Category Archives: campaigns

“The Party as Database”

June 11, 2015, 1:39 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Jack Balkin: Last year, in my essay The Last Days of Disco: Why the American Political System is Dysfunctional, I explained that modern American political parties were turning into databases connected to fundraising operations. The two major political… Continue reading

“How black voters could determine the 2016 election”

June 11, 2015, 11:50 amcampaignsRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

Adam Smith Sympathizes with RNC Complaints About Koch Big Money

June 11, 2015, 9:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Every Voice: The massive political network of the billionaire Koch brothers has made a surprising new enemy: The Republican National Committee (RNC). “The RNC is now openly arguing, however, that the Kochs’ political operation is trying to control the… Continue reading

Pete Peterson at Zocalo Talks About Running for CA Secretary of State

June 11, 2015, 9:35 amcampaign finance, campaigns, election administration, election law bizRick Hasen

Peterson: Also favoring the insider—particularly in California—is the substantial presence of the “third house”—a vast network of associations, corporations, and unions with lobbying interests in Sacramento. Most Californians have never heard of the California Infill Builders Federation PAC, the… Continue reading

“Ballot Talks: Delayed presidential bids and campaign finance reform”

June 11, 2015, 9:31 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WHYY Radio Times: Ballot Talks: Delayed presidential bids and campaign finance reform June 11, 2015 Hour 1 Guests: Paul Seamus Ryan, Nate Persily, Eric Lichtblau Jeb Bush said he’ll be announcing his bid for the 2016 election on… Continue reading

“This Web site allows political donors to give money based on how lawmakers vote. Just don’t call it bribery.”

June 11, 2015, 8:15 ambribery, campaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo on the If-Then Fund.

Are Kochs Trying a Hostile Takeover of GOP (Master Voter File)?

June 11, 2015, 7:41 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Yahoo! Politics.

“It’s PAC Season: Time to Put Up a Firewall, Attorneys Say”

June 10, 2015, 4:11 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Campaigns & Elections.

“Top aide to Fla. ex-congressman will plead guilty to breaking election law”

June 10, 2015, 2:18 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “A former campaign manager for onetime Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia plans to plead guilty Thursday in Miami federal court to financing a tea party candidate in a scheme to siphon votes from his Republican nemesis.”

“One Governor’s Audacious, Unprecedented Effort To Use Personal Wealth To Re-Create The Legislature”

June 10, 2015, 11:46 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Sacha Feinman for Think Progress on Illinois’s Governor Rauner.

“Here’s Jeb Bush’s paperwork to run for president, at long last”

June 10, 2015, 8:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports. It’s amazing. I guess it takes helping your Super PAC try to raise $100 million for your campaign and making literally dozens of campaign appearances, including in early caucus and primary states, to help someone who is not… Continue reading

“It’s Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in US House Elections”

June 9, 2015, 7:36 pmcampaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

New Gary Jacobson in the Journal of Politics. Here is the abstract: With little fanfare, the electoral advantage enjoyed by US representatives has fallen over the past several elections to levels not seen since the 1950s. The incumbency advantage has… Continue reading