Category Archives: campaigns

“K Street money set looks to contain Trump damage”

March 10, 2016, 7:17 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

Politico: After tearing through Michigan and Mississippi Tuesday night, Donald Trump extolled the virtues of a Republican majority on Capitol Hill. It’s important “that our senators and that our congressmen get reelected,” he said. GOP donors agree. But instead of… Continue reading

“Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters”

March 10, 2016, 7:02 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The billionaire George Soros and other liberal donors will bankroll a new $15 million campaign to mobilize Latinos and other immigrants this fall, hoping to channel outrage at the political rhetoric of Donald J. Trump and other Republicans… Continue reading

“Donald Trump may need a lot of rich backers after all”

March 9, 2016, 8:43 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Yahoo News reports.

“Sanders lawsuit: Ohio official changed law to block 17-year-olds from voting”

March 9, 2016, 7:35 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

CNN: Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Tuesday sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, accusing the Republican of quietly changing a law in an effort to block 17-year-olds from voting in the state’s presidential primary next week. Husted, however, insisted… Continue reading

“The Appearance and the Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption: An Empirical Investigation”

March 8, 2016, 12:05 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Christopher Robertson and three co-authors have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Legal Analysis). Here is the abstract: he Supreme Court says that campaign finance regulations are unconstitutional unless they target “quid pro quo” corruption or its appearance.… Continue reading

“Exiled from Koch orbit, American Future Fund turns to GOP establishment for cash”

March 8, 2016, 10:15 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Open Secrets explores.

“Seeing Trump as vulnerable, GOP elites now eye a contested convention”

March 8, 2016, 7:44 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Citizens United is only 15% of the political cash problem”

March 8, 2016, 7:29 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter have written this LA Times oped.

“More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump”

March 7, 2016, 8:40 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Over all, naturalization applications increased by 11 percent in the 2015 fiscal year over the year before, and jumped 14 percent during the six months ending in January, according to federal figures. The pace is picking up by… Continue reading

“Challenge to Cruz’s ‘natural born’ status dismissed due to blown deadlines”

March 7, 2016, 8:35 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

The Albany Times Union reports.

Bloomberg, Like Trump, Would Have Sold Himself as Too Rich to Be Bought By Special Interests

March 7, 2016, 2:39 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

From the draft tv ad: He won’t take a dime in political contributions—never has—because he finances his own campaigns. He will totally independent to take on the special interests and push both parties to get things done…. The resonance… Continue reading

“Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race”

March 7, 2016, 2:14 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Michael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election… Continue reading

“Maryland House Race a ‘Caldron of Power Couples and Washington, D.C., Politics’”

March 7, 2016, 8:08 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating NYT piece on race to replace van Hollen, who is running for Senate. (This is the race that includes election law prof Jamie Raskin): For months, the race seemed a neck-and-neck contest between Mr. Raskin, 53, a full-time constitutional… Continue reading