Category Archives: campaigns

“Jonathan Soros to Charles Koch: You’re wrong on government’s role”

March 29, 2016, 7:15 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CNN oped: Dear Charles Koch, I don’t know you any better than you know Bernie Sanders, but I very much appreciate your recent effort in a Washington Post op-ed to publicly identify common ground with him about our “political… Continue reading

Damage Control Dep’t

March 28, 2016, 8:19 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT’s Alex Burns: Some party leaders remain hopeful that they can block Mr. Trump by denying him a majority of the delegates to the July convention and coalescing support around another candidate. But the National Republican Senatorial Committee has… Continue reading

“Philip Morris to SCOTUS: Don’t revisit corporate money in judicial elections”

March 28, 2016, 3:58 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Alison Frankel for Reuters: If the Supreme Court is interested in revisiting the issue of campaign contributions and the appearance of judicial bias, it has a vehicle. In January, Illinois state court class action plaintiffs who won a $10 billion… Continue reading

“Trump threatens lawsuit over delegate allocation”

March 28, 2016, 7:38 amcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

NBC First Read: Speaking of delegate fights, Donald Trump upped the ante over the weekend by tweeting the threat of a lawsuit over last week’s maneuvering in Louisiana’s GOP delegate selection. “Just to show you how unfair the Republican primary… Continue reading

“How the G.O.P. Elite Lost Its Voters to Donald Trump”

March 28, 2016, 7:31 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Confessore in the NYT: The distance was magnified by the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in theCitizens United case, which gave wealthy donors rising weight in Republican circles, even amid signs that the party’s downscale voters were demanding more… Continue reading

“Presidential race surges past $1 billion mark”

March 28, 2016, 7:29 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten for USA Today.

“Inside the GOP’s Effort to Consolidate the Super PAC Universe”

March 28, 2016, 7:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Reid Wilson for Morning Consult: The man who heads the two groups, Steven Law — like Holmes, a former McConnell chief of staff — would use their monetary power to keep vendor costs down and prevent the kind of rampant… Continue reading

ELB Podcast Episode 11. Lee Goodman: FEC Commissioner with Libertarian Outlook

March 27, 2016, 4:41 pmcampaigns, federal election commissionRick Hasen

How does a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission skeptical of regulation enforce the law? Is there a sound basis for limiting foreign money in elections? Why does the FEC deadlock along party lines, and what can be done about… Continue reading

“Clinton Supporter, Swift Boater, Billionaires Raise $700k For Pro-MCCAIN Super PAC; Far From Grassroots”

March 25, 2016, 9:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Arizona’s Politics reports.

“Why Bernie Sanders isn’t dropping out”

March 25, 2016, 9:17 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Alex Seitz-Wald for MSNBC: Bernie Sanders isn’t going anywhere, despite Hillary Clinton’s prohibitive delegate lead, and Tuesday night offers a hint why. But the underdog’s path forward carries risks as well as challenges. Even though Sanders came up short in … Continue reading

“Clinton criticizes lax campaign finance laws between two L.A.-area fundraisers”

March 25, 2016, 8:58 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Seema Mehta for the LAT: between attending two Los Angeles-area fundraisers, Democratic front-runnerHillary Clinton railed against the laxness of campaign finance laws on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “We have to raise money. I raise a lot of money at… Continue reading

“Inside Trump’s plot to thwart a contested convention and seize control of the GOP”

March 25, 2016, 7:49 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Greg Sargent for WaPo.

“Why A Third Party Alternative Won’t Save the GOP From Trump”

March 25, 2016, 7:46 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed writes for TPM.

“Shadow campaign to deny Trump his delegates begins”

March 24, 2016, 7:56 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Politico: Madrid’s visit to South Dakota on Saturday marked one of the earliest signs that the shadow campaign for the Republican nomination has begun. Kasich and Cruz are scrambling to secure commitments from bound delegates to break off on… Continue reading