Category Archives: campaigns
Tillman, Dorf, Tillman on Dual Officeholding
“Will the Real Bob Baker Please Stand Up?”
Interesting press release via email:
SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCILMEMBER BOB BAKER TAKES ISSUE WITH BALLOT POSITIONING SHENANIGANS
Incumbent Councilmember “Bob Baker 1” Says Sham Challenger “Bob Baker 0” Gamed the System To Gain an Unfair Advantage.
Robert “Bob” Baker (“Bob… Continue reading
“Democratizing the political ad watch”
Don’t miss this fascinating piece by John Geer and Doug Rivers. A taste:
The recently launched Vanderbilt/YouGov Ad Rating Project offers a different approach to assessing ads by asking voters what they think about them. Was the latest attack ad… Continue reading
‘Does Rep. Jerry McNerney take out his trash in Stockton or Pleasanton?”
Residency questions in CA.
“Obama’s costly investment not yielding new voters”
Boston Globe: “But a Globe analysis of voter registration data in swing states reveals scant evidence that the massive undertaking is yielding much fresh support for Obama. In stark contrast to 2008, when a strong partisan tailwind propelled Democratic voter… Continue reading
“FEC Approves Text Message Political Contributions … Again”
This item appears at Inside Political Law.
“Who Needs ACORN? Meet the woman signing up Democratic voters more efficiently and effectively than the disgraced organization ever did.”
Fascinating Sasha Issenberg column onSlate about the Voter Participation Center.
“Obama Has Clear Lead in Using Social Media”
Political Wire: “A new Pew Research study finds that President Obama holds a distinct advantage over Mitt Romney in the way his campaign is using digital technology to communicate directly with voters. The Obama campaign is posting almost four… Continue reading
“WWE Wrestler Fired After Political Tweet”
HOH: “Abraham Obama Washington, or A.W. (also known as Brian Jossie), was fired this week from his gig at World Wrestling Entertainment. Some people might think his firing had something to do with a Kobe Bryant rape joke he… Continue reading
“Can the Chairman of the House Budget Committee Preside Over the Senate?”
Michael Stern: “Professor Seth Barrett Tillman emails to remind us (among others, see Election Law Blog and the Originalism Blog) of his theory that the President and Vice-President do not hold “offices under the United States” within the… Continue reading
How About Paul Ryan for VP And for the House?
Seth Barrett Tillman writes:
I argued circa 2008 that the Incompatibility Clause (US Const art 1 s 6 cl 2) prevents a member of Congress only from holding an appointed or statutory office, not from an elected federal position (President… Continue reading
Paul Ryan Will Appear on Ballot as Both VP Candidate and House Candidate
The Fix reports.
Interesting Nate Silver Column on Ryan VP Choice Ranks Ryan’s Ideology Score Most Conservative Against All Other VP Candidates Since 1900 Drawn from House and Senate
Here’s the column and the relevant piece:
Various statistical measures of Mr. Ryan peg him as being quite conservative. Based on his Congressional voting record, for instance, the statistical system DW-Nominate evaluates him as being roughly as conservative as Representative… Continue reading