Category Archives: campaigns

“[A]mici and their counsel, family members, and pets have all won the Congressional Medal of Honor”

March 3, 2014, 10:42 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Above the Law flags what it says may be the best amicus brief ever in the Susan B. Anthony false speech case. The brief is written by Ilya Shapiro for Cato and others, including humorist P.J. O’Rourke. I’m doubting the… Continue reading

“Residency questions dog many California legislators”

March 3, 2014, 8:24 amcampaigns, residencyRick Hasen

SacBee reports.

“States’ Wrongs: Conservatives’ illogical, inconsistent effort to repeal the 17th Amendment”

February 27, 2014, 2:29 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

David Schleicher writes for Slate.

“The Right to Do Politics and Not Just to Speak”

February 27, 2014, 7:51 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The final version of Bob Bauer’s paper has been published by the Duke Journal on Constitutional Law and Policy.

“Texas man turned away from voting booth over pro-gun Second Amendment T-shirt”

February 24, 2014, 7:35 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

FOX News reports.

Jim Messina as the Dems’ “Would-Be Karl Rove”

February 24, 2014, 7:32 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Vogel and Haberman.

“Nowadays, people think ‘House of Cards’ is a documentary”

February 22, 2014, 7:50 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Great Jack Pitney quote in LA Times on Wright, Calderon controversies.

“Voting for change: Politiqueras cause controversy in Rio Grande Valley”

February 20, 2014, 7:26 pmcampaigns, chicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

The Pan American reports.

“The Campaign Casino: Elections Have Become a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme, and the Press Is Missing the Story”

February 19, 2014, 3:28 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Lee Aitkin has written a new paper for Harvard’s Shorenstein Center. Here is an excerpt: The 2012 campaign cycle was “the greatest windfall” for political operatives in American history, Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf has said—a $6 billion spending frenzy… Continue reading

“The Christie scandal everyone overlooked: A $12 million self-motivated political scheme”

February 19, 2014, 7:04 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy in Salon: We now know that in 2013, the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at least twice used its executive powers of governance for political ends. The story that’s received the most attention,… Continue reading

“Obama’s Vote-Getting Tactics Struggle to Find the Uninsured”

February 18, 2014, 8:09 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“The Case of the Missing Democratic Voters”

February 18, 2014, 7:45 amcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Ross Ramsey writes for the Texas Tribune.

“Republican campaign group tweaks websites, makes them less misleading”

February 17, 2014, 11:13 amcampaignsRick Hasen

CNN: The National Republican group whose mission is to elect GOP House members has altered some of its misleading websites for 2014 congressional candidates, making it more clear that any contributions made through the sites will be going toward… Continue reading

“Tea party groups are making and spending millions, but not on candidates”

February 13, 2014, 7:47 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Daily Caller: “Two well-known tea party groups spent more than 80 percent of the money they raised in 2013 not on the causes and candidates that they say it is their mission to support, but on operating expenditures, like… Continue reading