Category Archives: campaigns

“Corporate Citizen? An Argument for the Separation of Corporation and State”

June 14, 2016, 5:01 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at the ACS Blog: Corporations are strange bedfellows to have in a democracy. My new book, Corporate Citizen?, explores how, over the course of American history, corporations have aggressively sought to expand their constitutional rights. And,… Continue reading

“The Trump Ticket; A new poll that assesses Trump’s potential vice presidential picks demonstrates the benefits of preferential voting”

June 14, 2016, 11:24 amalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Roff for US News.

“Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump”

June 14, 2016, 8:43 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to… Continue reading

“Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate”

June 14, 2016, 7:31 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT: A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states. The candidate will come once the group sees that the ballot… Continue reading

“This would be a nice first step on campaign finance reform”

June 14, 2016, 7:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: THEY SAY time is money, and the adage rings especially true for members of Congress: Many of them — according to Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) — spend almost as much of the workweek fundraising as they do debating… Continue reading

“Bring Back The Electoral College — For Real”

June 14, 2016, 7:06 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Ed Zelinsky: The conventional wisdom is that an independent candidate must run to provide an alternative to the major parties’ candidates. I instead suggest another course: Bring back the Electoral College as the active chooser of the 45th president. We… Continue reading

New Montana Lawsuit Attacks Ban on False Speech by Judicial Candidates

June 13, 2016, 7:21 amcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Read the motion for a preliminary injunction.

Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?

June 13, 2016, 6:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

I doubt it, but here’s Politico: Still, many are struggling to see a clear path forward. Zwick noted that Trump is far behind where Romney was in the donor chase at this point four years ago. One option, he said,… Continue reading

“Trump doesn’t have a national campaign. So the GOP is trying to run one for him.”

June 10, 2016, 7:35 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Matea Gold for WaPo: Trump’s failure to build a truly national campaign has left it to the GOP to run one on his behalf, while also trying to extinguish the regular political brush fires set off by the unpredictable candidate.… Continue reading

“Anti-Trump Republicans seek last-ditch ‘delegate revolt'”

June 10, 2016, 7:31 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Tal Koppan reports for CNN.

“There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That’s Good News for Trump.”

June 9, 2016, 8:26 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

Tour de force from Nate Cohn of NYT’s The UpShot: One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country. As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put … Continue reading

“Senate Democrats to Release a Policy Agenda”

June 9, 2016, 6:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: One measure would require organizations spending money in elections, including “super PACs,” to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. Another would require all candidates for federal office to report campaign contributions… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s got (political) money problems”

June 8, 2016, 8:50 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Trump doesn’t yet seem to get how the primary differs from the November contest that’s just started. He adapted to some degree in order to win the nomination. It’s unlikely, though, that the low-cost style of campaigning he… Continue reading

“Cuomo Seeks Fixes to ‘Rampant’ Problems in New York’s Campaign Contribution System”

June 8, 2016, 8:46 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: With little movement on state ethics laws, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a late push in the legislative session on Wednesday to tighten restrictions on election laws governing money given to candidates through so-called independent expenditure committees. In… Continue reading