Category Archives: campaigns
“Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer: Hispanic Dems ‘Don’t Get Out And Vote’”
Self-defeating prophecy?
Gabriel Debenedetti: The @AZDemParty now raising $ for Latino GOTV off Jan Brewer’s claim to @mviser that Hispanics “don’t get out & vote” (“challenge accepted”)
“Souter warned of a Trump-like candidate in prescient remarks”
Hedge Fund Manager Gives $21 Million to Pro-Clinton Super-PAC, Pushing Campaign Finance Reform
Matea Gold for WaPo on an unusual plutocrat:
The Florida-based investor said he has contributed $40 million to Democratic super PACs and allied groups in 2016, double what he had planned to spend at the beginning of the election. He… Continue reading
“Disclosure can encourage political speech”
Abby Wood and Michael Gilbert in the Hill:
Disclosure can encourage speech. It provides information on candidates’ positions—are they supported by environmentalists or coal? The answer can energize voters who previously lumped the candidates together, causing them to speak in… Continue reading
“In the Nixon-Humphrey election, I refused to vote for the ‘lesser of two evils.’ That was a mistake”
My colleague Henry Weinstein has written this LA Times oped.
“‘Bush v. Gore’ Lawyers Sound Off on Trump’s Debate Comments”
Libertarian Party of CO Challenging State’s Ballot Selfie Law
On KCRW’s To the Point: “Would Divided Government Mean Gridlock?”
I was a guest on this show with the great Warren Olney:
GOP candidates point with alarm at Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees, free college tuition and “Big Government” that’s bigger than ever. Advocates for Republicans are almost saying… Continue reading
“The Latest Subject Of A James O’Keefe Sting Wants The Full Videos Released”
Sam Stein reports for HuffPo.
“Videos Put Democrats on Defensive About Dirty Tricks”
NYT:
Mr. Creamer is not seen on the Project Veritas videos approving or endorsing plans to instigate fights at Trump rallies, but his underling, Mr. Foval, is shown boasting about using unseemly methods, like planting people at the gatherings to… Continue reading
“Fresh Off Employing Evan Bayh, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Attacks Him”
“Democrats Play Up Donald Trump’s Hedge on Accepting Election Result”
“Election law brawl; Soros v. Lincoln”
San Diego Reader:
San Diego Republicans are facing off against liberal billionaire George Soros in an improbable big-money brawl about whether the city should change its election laws. The way it is now, candidates for city office who get more… Continue reading