“Republicans have taken a more polarizing political turn than Democrats in recent years”
Ezra Klein column.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
“The Struggle to Vote”
This NYT editorial begins: “It was nearly 10 p.m. on Wednesday when Paul Broun, a Republican congressman from Georgia, rose on the House floor to propose that no more money be spent enforcing a section of the Voting Rights… Continue reading
“Is Black and Latino Voter Registration Threatened or Not?”
This Nation report includes a response from the Washington Post to criticism of the article’s reliance on census dept. data.
“House Votes to Slash Political Science Funding”
Two from Findlaw
Will SCOTUS Stamp Out Montana’s Constitutional Mischief? (FindLaw’s U.S. Supreme Court blog): Citizens United — the group, not the case — wants the High Court to intervene in a challenge to Montana’s campaign finance law.
http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2012/05/will-scotus-stamp-out-montanas-constitutional-mischief.html
You Can’t HAVA… Continue reading
“What Has Made Congress More Polarized?”
Sean Trende on Mann, Ornstein and the Poole-Rosenthal DW-NOMINATE scores of Congrss.
“Assisted voting in Hidalgo election raises questions”
Troubling report from South Texas: “One in five people who cast early ballots in Hidalgo’s City Council election brought someone else into the voting booth for help, Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon said Thursday. While Texas law allows voters… Continue reading
“Judge refuses to dismiss John Edwards charges”
AP: “- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards on Friday, meaning the former presidential hopeful will have to present his case to a jury.”
“The First Amendment, Political Speech, and the Future of Campaign Finance Laws”
The latest from the Constitutional Accountability Center.
“Overseas Ballot Flap: Domicile’s Stained Glass Goes Global”
A ChapinBlog.
“Civil rights groups launch voter registration drives earlier”
USA Today reports.
Get Me Rewrite
Political Wire’s “Headline of the Day’ not to be missed.
“In film, Walker talks of ‘divide and conquer’ union strategy”
This appears to be a big deal in the Wisconsin recall campaign.
The Latest on the South Carolina Ballot Access Issue
AP has it.