“A mighty fundraising operation awaits Clinton, as well as financial hurdles”
Must-read Matea Gold at WaPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Bibi Deploys the Southern Strategy”
Jeffrey Goldberg:
The now-and-apparently-forever prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ought to be proud of his country’s record of enfranchisement. He should be happy that Arabs vote in large numbers, just as Jews vote in large numbers. But Netanyahu was not… Continue reading
Brennan Center, Volokh File Brief in Employee Candidate Case
Case page:
In this brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Brennan Center argues that firing a government employee merely for running for office not only violates her First Amendment rights but also undermines… Continue reading
“Campaign seeks to pave way for independents in debates”
CNN:
A group of influential political scientists, current and former elected officials and activists are challenging a decade-old rule that they say prevents independents from engaging in presidential debates — and, in turn, effectively keeps them out of the… Continue reading
“Will Hillary Clinton Invade GOP Primary?”
Frank Wilkinson: “Hillary Clinton won’t have a truly competitive Democratic primary for president. So in her spare time, she might instead opt to meddle in the high-stakes Republican primary.”
“Huckabee Pursues Unconventional Ways to Fund a Campaign”
“City Council Races Offer Change in Ferguson After Months of Upheaval”
NYT:
Months of voter registration drives by the N.A.A.C.P. and other civil-rights groups added 562 names to Ferguson’s rolls of about 12,700 voters — a 4 percent increase. But St. Louis County election officials said the increase was not… Continue reading
“Legal experts: Cruz’s Canadian birth won’t keep him out of the Oval Office”
Bob Barnes:
Two of the top lawyers for the Obama and Bush administrations agree on this: Sen. Ted Cruz can become president. Legally speaking, anyway.
Paul D. Clement, former solicitor general for President George W. Bush, and Neal Katyal,… Continue reading
“Bitter Supreme Court election drags on in court”
Ugly:
The race for Kentucky Supreme Court 6th District was remarkably nasty, and it didn’t end on Election Day. Justice Michelle Keller of Fort Mitchell and her former opponent, Teresa Cunningham of Boone County, are still battling it out… Continue reading
Schmitt on Reform Skeptics and Romantics
Mark Schmitt has written a thoughtful piece about democratic romanticism in the recent edition of the journal Democracy (http://www.democracyjournal.org/36/democratic-romanticism-and-its-critics.php). In it, he identifies “an increasingly influential group of scholars and journalists” who form a “school of skeptics” about… Continue reading
“Former Rep. Steve Driehaus loses libel lawsuit against the Susan B. Anthony List”
Eugene Volokh:
Some readers may recall last year’s Supreme Court decision in Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, in which the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a challenge to the Ohio ban on false statements in election campaigns; that… Continue reading
“At Rand Paul’s request, Republican committee gives green light to caucus”
Sam Youngman:
It looks increasingly like Kentucky Republicans will have a presidential caucus next year, when it seems just as likely that a Kentucky Republican will be running for president.
While most of the state was focused on the… Continue reading
“I Was Alabama’s Top Judge. I’m Ashamed by What I Had to Do to Get There”
Sue Bell Cobb writes for Politico magazine.
“Kentucky Should Let Rand Run”
Josh Douglas oped:
Will Sen. Rand Paul run for president, re-election to the Senate, or both? That last option —both — is unavailable to Paul based on a Kentucky law that forbids candidates from appearing on the ballot for… Continue reading