Category Archives: campaigns

“Americans say Obama’s ads are more honest, but expect both sides to lie, Esquire/Yahoo poll finds”

September 27, 2012, 10:57 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Yahoo News reports. My new paper on whether there is a constitutional right to lie in campaigns and elections begins: Election 2012 may well go down in history as the “4 Pinocchios Election.” It is perhaps no coincidence that… Continue reading

“Todd Akin showing no signs of ending Senate run”

September 25, 2012, 7:24 amcampaignsRick Hasen

CBS News reports.

“New Rules Upend House Re-Election Races in California”

September 24, 2012, 9:38 pmcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT on the politics of the top two primary.

“A Constitutional Right to Lie in Campaigns and Elections?”

September 24, 2012, 7:17 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming in Montana Law Review election law symposium). Here is the abstract: For many years, courts have divided on the constitutionality of laws regulating false campaign speech, with some courts upholding some false… Continue reading

“Early Voting Spurs Campaign Urgency Before Obama-Romney Debates”

September 24, 2012, 7:58 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“Virgil Goode campaigns for president against the odds”

September 24, 2012, 7:56 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Triage Looms Over Campaigns”

September 24, 2012, 7:54 amcampaigns, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Roll Call: “For Congressional incumbents seeking re-election, the most vicious part of every cycle awaits: triage. In the coming weeks, the national party committees will decide which races are deemed winnable and merit their resources – resources Members themselves donated… Continue reading

“Conservative groups reaching new levels of sophistication in mobilizing voters”

September 21, 2012, 7:06 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“How Michigan judicial candidate Bridget Mary McCormack got ‘The West Wing’ cast for her campaign video”

September 20, 2012, 2:49 pmcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

WaPo’s “Reliable Source” blog reports.

“GOP gives up on trying to push Akin out”

September 20, 2012, 1:35 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Does GOP campaign literature contain a false statement? Ohio Elections Commission to decide”

September 20, 2012, 12:32 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: “There is probable cause that a piece of anti-Issue 2 campaign literature, distributed by the Ohio GOP, violates Ohio election law, members of the Ohio Elections Commission decided today. The panel voted 4-0 to hold a… Continue reading