Category Archives: campaigns

Some Republicans Covet Libertarian Ballot Line

March 20, 2016, 8:00 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: The search for ballot access has led some Republicans to look toward the Libertarian Party, which has gained access to 31 states and expects to be on all state ballots by the fall. “The interest in what we… Continue reading

“Jeb Bush pumped $400,000 into his campaign in final weeks to keep it afloat”

March 20, 2016, 7:33 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: While Bush’s campaign was running out of cash, his allied super PAC still had ample resources. Right to Rise USA raised just under $179,000 in February but still ended the month with $16 million left of its $119… Continue reading

“The Mutual Dependence of Trump and the News Media”

March 20, 2016, 7:22 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Must-read Jim Rutenberg debut “Mediator” column in the NYT.

“Judge’s Lower Bar for Third Party Candidates Intrigues Republican Election Lawyers”

March 20, 2016, 7:17 pmballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Daily Report: The chairman of the Republican National Lawyers Association said Friday that a federal judge’s decision to strike down Georgia’s ballot access law as unconstitutionally restrictive could have national ramifications for the 2016 presidential race. U.S. District Judge Richard… Continue reading

“How John Kasich Could End Up Picking the Next President; A bizarre, tangled, 130-year-old law could leave the 2016 election up to the Ohio governor—unless Congress acts now

March 20, 2016, 1:15 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Ned Foley for Politico: In this situation, the Supreme Court could step in to resolve the dispute. But the odds of that happening have probably decreased due to the vociferous criticism of the Bush v. Gore decision. Not to mention… Continue reading

Donald Trump with About $2 Billion in Free Media, Dwarfing Other Candidates

March 18, 2016, 1:48 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT’s The Upshot.

“Sanders surprises with controversial superdelegate strategy”

March 18, 2016, 7:40 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Steve Benen: Strictly speaking, Democratic primary and caucus voters are principally responsible for choosing their presidential nominee, but the power is not entirely in their hands. While those voters elect pledged delegates for the party’s national convention, the Democratic… Continue reading

“RNC Rules: Insiders Speak Out on Contested Convention”

March 18, 2016, 7:28 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

NBC News: If no presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates and Republicans face a contested convention this summer, a small group of party insiders will have huge sway over who wins — and how to resolve a rift… Continue reading

“The Fundraising Guru Behind Bernie Sanders’ 27 Dollars”

March 17, 2016, 3:46 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Sean Braswell writes for Ozy.

“Supreme Court Nomination Drives Groups From Left and Right to Fight”

March 17, 2016, 8:09 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT: More than 100 protest rallies are being scheduled in key electoral states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Iowa. Television advertisements are being scripted. Twitter and Facebook campaigns are rolling out, and email blasts are filling up… Continue reading

Good Luck with That Dep’t

March 17, 2016, 7:53 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Bernie Sanders now sees path to nomination relying on Democratic superdelegates.

“Trump as GOP presidential nominee could lean on party money”

March 17, 2016, 7:48 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump says he’ll raise money for the Republican Party and there’s a good reason why: It has the resources he lacks for a general election. Trump’s victories this week make it much more likely that he’ll be… Continue reading

“If no one else stops Trump, the Electoral College still can. It’s in the Constitution”

March 17, 2016, 7:43 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Derek Muller for WaPo: Donald Trump will be the GOP’s presidential nominee. Within the party, talk of a brokered Republican National Convention or even a supporting a third-party candidate has circulated among those hoping to stop him from becoming the… Continue reading

“Ginsberg Warns of ‘Political Guerilla Warfare’ at Contested GOP Convention”

March 17, 2016, 7:38 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Bloomberg: With prospects for the first contested Republican convention in 40 years on the rise, GOP super-lawyer and election-law expert Ben Ginsberg says that selecting the actual delegates at state conventions in the coming months will “be sort of… Continue reading