Monthly Archives: February 2012
“Money in Judicial Politics: Individual Contributions and Collective Decisions”
Matias Iaryczower and Matthew Shum have posted this draft on SSRN:
We study how campaign contributions affect the voting strategies and effectiveness of justices in the Supreme Court of eight US states. A judge’s voting strategy leans more heavily towards… Continue reading
Given Maine’s Ballot Access Rules, Running for Sen. Snowe’s Seat Will Be No Easy Task
Bangor Daily News:
The deadline to get on the primary ballot for Republican and Democratic candidates is March 15. Any interested candidate will need to get 2,000 certified signatures by that date (which means well above 2,000 total if… Continue reading
“Romney, Santorum to split Michigan’s delegates”
Detroit Free Press: “The Michigan presidential primary vote was close and so will be the distribution of delegates based on the results in Michigan’s 14 congressional districts.”
More on this coming.
Santorum Democrats
AP:
About 1 in 10 Michigan voters were Democrats and they backed Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, by about a 3-1 margin. During the Michigan campaign, Romney accused Santorum of using automated telephone calls to attract Democrats to his candidacy,… Continue reading
A Snowe-Boren Americans Elect Ticket?
Jonathan Chiat ponders.
I’ll have more to say on Americans Elect soon.
Another NYT Editorial on Montana Campaign Finance Cases
Here.
Quote of the Day
“Ever read the stories about people in Africa? The people in the desert who literally walk 200-300 miles so they could have an opportunity to do what we do? And we want to make it more convenient? .… I want… Continue reading
“In Ohio, fierce primary fight may hurt GOP’s chances for the fall”
WaPo reports.
“Super PACs Keeping Weakened Candidates in the Game”
Smart piece from National Journal: “Newt Gingrich has all the marks of a dead candidate walking: He hasn’t won a contest since South Carolina nearly six weeks ago and he never seriously competed in either Michigan or Arizona, where… Continue reading
Another Senate Moderate Disappears
Olympia Snowe retires. How about as a parting gift she works to fix the holes in our campaign finance disclosure laws?
Coverage of the Texas Redistricting Interim Maps
California Appellate Court Approves Trial Court’s Cutting Way Down of Gibson’s Attorney’s Fees in Suit under California Voting Rights Act
See here.
“VoteVets Reaped Heavy Backing from Environmental Groups”
Open Secrets: “An organization begun six years ago by Iraq war veterans received nearly $4 million from environmental groups in 2010, a year during which it spent $3.2 million running ads that targeted congressional candidates and urged passage of… Continue reading