“Digital Media A Factor in Ferocity of Political Campaigns”
See this press release from the University of Missouri.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Anti-Democratic text messages in Northern Va. prompt lawsuit, complaints”
WaPo: “A week before Election Day, Democrats have taken legal action to try to stop thousands of unsolicited text messages encouraging people in Northern Virginia to vote against their candidates.”
“Election laws tightening in GOP-run states”
The LA Times offers this front-page report, with the subhead: “Republicans in states like Florida are making it more challenging to vote or to register others. Democrats say it’s an effort to disenfranchise students, the elderly, the poor, the… Continue reading
Halloween Memory Lane
Last year, @DahliaLithwick and I wrote Evil Men in Black Robes: Slate’s Judicial Election Ad Spooktackular!
“Ed Lee Ballot Scandal Spawns Difficult Legal Questions”
SF Weekly: “The only law definitively broken by the pro-Ed Lee volunteers caught on film filling out and collecting ballots in Chinatown was the law of common decency. The introduction of a stencil-like device that allows people to expediently… Continue reading
“Republicans Embrace Twitter Hard for ’12”
Tweeting, pizza, and partisanship in the NYT.
“Indiana Democrats Release Findings from McCain Petitions”
See this press release.
“Michigan Dem Pleads No Contest In Fake Tea Party Scheme”
TPM reports.
“Feinstein Estimates Embezzlement Loss at $4.7M”
The big unanswered question: what did Durkee do with all that money? She certainly didn’t appear to lead a lavish lifestyle.
“Vincent Gray campaign under vigorous federal scrutiny”
This is one to watch, and the question will be how this differs from legal, but unsavory, business as usual.
“Dem groups can’t quit Durkee”
Politico reports.
Romney as a Solid Second Choice
Yesterday I tweeted the question whether pollsters ever use ranked choice voting to see if someone like Mitt Romney is likely to do well if he is a strong second choice candidate of many voters. In response, Rob Richie… Continue reading
Indiana Court of Appeals Reverses Ruling Which Voided Election Based Upon a Candidate’s Illegal Electioneering
“Did Perry Even Qualify for Tonight’s Debate?”
Hmmm.