“The Libre Initiative: A Koch-Funded Group Being Passed Off As Empowering Hispanics”
Fascinating Media Matters report.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Does Candidate Race Impact Who Turns Out to Vote?”
AJPS:
The forthcoming article “Candidates or Districts? Reevaluating the Role of Race in Voter Turnout” byBernard L. Fraga is summarized by the author here:
The recent film “Selma” highlighted the struggle by African-Americans to win voting rights. Yet… Continue reading
“Revealed: Democratic Super PAC Architect Moonlights for Walmart, Cable Lobby”
“Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules”
NYT:
Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements that officials’ correspondence be retained as part of the agency’s record.… Continue reading
“How campaign finance law makes senators early lame ducks”
David Karol at The Monkey Cage.
“Why Political Lies Shouldn’t Be Punished”
Stephen Carter:
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to let stand the lower court ruling in the unsung case of Clayton v. Niska didn’t make any headlines. But for those of us who believe in a robust debate… Continue reading
“Jeb Bush exploits non-candidate status to rewrite campaign finance playbook”
News from the pre-presidential campaign trail.
“Special delivery: Time to consign undemocratic boss-driven special elections to history”
NYDN.
“Exclusive: Sorenson hearing confirms ongoing investigation into possible 2012 caucus chicanery”
Des Moines Register:
In just a few words during a short teleconference with a federal judge, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday confirmed what has long been suspected: Authorities are pursuing a broader investigation into… Continue reading
WI Supreme Court Candidate Writes OpEd in Favor of Voter ID
It ends like this:
Until the U.S. Supreme Court acts, Wisconsin must take every voter at his or her word that they are who they say they are. The issue of free and fair elections is one which transcends political… Continue reading
“Mitchum sues Capps over election ads, claims defamation”
Santa Ynez Valley News:
Former 24th District congressional candidate Chris Mitchum, a Republican, who lost the race for the hotly contested seat to incumbent Lois Capps in the November 2014 election, has filed a lawsuit against Capps and others… Continue reading
“Rand Paul asks Kentucky GOP leaders for a presidential caucus in 2016”
Lexington Herald-Leader: “Requesting help to avoid a ‘costly and time-consuming legal challenge,’ U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is asking members of the Republican Party of Kentucky’s central committee to create a presidential caucus in 2016.”
“What if there was an election and no one showed up to vote – not even the candidates themselves?”
Wow.