Quote of the Day–@Lessig Edition
“Ideally, I would resign in a day.”
–Larry Lessig, quoted in Politico, Dissent in Bernie Sanders’ camp; The candidacy of Sanders adviser Larry Lessig could complicate matters.
Category Archives: campaigns
How Candidates Get Outside Groups to Help Without Coordinating
Sen. Claire McCaskill on her strategy to boost Akin in the Republican primaries:
My consultants put together a $1.7 million plan. Four weeks out we would begin with a television ad boosting Akin, which my campaign consultant Mike Muir dubbed… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Is Frugal With His Cash in Republican Presidential Race; Front-runner won’t pay for TV ads or efforts to get on ballot, say people familiar with his campaign”
“Super PACs throw lifelines to candidates scrambling for cash”
WaPo on Perry.
I still expect Perry to be out sooner rather than later. Unlike Gingrich 2012, Perry is both polling lower and has more competition.
“O’Malley lawyer alleges legal problems with DNC debate plan”
WaPo:
As part of an escalating feud with the Democratic National Committee, longshot presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley on Tuesday released a memo from a campaign lawyer calling the party’s debate plan “legally problematic.”
O’Malley, the former Maryland governor, has… Continue reading
“Ted Cruz to release the names of his bundlers”
Teddy Schleifer reports for CNN.
What’s @Lessig Up To?
I talk with Mike Sacks of NLJ about the presidential run. My earlier coverage and thoughts are here.
“Super PACs Get Millions From Corporations”
Bloomberg BNA on the inevitable development:
While the great majority of money contributed to super political action committees supporting the 2016 presidential candidates has come from wealthy individuals, including business executives, millions of dollars in super PAC contributions also came… Continue reading
“Harvard Professor Larry Lessig To Explore Democratic Presidential Run”
Interesting development.
It seems pretty clear that his agenda would be that to push through campaign finance reform (and perhaps then step aside after that, as he had suggested for someone to do in his book).
The first question I’d… Continue reading
“It’s Not the First Time Donald Trump Has Flirted With a Third-Party Run”
“Ban on knowing lies in political campaigns violates the Massachusetts constitution”
Eugene Volokh blogs on the decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Commonwealth v. Lucas.
“In Republican debate, little talk about big money”
CPI:
Midway through the debate, Fox News co-moderator Bret Baier explained that Donald Trump has given money to numerous Democrats over the years.
Baier then noted that Trump has previously stated that politicians do favors for contributions.
“You better… Continue reading
“Constitution Check: Who has the job of picking the candidates for the presidency?”
Lyle Denniston at Constitution Daily.
“How campaign finance laws spawned permanent presidential campaigns”
Scott Blackburn and Luke Wachob oped in the OC Register:
So what changed? Why are presidential campaigns today a 24/7/365 affair?
There are innumerable reasons: the rise of television as a campaign medium, the increased role of early-state primaries and… Continue reading