Category Archives: campaigns

“Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race”

March 7, 2016, 2:14 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Michael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election… Continue reading

“Maryland House Race a ‘Caldron of Power Couples and Washington, D.C., Politics’”

March 7, 2016, 8:08 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating NYT piece on race to replace van Hollen, who is running for Senate. (This is the race that includes election law prof Jamie Raskin): For months, the race seemed a neck-and-neck contest between Mr. Raskin, 53, a full-time constitutional… Continue reading

FEC Deadlock Means Much Easier to Send Undisclosed Money Through Super PACs Using LLCs

March 7, 2016, 7:57 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

As Paul Ryan of CLC says, just when you think it can’t get any worse….

“Trump’s Deep Pockets Could Leave the GOP Empty-Handed”

March 7, 2016, 7:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg: It’s a real dilemma he’s created,” said Vin Weber, a former member of Congress who advised the presidential campaigns of Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney. “A lot of the people who would raise money for… Continue reading

“The $7.5 Million in Donations Helping Trump’s ‘Self-Funded’ Campaign”

March 7, 2016, 7:24 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

ABC News reports.

“Major GOP Donors Are Turning Their Hopes Toward A Contested Convention”

March 7, 2016, 7:24 amcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Tarini Parti reports for BuzzFeed.

“Political Money Fan Relishes Role as Trump Supporter”

March 7, 2016, 7:23 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Roll Call: Shaun McCutcheon, whose 2014 Supreme Court case opened the door to more money in politics, has a new political cause in Donald Trump. McCutcheon, an Alabama engineer, was elected this week as a delegate to the Republican National… Continue reading

“Can Labor Still Turn Out the Vote?”

March 5, 2016, 6:00 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Steven Greenhouse for the NYT Sunday Review.

“Simulating Instant Runoff Flips Most Donald Trump Primary Victories”

March 5, 2016, 5:14 pmcampaigns, primariesRick Hasen

FairVote reports.

“Rebecca Bradley left court arguments early for speech”

March 4, 2016, 9:33 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Getting your priorities straight: MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley left oral arguments in a pending case before they had concluded so she could give a speech to the state chamber of commerce, a group that’s… Continue reading

“Corporate Political Spending Becomes Compliance Issue”

March 4, 2016, 7:08 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“Is This The End of Big-Money Politics?”

March 4, 2016, 7:05 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

No, says Jane Mayer in the New Yorker.

Lede of the Day

March 4, 2016, 7:00 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Benjy Sarlin: Donald Trump’s rivals and Fox News’ debate moderators laid out a clear and factual case on Thursday that Trump’s policies were unworkable; that he regularly shifted his positions; and that he had engaged in business practices he… Continue reading

“California voters could finally weigh in on ‘Citizens United’ in November”

March 4, 2016, 6:58 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LAT: California voters will likely weigh in this November on the explosion of money in politics, through an advisory measure that the Legislature now has legal permission to place on the statewide ballot. A quartet of state senators submitted language… Continue reading