Category Archives: campaigns

“Judge rejects third parties’ suit against debate commission”

August 5, 2016, 8:44 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that the Commission on Presidential Debates violated federal antitrust laws and the First Amendment by excluding third-party candidates. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer… Continue reading

Key Comments from Nate Persily to @TPM on Trump’s Irresponsible Vote Rigging Charges

August 5, 2016, 7:56 amcampaigns, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

From an important Tierney Sneed piece: Yet, a study published in June by Persily — along with Charles Stewart III and Stephen Ansolabehere — undercut that justification. They found no evidence that voters in states with strict voter ID laws… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Campaign Website Won’t Let You Cancel Recurring Donations”

August 4, 2016, 9:39 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Money.Mic: You used to love Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, but now you’ve had a change of heart — and want to cancel your recurring monthly donation to his campaign? Too bad. As the screenshots below demonstrate, there is… Continue reading

“With Billionaires Backing Her, Hillary Clinton Must Confront How to Deploy Them”

August 4, 2016, 9:22 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

NYT: Now that Hillary Clinton has assembled a bipartisan cadre of billionaires to support her candidacy, how does she disperse the moneyed elite to help her in a campaign focused on income inequality?

Justice Kennedy Denies Stay in False Judicial Elections Speech Case

August 4, 2016, 2:02 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Following up on this post, motion for stay denied (without requesting response or referring to full Court).

“What If Trump Drops Out?”

August 4, 2016, 11:30 amcampaigns, statutory interpretationRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the LA Times. It begins: Donald Trump has had a very bad week, picking inexplicable fights with the parents of fallen soldiers, with war heroes, fire marshals and even babies. It’s probably just wishful… Continue reading

“Third party candidates won’t really matter in November”

August 4, 2016, 7:25 amcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Stu Rothenberg for WaPo: As long as Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein don’t qualify for the presidential debates, they won’t be able to attract voters away from the two major parties. Only when they can do… Continue reading

Trump Gets 4 Pinocchios for Claiming Clinton Raised $60 Million from 20 People

August 4, 2016, 7:22 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo’s The Fact Checker.

“Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground”

August 3, 2016, 4:18 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump all but erased his enormous fund-raising deficit againstHillary Clinton in the span of just two months, according to figures released by his campaign on Tuesday, converting the passion of his core followers into a… Continue reading

“The Citizens United Playbook; How a Top GOP Lawyer Guided a Chinese-Owned Company Into U.S. Presidential Politics”

August 3, 2016, 2:19 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Intercept: The Intercept has determined that a corporation owned by a Chinese couple made a major donation to Jeb Bush’s Super PAC Right to Rise USA — and it did so after receiving detailed advice from Charlie Spies, arguably … Continue reading

“Georgia Republican says he might withhold electoral college vote from Donald Trump”

August 3, 2016, 9:32 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

AJC reports.

“Feingold Passes $500,000 in Bundled Lobbyist Contributions”

August 3, 2016, 8:21 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Irony alert.

“‘No evidence of it happening’: Experts scrutinize Trump’s claims of election rigging”

August 3, 2016, 7:44 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CBC News reports.

Montana Candidate Asks #SCOTUS Intervention in False Speech in Judicial Election Case

August 2, 2016, 8:12 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Back in June, Dan T. reported:”A federal district court has denied an injunction against Montana rules restricting false statements by and about judicial candidates (Myers v. Thompson).” The Ninth Circuit denied relief and now the candidate has … Continue reading