Category Archives: campaigns

“In Data We Trust”

May 8, 2013, 9:58 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Tom Edsall: The announcement on May 1 by the Republican National Committee that it had awarded of a multi-million dollar contract for data management and collection services to Liberty Works, a firm run by Richard Boyce, an associate of… Continue reading

“Meet the Most Important Ted Cruz Birther: Ted Cruz; Ted Cruz is eligible to be president under almost any reading of the Constitution—except his own”

May 7, 2013, 9:24 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

TNR.

Robbin Stewart is Delving into the Maine Anonymous Blogging Case

May 1, 2013, 5:18 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

and updating a post here.

“Marshall facing prison time; Judge sentences [North Vernon] man in vote fraud case to 18 months with 9 suspended”

May 1, 2013, 2:41 pmabsentee ballots, campaignsRick Hasen

News making waves in Indiana: “Michael R. Marshall, 60, of North Vernon, a veteran Democratic Party volunteer in Jennings County, was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, with nine months suspended, on three counts of voter fraud. Marshall… Continue reading

Will Stephen Colbert Give Equal Time to Mark Sanford Supporter Larry Flynt?

May 1, 2013, 11:18 amcampaign finance, campaigns, election law "humor"Rick Hasen

After you watch the video at Political Wire, you can imagine why he might. On Colbert’s equal time obligations while supporting his sister against Sanford, see this Slate Explainer.

“DIRTY TRICKS: Mysterious Conservative Group Sending Out Push Polls In South Carolina Special Election”

May 1, 2013, 7:07 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Alleged nasty push poll: – “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you she had had an abortion?” – “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you a judge held her… Continue reading

“Koch Brothers Plan More Political Involvement for Their Conservative Network”

April 30, 2013, 9:32 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: While awaiting an internal audit headed by a top Koch Industries executive, the brothers have rejected any notion of stepping back from electoral politics. Strikingly, after years of nurturing a political network and donor base largely independent from… Continue reading

“FairVote Maps the 2012 Presidential Campaign”

April 30, 2013, 9:01 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Read about this:

“The State of Maine vs. anonymous blogging”

April 30, 2013, 7:48 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Dylan Byers (non-anonymously) blogs.

What Do You Get When Two Candidates from the Same Party Who are Virtually Indistinguishable Run in Round Two of a Nonpartisan Primary?

April 29, 2013, 4:06 pmcampaigns, primariesRick Hasen

Exactly what you’d expect—trumped up and exaggerated ethics charges.

“Bloomberg calls for nonpartisan elections”

April 29, 2013, 10:25 amcampaigns, political parties, primaries, votingRick Hasen

Newsday reports.

If Nelson Beats Scott in Florida, Does Nelson or Scott Appoint Senate Successor?

April 24, 2013, 9:18 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

More fun in FLA.

“Immigration reform could be bonanza for Democrats”

April 22, 2013, 9:02 pmcampaigns, electoral college, votingRick Hasen

Politico: “The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation’s political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if… Continue reading

“Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers”

April 20, 2013, 8:46 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: “Three years ago, Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and supporters of libertarian causes, held a seminar of like-minded, wealthy political donors at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo. They laid out a three-pronged, 10-year strategy… Continue reading