WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WFLX)” – Boca State Sen. Maria Sachs is pushing an effort in Tallahassee that would require politicians – and their supporters – to tell the truth in TV ads. ‘Free speech is a wonderful right… Continue reading

Playbook: SIREN — DEMS GETTING DATA JUMP ON 2016: The Obama campaign continues to refine, update and expand its vast database, working the muscle to increase its value for 2014 and 2016. The organization wants to avoid a post-2008… Continue reading

Zeynep Tufecki has written this NYT oped. A snippet: How did Mr. Obama win? The message and the candidate matter, of course; it’s easier to persuade voters if your policies are more popular and your candidate more appealing. But… Continue reading

I’ve posted an updated and revised version of this paper, forthcoming in a Montana Law Review election law symposium. The main difference is that I’ve now expressed more skepticism about “truth commissions” (as in Ohio) as effective means of dealing… Continue reading

Wow.

The Fix explains what happens if John Kerry leaves the Senate for a cabinet position.

Philadelphia Inquirer:  “It’s one thing for a Democratic presidential candidate to dominate a Democratic city like Philadelphia, but check out this head-spinning figure: In 59 voting divisions in the city, Mitt Romney received not one vote. Zero. Zilch. These are… Continue reading

NYT: By now, most of you have no doubt seen or read about the election-night stare-down between the anchors at Fox News and Karl Rove, who, apart from running a “super PAC” that aimed to defeat… Continue reading