Category Archives: campaigns

“EXCLUSIVE: Foreign Clinton Donor Made Donations To U.S. Campaigns”

February 29, 2016, 7:53 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Daily Caller: Hansjorg Wyss, a billionaire Swiss citizen and multi-million dollar Clinton Foundation donor, gave 30 contributions to American political campaigns over a nine-year period, according to an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Federal law has imposed… Continue reading

“A.F.L.-C.I.O. Prepares to Create Its Own ‘Super PAC’ to Get Voters to the Polls”

February 29, 2016, 7:49 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The second motivation is a concern on the part of A.F.L.-C.I.O. officials thatthe network of conservative philanthropists assembled by Charles G. and David H. Koch is far along in building a sophisticated turnout infrastructure that could give… Continue reading

Republicans Lament that Their Billionaire Overlords Have Not Saved Them from Trump

February 27, 2016, 6:16 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Indispensable reporting from Burns, Haberman, and Martin: Late last fall, the strategists Alex Castellanos and Gail Gitcho, both presidential campaign veterans, reached out to dozens of the party’s leading donors, including the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and the hedge-fund manager… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Might Not Keep Paying for His Campaign Himself, Chris Christie Suggests”

February 26, 2016, 5:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Maggie Haberman for the NYT.

“Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid”

February 26, 2016, 5:29 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“More Complaints about Super PACs”

February 26, 2016, 4:54 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bauer on Frum.

“Without an Instant Runoff, Trump Favored to Win GOP Nomination”

February 26, 2016, 4:40 pmalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

Rob Richie crunches the numbers.

“Does Ben Carson Suspect His Campaign Was a Scam?”

February 25, 2016, 3:26 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

A bizarre aspect to what has so far been the strangest presidential election I can remember.

“Candidates Decry Political Money, but Change Is Unlikely”

February 25, 2016, 10:08 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

“Defying ‘outsider’ label, some lobbyists give to Trump, Cruz and Sanders”

February 25, 2016, 7:42 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

The Hill: It may be one of the smallest clubs in Washington. A handful of lobbyists around town have made a show of support to the “outsider” candidates running for the White House in 2016: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bernie… Continue reading

“Why Big Business is Brushing off Campaign Trail Rage”

February 25, 2016, 7:41 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg Businessweek: This is a different kind of election year, full of contempt for Big Business. Billionaire flamethrower Donald Trump, who leads the Republican field, has gone after Ford Motor, Kraft Foods, and Apple, among others, for making things… Continue reading

“Does Money Really Matter in Politics?”

February 25, 2016, 7:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT Room for Debate.

Breaking: 6th Circuit Holds Ohio False Campaign Speech Law Violates 1st Amendment: A Constitutional Right to Lie in Campaigns

February 24, 2016, 9:04 amcampaignsRick Hasen

A unanimous 6th Circuit panel in the Susan B. Anthony case, on remand from the Supreme Court, has struck down Ohio’s false campaign speech laws as unconstitutional. There was an earlier 6th Circuit case, Pestrak, which had upheld Ohio’s laws,… Continue reading