“Super PACs Already Spending Big On State Level Races”
TPM reports.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
“Some California legislators bring arrest records to their campaigns”
The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: “Six candidates for state-level office in California have been arrested within the last two years. But do voters care?”
“Independent Senate Run in Maine Puts Parties in a Pinch”
NYT reports.
von Spakovsky, Filibustered for FEC Position by Senate, Urges Republicans to Filibuster Every Obama Judicial Nominee
See here.
Is Voter Registration Really Down Among African Americans and Latinos?
The other day I linked to this Washington Post report; ‘That figure fell 5 percent across the country, to about 11 million, according to the Census Bureau. But in some politically important swing states, the decline among Hispanics, who… Continue reading
“Early Indicators on Voters Blocked by ID Requirements”
NCSL’s “The Thicket”: “One of the big questions in the elections arena is, how many people who want to vote don’t have an ID? So far, the answers to this question have been partial, theoretical or politically calculated. … Continue reading
“Conservatives Make Nonsense Arguments Against Voting Rights”
Ben Adler writes for The Nation.
Congratulations to Howard Bashman…
whose indispensable “How Appealing” blog turns 10 today. I owe a great intellectual debt to Howard. Back on September 29, 2003, I did a “20 Questions interview” [corrected link] with Will Baude for Crescat Sententia. Here’s question 1.
1:… Continue reading
“Checkout Lines Can Fill Campaign Coffers”
Politico reports.
“Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Spawns Mini PACs”
Politico reports.
Election Day Registration Bill Soon to Become Law in Connecticut
“How S.C. 2012 primaries imploded (+ survey); Court ruling on filing law dumped 1-in-5 candidates from ballot”
The State reports [corrected link].
“This Richmond’s mayoral elections are unconstitutional”
T. Scott Uzzle has written this oped,which begins: “Richmond’s elections for mayor are unlike any other municipal election in the country. Richmond employs a system known as “unit voting.” Rather than simply counting all the votes in a straightforward… Continue reading
More Conservative Complaints About Obama Campaign Credit Card Processing
Here, at Power Line.