Category Archives: campaigns

“Cruz ‘birther’ debate comes to Cincinnati”

January 9, 2016, 9:38 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: Donald Trump isn’t the only one talking about whether fellow Republican Ted Cruz is eligible to be president. A Cincinnati voter asked the Hamilton County Board of Elections on Wednesday to dive into the debate over whether Cruz… Continue reading

“No One Hates Political Ads More Than Car Dealers”

January 8, 2016, 7:09 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“Steve Israel: Confessions of a Congressman”

January 8, 2016, 7:07 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Rep. Israel in NYT oped: Since then, I’ve spent roughly 4,200 hours in call time, attended more than 1,600 fund-raisers just for my own campaign and raised nearly $20 million in increments of $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 per election cycle.… Continue reading

“2016 Will Test the Power of Super PACs”

January 7, 2016, 11:47 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes at Moyers & Co.

“Why California’s Citizens United Ballot Initiative May Not Matter”

January 7, 2016, 11:05 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Justin Miller writes for TAP.

“The biggest donor to Jeb Bush’s super PAC says Bush is ‘not living up to expectations’”

January 7, 2016, 10:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The billionaire insurance magnate whose company gave $10 million to the super PAC behind the Jeb Bush presidential bid expressed regret Thursday about the direction of that campaign.

“Montana to use corruption ruling to defend contribution caps”

January 7, 2016, 10:40 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Interesting AP story: A second Montana judge has ruled there was corruption in the state’s 2010 Republican primary elections, with candidates pledging loyalty to a national anti-union group’s cause in exchange for thousands of dollars in illegal and unreported… Continue reading

“SuperPACs Are Not So Super In 2016”

January 7, 2016, 10:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

“Campaign Legal Center Doubles Down on Jeb Bush Inquisition”

January 7, 2016, 10:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Pillar of Law blog post.

Derek Muller: Who Decides If Ted Cruz is Eligible to Be President?

January 7, 2016, 10:27 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Here’s a deep dive guest post from Derek Muller: Earlier this week, Donald Trump suggested that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace could be a problem in the event he became the Republican presidential nominee. He followed that up with… Continue reading

“Maine Democrats middlemen for wealthy donors and national party”

January 7, 2016, 10:21 amcampaign finance, campaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Maine Sun Journal: A Cuban-born sugar tycoon. A California-based registered foreign agent for the government of Sri Lanka. A Chicago billionaire. All are recent large donors to the Maine Democratic Party via a complex fundraising strategy called the Hillary Victory… Continue reading

Trump Virginia Loyalty Pledge Case Looks Weak

January 7, 2016, 10:18 amcampaigns, political parties, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo: Three African American pastors who support Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement affirming that they are Republicans — a plan the presidential front-runner has condemned. The plaintiffs say… Continue reading

“Supporters Seek to Persuade Democrats to ‘Ditch and Switch’ for Donald Trump”

January 6, 2016, 8:21 amcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

NYT: At a campaign event for Donald J. Trump in Mississippi last weekend, Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — two African-American YouTube stars who go by the names Diamond and Silk — rallied the roaring crowd with a plea.… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Is Also an Outlier in Political Science”

January 6, 2016, 8:18 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Lynn Vavreck at NYT’s The Upshot: Donald Trump has confounded politicians, pundits and political scientists as he runs a most unconventional — and so far successful — campaign to win the Republican presidential nomination. Here’s the way we think these… Continue reading