcast Episode 9. Ben Ginsberg: The Republican Nomination Battle for President

January 10, 2016, 5:00 pmcampaigns, ELB Podcast, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Will the Republican presidential nomination fight go beyond the primaries to a contested convention? Are the rules Republicans passed to assign delegates going to lead to chaos? What’s different about this election cycle, and are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders… Continue reading

“Trump’s Va. campaign threatens legal action against state GOP”

December 31, 2015, 8:46 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Here we go.

No Wonder Donald Trump Opposes Va Loyalty Oath

December 31, 2015, 8:29 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

A few days ago, Donald Trump tweeted against Virginia’s loyalty oath: “It begins, Republican Party of Virginia, controlled by the RNC, is working hard to disallow independent, unaffiliated and new voters. BAD!” Well this new analysis from Nate Cohn of… Continue reading

“The Consequences of California’s Top-Two Primary”

December 31, 2015, 8:09 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

The Atlantic: One of the immediate impacts of the top-two primary was that it had inadvertently created an incentive for candidates to broaden the field, recruiting additional candidates to dilute support for their most dangerous opponents. This became evident… Continue reading

“Montana GOP lawsuit to force ‘closed primary’ election is going to trial”

December 14, 2015, 8:08 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

MTN News reports.

2 NYT Pieces Shed Light on Current Polarization in Congress

December 5, 2015, 12:13 pmlegislation and legislatures, political polarization, primariesRick Hasen

Lawmakers Near Deal on Billions in Tax Cuts: The package would extend or make permanent around 50 temporary tax breaks that have expired or will soon lapse. By combining business breaks that are priorities of Republicans with tax credits… Continue reading