Category Archives: campaigns

“In 2012 campaign, Obama and Romney inundate swing states with ads”

July 28, 2012, 8:52 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: “In Cleveland — the largest market in a state crucial to both sides — the campaigns and their allies have spent $13.6 million on broadcast television, according to data from Goldstein’s firm. In a single week this month,… Continue reading

Confessore on Popkin

July 28, 2012, 8:47 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Nick Confessore reviews Sam Popkin’s new book, The Candidate, for the NYT Book Review.

“I’m Just a Bill” — ALEC Bashing Edition

July 28, 2012, 9:44 amcampaigns, chicanery, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Regular ELB readers know I collect links to various parodies of the Schoolhouse Rock Classic, “I’m Just a Bill.” The production values on this latest one are excellent, but it is also the most controversial one yet.

“Electoral College tie possible in Obama-Romney race”

July 26, 2012, 2:29 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

CNN reports.

“Karl Rove: He’s Back, Big Time”

July 26, 2012, 9:03 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The cover story of Bloomberg Businessweek.

Vote Buying in Eastern Kentucky

July 25, 2012, 2:27 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, The Voting Wars, vote buying, voter idRick Hasen

Pretty brazen activities, and unusual from what I’ve seen in that the vote buyers were paying for in person, rather than absentee votes: “When it comes to vote buying, it’s an everyday thing. … It’s pretty much like jaywalking,” admits… Continue reading

“Don’t believe the polls on third-party contenders”

July 25, 2012, 8:35 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

This item appears at WaPo’s Wonkblog.

“Dan Morain: Lungren-Bera race likely to be a PAC battlefield”

July 23, 2012, 9:04 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Dan Morain (SacBee): “Jonathan Soros, son of hedge fund billionaire George Soros,is about to meet casino mogul Sheldon Adelson in a smackdown over the Sacramento-area congressional seat held by Republican Dan Lungren.”

“The Politics of Anything Goes”

July 23, 2012, 8:59 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Tom Edsall’s latest is worth reading.

“Tech Startups Making Millions Off the Presidential Race”

July 22, 2012, 7:32 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg has posted this post, the first in a four-part series called: “Making Millionaires: The 2012 Gold Rush,” examining who is making money off the most expensive presidential campaign in history.

“The fight for early voting in Ohio: Robert F. Bauer”

July 22, 2012, 10:49 amcampaigns, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Bob Bauer oped in Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Why would the state legislature cut back on in-person early voting for all Ohioans? Legislative error and carelessness could supply some of the explanation; unfortunately, partisanship may also have played its part, judging… Continue reading