Category Archives: campaigns

“How Democrats Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Big Donor Money”

September 30, 2016, 7:01 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: More than two-thirds of the Democrats’ cash went to a dozen presidential battlegrounds critical to any Clinton victory. The biggest beneficiaries were Florida, which has taken in close to $3.5 million, and Pennsylvania and Ohio, which have each received… Continue reading

“Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map”

September 29, 2016, 9:05 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating Jonathan Martin read for the NYT.

“Trump Foundation lacks the certification required for charities that solicit money”

September 29, 2016, 8:59 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Another Fahrenthold special.

I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One in My Campaign Ads

September 29, 2016, 5:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

News from Encinitas, CA.

“How Russia Wants to Undermine the U.S. Election”

September 29, 2016, 8:14 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

TIME reports: The leaders of the U.S. government, including the President and his top national-security advisers, face an unprecedented dilemma. Since the spring, U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies have seen mounting evidence of an active Russian influence operation targeting… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Pushes Debunked Theory That Google Suppressed Rival’s Bad News”

September 29, 2016, 8:09 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Donald Trump attacks ‘biased’ Lester Holt and accuses Google of conspiracy”

September 29, 2016, 7:22 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Ben Jacobs for The Guardian: Trump also introduced a new conspiracy theory to the campaign on Wednesday night when he accused Google of somehow colluding with Hillary Clinton’s campaign. “Google search engine was suppressing the bad news about Hillary Clinton,”… Continue reading

“Trump Fundraising Not All It Appears”

September 29, 2016, 7:17 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Vogel: Donald Trump’s campaign was desperate to change the subject after his shaky debate performance on Monday, and it found just the story to do it — a record fundraising surge that Trump says was powered by small donors, proving… Continue reading

“Ralph Who?”: “Hillary Clinton Struggles to Win Back Young Voters From Third Parties”

September 29, 2016, 7:16 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT: The vast majority of millennials were not old enough to vote in 2000, when Ralph Nader ran as the Green Party nominee and, with the strong backing of young voters, helped cost Vice President Al Gore the presidency. “Ralph… Continue reading

“Think you’d never vote for Trump? Think again”

September 29, 2016, 7:09 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Debra Saunders: The political press corps has known Bob Stern as the straight-arrow president of Los Angeles’ Center for Governmental Studies who helped Jerry Brown create the Fair Political Practices Commission in 1974. Since the center closed its L.A. offices… Continue reading

“Brown should sign campaign bills, strengthen democracy”

September 28, 2016, 3:36 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Kathay Feng and Trent Lange SacBee oped: California has led the way in a parade of democratic reforms in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that set back voting rights and clean elections. But two campaign finance reform… Continue reading

Unanimous First Circuit Affirms Ruling that New Hampshire Ballot Selfie Ban Unconstitutional

September 28, 2016, 1:14 pmcampaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

The opinion is here. As I’ve written, I strongly disagree with this ruling because I think the ban is narrowly tailored to prevent vote buying and coercion. And there are lots of ways to express oneself besides a photo… Continue reading

“Super Pacs fuel election negativity”

September 27, 2016, 8:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

New Mexico in Depth reports.

“D.C. Circuit Decision Limiting Political Ad Disclosure Will Stand”

September 27, 2016, 6:14 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: A federal appellate panel ruling that limits disclosure requirements for groups sponsoring political ads will stand, as the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it will not review the panel’s ruling (… Continue reading