Category Archives: campaigns

“The Party Still Decides”

March 13, 2016, 6:07 pmcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Ross Douthat: But the party’s convention rules, in all their anachronistic, undemocratic and highly-negotiable intricacy, are also a line of defense, also a hurdle, also a place where a man unfit for office can be turned aside. So in… Continue reading

“Kasich Backers Knock Trump Ad Off Air in Ohio”

March 12, 2016, 2:37 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Television stations across Ohio are refusing to run advertisements from the Trump campaign that are critical of Gov. John Kasich because of a technical election law violation in the ad. New Day for America, the “super PAC” supporting… Continue reading

“California tobacco bills spurred hardball political threats”

March 12, 2016, 2:35 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, direct democracyRick Hasen

Sacramento Bee: Tobacco industry lobbyists threatened to scuttle unrelated ballot initiatives if California lawmakers passed sweeping anti-smoking measures, health advocates said on Friday. While lawmakers said bills now on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk to raise the tobacco-buying age to 21… Continue reading

“Will Donald Trump reverse course and seek donations for his 2016 bid?”

March 11, 2016, 1:54 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Matea Gold reports for WaPo.

“GOP donors pushing Condoleezza Rice to run independent campaign”

March 10, 2016, 8:55 pmcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Trump would pursue criminal indictment of Clinton”

March 10, 2016, 7:24 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“K Street money set looks to contain Trump damage”

March 10, 2016, 7:17 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

Politico: After tearing through Michigan and Mississippi Tuesday night, Donald Trump extolled the virtues of a Republican majority on Capitol Hill. It’s important “that our senators and that our congressmen get reelected,” he said. GOP donors agree. But instead of… Continue reading

“Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters”

March 10, 2016, 7:02 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The billionaire George Soros and other liberal donors will bankroll a new $15 million campaign to mobilize Latinos and other immigrants this fall, hoping to channel outrage at the political rhetoric of Donald J. Trump and other Republicans… Continue reading

“Donald Trump may need a lot of rich backers after all”

March 9, 2016, 8:43 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Yahoo News reports.

“Sanders lawsuit: Ohio official changed law to block 17-year-olds from voting”

March 9, 2016, 7:35 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

CNN: Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Tuesday sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, accusing the Republican of quietly changing a law in an effort to block 17-year-olds from voting in the state’s presidential primary next week. Husted, however, insisted… Continue reading

“The Appearance and the Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption: An Empirical Investigation”

March 8, 2016, 12:05 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Christopher Robertson and three co-authors have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Legal Analysis). Here is the abstract: he Supreme Court says that campaign finance regulations are unconstitutional unless they target “quid pro quo” corruption or its appearance.… Continue reading