Category Archives: campaigns
“Pa. ads create confusion and fear on voter ID, voting rights advocates say”
WaPo: “Despite an Oct. 2 ruling by a Pennsylvania judge putting the state’s new voter ID law on hold, a series of misleading ads and announcements is creating confusion and fear among residents two weeks before Election Day, civil… Continue reading
“An Electoral College tie – and what it would mean”
“Campaigns See Latino Voters as Deciders in 3 Key States”
“Alburtis councilman allegedly drove through farm field, stole political signs – UPDATE”
News from PA: “Alburtis Councilman Kyle Bower faces criminal charges after allegedly driving through a Lower Macungie Township farm field and stealing Republican political signs from the yard of another house.”
He’s not even old enough to legally… Continue reading
“Professors donate to Obama, opine about election in news articles”
The Hill: “At least a half-dozen professors who gave political donations to President Obama have been quoted in news articles opining about his administration and the 2012 race for the White House.”
“Times Co. criticized for McKenna, gay-marriage ad campaigns”
Seattle Times: “The Seattle Times Co. jumped into two of the state’s hottest political contests Wednesday, launching a $75,000 independent-expenditure campaign promoting Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and announcing a similar effort in support of gay marriage. The move… Continue reading
“Interest Groups Inundate Northeast Ohio Race”
“North Dakota Election: National Group Sues To Overturn Election Day Campaigning Ban”
HuffPo: “A conservative group that helped lead the legal battle that would eventually allow for the creation of super PACs is now working to overturn North Dakota’s ban on election day campaigning, arguing it violates the First Amendment. The Center… Continue reading
“In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses To Tell Their Employees How to Vote”
Sherman-Berman Scuffle Now Campaign Ad
Embarrassing. (This is the “blood bath” phase of top-two)
“Allen West plagued by scam PACs”
More Evidence That in A Close Election The Losers May Not Believe Their Guy Lost
Last week I wrote the following at Slate:
Since 2000, public opinion on the fairness of elections is volatile. In 1996, before the 2000 Florida meltdown ending with the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, about 10 percent of… Continue reading