Category Archives: campaigns

“Donald Trump, Chasing Campaign Cash, Veers From Battleground States”

June 16, 2016, 8:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump’s campaign schedule is being driven by his fund-raising needs, prompting him to appear in heavily Republican states like Georgia and Texas and diverting his attention from battlegrounds where Hillary Clinton is spending her time.… Continue reading

Hettinger Reviews Gann Hall on “Attacking Judges”

June 16, 2016, 7:25 amcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Here, at the LPBR.

“More on Campaign Finance and the Threat of Darkness: Trumpism and Issues Speech”

June 16, 2016, 7:22 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“Trump’s relationship with RNC sours”

June 15, 2016, 7:57 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: In recent days, RNC chairman Reince Priebus has privately grumbled that his advice doesn’t seem welcome with Trump, according to one RNC insider. Other party officials have expressed frustration that Trump’s campaign is trying to take too much control… Continue reading

“Outside spending breaks $400 million mark, far outpacing 2012”

June 15, 2016, 6:59 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

From the indispensable Open Secrets: Outside groups have now spent more than $400 million to influence elections this cycle, data collected from the Federal Election Commission show, a figure that dwarfs the amount spent by this point in the 2012… Continue reading

“Convicted Ponzi schemer: I’ll conduct $50 million marketing campaign for Trump”

June 15, 2016, 6:55 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Corporate Citizen? An Argument for the Separation of Corporation and State”

June 14, 2016, 5:01 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at the ACS Blog: Corporations are strange bedfellows to have in a democracy. My new book, Corporate Citizen?, explores how, over the course of American history, corporations have aggressively sought to expand their constitutional rights. And,… Continue reading

“The Trump Ticket; A new poll that assesses Trump’s potential vice presidential picks demonstrates the benefits of preferential voting”

June 14, 2016, 11:24 amalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Roff for US News.

“Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump”

June 14, 2016, 8:43 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to… Continue reading

“Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate”

June 14, 2016, 7:31 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT: A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states. The candidate will come once the group sees that the ballot… Continue reading

“This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform”

June 14, 2016, 7:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: THEY SAY time is money, and the adage rings especially true for members of Congress: Many of them — according to Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) — spend almost as much of the workweek fundraising as they do debating… Continue reading

“Bring Back The Electoral College — For Real”

June 14, 2016, 7:06 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Ed Zelinsky: The conventional wisdom is that an independent candidate must run to provide an alternative to the major parties’ candidates. I instead suggest another course: Bring back the Electoral College as the active chooser of the 45th president. We… Continue reading

New Montana Lawsuit Attacks Ban on False Speech by Judicial Candidates

June 13, 2016, 7:21 amcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Read the motion for a preliminary injunction.

Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?

June 13, 2016, 6:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

I doubt it, but here’s Politico: Still, many are struggling to see a clear path forward. Zwick noted that Trump is far behind where Romney was in the donor chase at this point four years ago. One option, he said,… Continue reading