“Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: The John Roberts Head Fake”
This item appears in Guernica.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
“So what’s going on in the Texas redistricting cases?”
Nada.
“Judge threatens gag order; Suit involves election officials, ballot secrecy in 6 counties”
The latest from Colorado.
“A Crack in the GOP’s Support for Voter-ID Laws”
The American Prospect reports.
“Rangel opponent files for re-vote in increasingly tight primary”
The Fix reports.
“The Other Big Case the Supreme Court Got Right”
Michael Kinsley: “Bush v. Gore is indefensible. Citizens United is not. In fact, it was correctly decided, however deplorable the consequences. Liberals ought to show the chief justice that we too can acknowledge a principle even when we don’t… Continue reading
“A Case Study in How Kris Kobach’s Cabal Aims to Remake Election Law”
This item appears at The Nation‘s “Voting Rights Watch 2012” blog.
“Another Troubled Election Raises Eyebrows, Temperatures in NYC”
Doug Chapin: “The Rangel-Espaillat race will eventually be resolved, one way or another. But the ongoing problems at the Board of Elections – which seem to be uniting most of New York in a sense of incredulity – are… Continue reading
“GOP winning race for funds; Super PACs backing Democrats lag badly in multimillion gifts”
Boston Globe: “The top ‘super PACs’ supporting Republicans in the fall elections have raised more than three times as much money as super PACs aligned with Democrats, $158 million to $47 million, a Globe analysis shows. The imbalance comes… Continue reading
“Can the Democrats Catch Up in the Super-PAC Game?”
Robert Draper has written this article for the New York Times Magazine.
“Liberals fear the John Roberts rebound”
Politico with extensive quotes from the Shelby County challenger to the Voting Rights Act, in a case that should reach the Court around the time of the election.
“Presidential fundraising down; congressional soars”
Important WaPo report.
“Roberts Faces Shot at Republican Redemption in Race Cases”
Bloomberg: “Chief Justice John Roberts, whose deciding vote upheld President Barack Obama’s health-care law, won’t have to wait long for a chance to reassert his conservative credentials. In the nine-month term that starts in October, the U.S.… Continue reading
Election Geek Advice: Stay Cool
Doug Chapin’s commentary leads this week’s Electionline Weekly.