Category Archives: campaigns

“he New Tyranny: A Preface to the 2016 Elections in the United States”

June 7, 2016, 8:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Tim Kuhner in the World Financial Review: Democracy in the United States has been replaced by a rival form of government premised upon the power of wealth. Not to be confused with mere corruption, plutocracy is an official system of… Continue reading

“Big Money Rearranges Its Election Bets” and a Bauer Retort

June 6, 2016, 6:51 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT editorial: One constant is the vast amount of money sluicing through the political system in what is certain to be the most expensive election in the nation’s history. Experts estimate that campaign spending, which has risen inexorably in recent… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton to begin collecting general election cash”

June 3, 2016, 6:05 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Reid reviews scenarios for filling Senate seat if Warren is VP pick”

June 3, 2016, 2:09 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Boston Globe: Reid recently gave voice to those concerns and said he would not want Clinton to pick a vice presidential nominee from a state with a Republican governor — such as Massachusetts. But subsequently Reid commissioned a review… Continue reading

“Surge Pricing for American Elections”

June 3, 2016, 12:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Free Speech for People: On the night of June 1st, Uber disclosed an unprecedented $3.5 billion investment from the Saudi Arabian government. Aside from its stock ownership, the repressive kingdom also bought itself a seat on the company’s board… Continue reading

“The case of the mysterious congressional donations”

June 3, 2016, 11:15 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Javier Panzar, on what could well develop into a criminal investigation.

“Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say”

June 3, 2016, 7:25 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Important Adam Liptak analysis. (Sure beats covering the history of food at SCOTUS.) In the article Adam performs the rare Double Ilya.

“Koch Groups Are Still Spending Millions, But Choosing Door Knocks Over More Ads”

June 3, 2016, 7:11 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Tarini Parti for BuzzFeed.

Trump Says Judge Has “Inherent Conflict of Interest” Because of Mexican Heritage

June 2, 2016, 5:31 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ gets these reprehensible comments from Donald Trump: In an interview, Mr. Trump said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel had “an absolute conflict” in presiding over the litigation given that he was “of Mexican heritage” and a member of a… Continue reading

“Gary Johnson could give us President Paul Ryan: Column”

June 2, 2016, 9:58 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro oped for USA Today.

Donald Trump Proves Money Buys Influence

June 2, 2016, 6:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Adam Smith on Twitter: Donald Trump is not great at this "not being influenced" thing he brags about. pic.twitter.com/nYheACSgIB — Adam Smith (@asmith83) June 2, 2016

“How Trump Is Using the Presidency to Sell Trump Inc.”

June 1, 2016, 3:23 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Must-read Norm Ornstein.

“Exclusive: Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee”

June 1, 2016, 3:20 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

USA Today with a WOW figure: An exclusive USA TODAY analysis of legal filings across the United States finds that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 legal actions in federal and… Continue reading

“Judge Rules Against San Francisco Bernie Sanders Voters Who Claimed Primary Voting is Too ‘Confusing'”

June 1, 2016, 2:52 pmcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

NBC Bay Area: A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a lawsuit by Bernie Sanders supporters who argued elections officials in California were confusing and robbing unaffiliated voters of the chance to vote in the state’s June 7 Democratic presidential… Continue reading