Category Archives: campaigns
“Corruption Panel’s Report Offers Look at the Payback Culture in Albany”
“Business Groups Eye Expanded Role in Elections”
Breaking: 9th Circuit En Banc, on 8-3 Vote, Upholds Ban on Political Advertising on Public Television
So reports Reuters.
The opinion should publicly post at 10 am pacific.
I expect this to go to the Supreme Court.
My Recommendation @Slate for One of the Best Books of the Year
“Sore Loser Laws and Congressional Polarization”
Barry Burden, Bradley Jones, and Michael Kang have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Legislative Studies Quarterly). here is the abstract:
To enhance explanations for party polarization in the U.S. Congress, we focus on an unappreciated legal structure known as… Continue reading
Major Changes in Presidential Debate Formats?
Mike Allen with details on a project involving Bauer, Ginsberg and others.
“Vacant seats? Let the governor fill ’em; The price of electing lawmakers to replace ones who bolt is high. The Senate leader says it’s time to let the chief executive decide.”
“Seventh Circuit Orders Further Review of Robocall Ban”
NLJ: “A federal appeals court has ordered a federal trial judge to review whether Indiana’s ban on political robocalls is constitutional.”
The article features a picture of a smiling Brad Smith.
“Attorney general race thrusts provisional ballot into spotlight”
The latest from Virginia.
See also Josh Douglas, Va AG: When Voters Don’t Decide
Romney Wants Fewer Caucuses
Boston Globe (via Political Wire).
Quote of the Day
“The ideal Republican strategy is not terribly convoluted. Find and nominate the most acceptable conservative. Find the swing states where demographic composition of the electorate has been volatile and where there is room among those demographic groups to grow the… Continue reading
“White guy wins after leading voters to believe he’s black”
Wow:
Dave Wilson chuckles as he talks about his unorthodox political campaign.
“I’d always said it was a long shot,” Wilson says. “No, I didn’t expect to win.”
Still, he figured he’d have fun running, because he was fed… Continue reading