Category Archives: campaigns
“Democratic party fundraising effort helps Clinton find new donors, too”
WaPo reports.
When Jeb Bush Drops Out This Weekend, Don’t Tell Us Money in Politics Doesn’t Matter
I’ve already written the prebuttal in WaPo:
It is easy to dismiss as overblown the concern about the outsize role of ultra-rich donors in the American political scene. Exhibit 1: Jeb Bush. Bush’s $100 million in super PAC fundraising was… Continue reading
Derek Muller Tracks the Natural Born Citizen Litigation
So you (or I) don’t have to.
“New Yorkers seek court order to keep Ted Cruz off the ballot in state Republican presidential primaries because he was born in Canada”
“National Poll Highlights What Republican Voters Really Think”
Release:
The College of William of Mary and the nonpartisan electoral reform organization FairVote have released a report on a national survey offering new insights into voter preferences and views on electoral reform. In partnership with YouGov and scholars… Continue reading
“Blacks See Bias in Delay on a Scalia Successor”
Must read Haberman/JMart in the NYT.
How Would Trump Do in SC If We Had Ranked Choice Voting?
Tokaji: Is Ted Cruz Eligible to Be President? Let’s Find Out
Donald Trump has revived the question whether Senator Ted Cruz is ineligible to serve as President due to his birth in Canada. A recent Trump Tweet asserts that Trump has standing and threatens to sue if Senator Cruz doesn’t stop… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s threat to sue Ted Cruz, explained”
“Campaigns secretly prep for brokered GOP convention”
Politico reports.
On a recent ELB Podcast, Ben Ginsberg says we would not have a “brokered” convention because there are no brokers anymore. That said, I would expect Ben would be one of those brokers should it get to this… Continue reading
I Talk Trump Suing Cruz Over Eligibility on “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell
Donald Trump Likely Has Standing To Contest Cruz’s Eligibility. Trump Should Lose on the Merits, If Courts Reach the Merits
The lawsuits filed so far in federal court to get Ted Cruz kicked off the ballot as a natural born citizen likely have an insurmountable standing problem. “Voters” as a class generally do not have enough of a concrete stake… Continue reading