Category Archives: campaigns

“Md. congressional primary features largest self-funder ever”

April 25, 2016, 7:11 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

AP: A Maryland congressional primary contender has broken the record for what a self-funded House candidate has poured into a single campaign, as wine superstore owner David Trone has uncorked more than $12 million of his own amid a… Continue reading

“Bernie Sanders and Allies Aim to Shape Democrats’ Agenda After Primaries”

April 24, 2016, 10:01 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Confessore for the NYT.

“In This Snapchat Campaign, Election News Is Big and Then It’s Gone”

April 24, 2016, 9:54 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Jim Rutenberg NYT column.

“Sanders campaign’s new strategy on superdelegates leaves some unimpressed”

April 24, 2016, 11:46 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

LAT: “You’re trying to woo us now, but we remember when you were trashing us,” said former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, one of 21 superdelegates from the state, the largest of five that hold primaries Tuesday.

“Voters’ ‘Bernie or Bust’ efforts persist despite Sanders’ vow not to be another Ralph Nader”

April 24, 2016, 11:42 amcampaignsRick Hasen

LAT: Sanders’ chances of winning the nomination have dimmed since his 16-point loss to Clinton in last week’s New York primary. Polls show he faces an uphill race in several of the five Eastern states that vote on Tuesday,… Continue reading

“US election: Republican says delegate vote-buying and gifts are part of ‘the free market of politics'”

April 24, 2016, 11:32 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

ABC Australia reports.

“It’s ‘Possible’ Hillary Clinton Could Be Better President than GOP Pick, Charles Koch Says”

April 23, 2016, 9:44 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

ABC News reports.

“Listen to Donald Trump robocall urging California’s ‘no party preference’ voters to register as Republicans”

April 22, 2016, 5:01 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

LAT.

“Snapchat Wants To Make ‘Ballot Selfies’ Legal On Election Day”

April 22, 2016, 4:37 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

HuffPo: A federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s ban on ballot photos last year, and the state is appealing that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. Under the law, voters faced a $1,000 fine… Continue reading

“Get moving on vetting vice-presidential candidates, report urges”

April 22, 2016, 4:21 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Dan Balz: The presidential candidates in both parties are still in the throes of their nomination contests, but a new report authored by veterans of past campaigns and conventions offers a clear warning to them all: If you haven’t already… Continue reading

“Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook”

April 21, 2016, 8:23 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Citing “lessons learned from online engagement with ‘Bernie Bros,’” a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is pledging to spend $1 million to “push back against” users on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Instagram. Correct the Record’s “Barrier Breakers” project boasts… Continue reading

“Clinton Campaign Money Legal but Problematic”

April 21, 2016, 7:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP: In legal terms, Bernie Sanders’s complaint that Hillary Clinton’s joint fundraising agreement with the Democratic National Committee improperly benefits her campaign doesn’t withstand close scrutiny. The Sanders camp’s professed shock that the Hillary Victory Fund… Continue reading

“Americans need a government that works for all”

April 21, 2016, 7:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Liz Kennedy in the San Diego Union-Tribune: But the fact is that a majority of Americans support the same basic policies — including government action to fight income inequality and improve wages, to regulate banks and the financial sector,… Continue reading