Category Archives: campaigns

“The Influence of Technology on Presidential Primary Campaigns”

September 2, 2019, 2:36 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Tony Gaughan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming in Eugene Mazo and Michael Dimino (eds.), The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times (2020)). Here is the abstract: There is no doubt that the American people object to the… Continue reading

“How California’s voters may have saved Trump from releasing his taxes”

August 28, 2019, 8:38 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Bob Egelko for the SF Chronicle: Forty-seven years ago, California’s voters opened the state’s presidential primaries to all nationally recognized candidates. That ballot measure could determine the fate of a new state law requiring President Trump and his competitors to … Continue reading

“What’s the hurry on the challenge to the new tax return disclosure law?”

August 28, 2019, 8:20 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

David Ettinger on the Cal. Supreme Court’s case on the California tax return law.

“Facebook sharpens political ad rules ahead of 2020”

August 28, 2019, 7:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Axios: As political ad spending for 2020 ramps up, Facebook is tightening its rules to make sure that groups running political or issue ads are legitimate and aren’t gaming the system.Why it matters: With some high-profile examples of such evasion… Continue reading

“Richard Neal Facebook page mixes campaign, congressional business”

August 26, 2019, 8:06 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Roll Call: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal used his government-funded official Facebook page to air campaign advertisements, Facebook Ad Library shows, potentially running afoul of House Ethics rules that prohibit campaign business on House official resources.In Neal’s… Continue reading

“Russian interference, 2020”

August 22, 2019, 8:05 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Axios reports.

“Political Machine of the 21st Century; The Trump Organization As Platform Capitalism”

August 22, 2019, 8:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Jeffrey Broxmeyer for Public Seminar.

“Canada election: Charities warned against climate change ads”

August 20, 2019, 8:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

BBC: Canada’s election watchdog has warned environmentalists that saying climate change is real could break the law.The issue arose because one party running in October’s election denies climate change is a threat.That has led Elections Canada to warn groups that… Continue reading

“WGME, other Sinclair stations, run stories promoting Trump campaign merchandise”

August 19, 2019, 1:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Portland Press Herald: Maine television station WGME, Channel 13, has again been swept up in a national media ethics controversy after its corporate parent apparently directed it to publish and publicize a news story on its website that promotes President… Continue reading

“Personal Data About Small-Donor Democrats Is All Over the Internet”

August 18, 2019, 8:16 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

David Primo NYT oped: One of the largest single disclosures of small-donor information in American history took place on July 31. On that day, the names, addresses, occupations and employers of at least 2.3 million people who contributed money… Continue reading

Tom Steyer Buys His Way into Dem Debates

August 13, 2019, 7:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Mark Murray: The lesson here: Being a billionaire with a big email list matters more than any previous debate performance — or campaign work on the ground in the early states. https://t.co/R8Z14kvUZO— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) August 13, 2019

A “Call Mitch McConnell” Ad That Really Does Seem to Want You to Call Mitch McConnell (About Election Security)

August 8, 2019, 8:00 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bill Kristol: We can't count on Trump for election security. And Mitch McConnell is blocking the Senate from even considering bipartisan election security legislation. Enough. This ad from @ForTheRuleOfLaw is on the air in DC and KY. pic.twitter.com/RdbmIcRaNy—… Continue reading