Category Archives: campaigns

“Right-wing candidate’s nude campaign poster skirts election law”

April 24, 2015, 5:31 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Japan Times: Campaigning for Sunday’s second wave of quadrennial unified local elections has highlighted a legal loophole that allows candidates to go to extremes — including nudity — to gain votes. In contrast with the ubiquitous portrait shots preferred… Continue reading

We May See a New Flood of Foreign Money in Ballot Measure Elections

April 24, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: The Federal Election Commission has dismissed—on a deadlocked party-line vote—charges that Manwin International, a foreign company producing online pornography, violated the law by bankrolling a campaign committee opposed to a Los Angeles ballot measure requiring the use… Continue reading

“Are the Clintons too cozy with the people who give them money?”

April 24, 2015, 7:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Charles Koch: We’re not in politics to boost our bottom line”

April 24, 2015, 7:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating interview with Fredreka Schouten.

Worries Jeb Bush Super PAC Strategy Legally Risky

April 23, 2015, 5:11 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Bush’s reluctance to declare himself a candidate or even that he’s exploring a run, which enables him to sidestep campaign finance rules, allows him to continue raising unlimited sums of money for the super PAC, which could have its… Continue reading

“Final Blow to Campaign Finance Regulation”

April 23, 2015, 7:43 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ed Kilgore responds to my Slate piece, Jeb the Destroyer. And although Ed gives me credit for the “robots” metaphor, it came from, and I linked to, this article in The Fix by Philip Bump.

“Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company”

April 23, 2015, 7:38 amcampaign finance, campaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

NYT sounding a little defensive: The New York Times’s examination of the Uranium One deal is based on dozens of interviews, as well as a review of public records and securities filings in Canada, Russia and the United States. Some… Continue reading

“Secret Koch memo outlines plans for 2016”

April 22, 2015, 10:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Vogel, ‘natch.

“Hillary Clinton Campaign Aims To Raise $100 Million For Primary”

April 22, 2015, 4:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

HuffPo reports.

“Struggling to remember the name of Jeb Bush’s super PAC? Here’s why”

April 21, 2015, 7:26 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

Jeb Bush Gets Audition for Koch Brothers Primary

April 21, 2015, 7:16 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Playbook: EXCLUSIVE: Charles and David Koch are considering throwing their massive wealth and sophisticated organization into the Republican presidential primary for the first time, a potentially game-changing boost that could make even a second-tier candidate instantly viable. In another… Continue reading

“Why Hillary Is Really Pushing Campaign Finance Reform”

April 21, 2015, 7:14 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Smart Jonathan Bernstein analysis.

“Ex-Candidate O’Donnell Challenges Rules Barring Personal Use of Campaign Money”

April 20, 2015, 5:31 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: “Federal Election Commission regulations prohibiting campaign money from being spent to pay a candidate’s rent are unconstitutional, attorneys for former Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has argued in a new federal court filing (FEC v. O’Donnell,… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

April 20, 2015, 7:24 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

“I’ve told my six-year-old daughter, ‘Running for office is real simple: you just surgically disconnect your shame sensor.’ Because you spend every day asking people for money. You walk up and say, ‘How are you doing, sir? Can I have… Continue reading