Monthly Archives: August 2012
“Facts Take a Beating in Acceptance Speeches”
This is a very important development in campaigns about which I plan to write more:
The growing number of misrepresentations appear to reflect a calculation in both parties that shame is overrated, and that no independent arbiters command the stature… Continue reading
“At Convention, Lines Blur for Party and ‘Super PACs’”
NYT’s Nick Confessore on the party-super PAC “merge[r] into a unified conservative machine.”
“Exclusive: Inside Karl Rove’s Billionaire Fundraiser”
Today’s must read from Bloomberg:
This rare look at the mechanics of SuperPac fundraising and electoral strategy was likely not intended for reporters. I was invited as the guest of a financier who is a significant Republican donor. The financier… Continue reading
“Expanding the Franchise or Threatening Democracy; The Impact of Voting Reforms in the 2012 Elections”
Wow this looks like a great event that I will be sorry to miss:
Expanding the Franchise or Threatening Democracy
The Impact of Voting Reforms in the 2012 Elections
Sponsored by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at… Continue reading
“Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election”
This extensive article appears in The Nation.
Nevada SOS Files Motion for Emergency Stay in “None of the Above” Case
Following up on this post, see this filing Sec. Miller filed today in the 9th Circuit.
Sounds Like There Will Be No Emergency SCOTUS Action in the Texas Voter ID Case
Earlier today I wrote about how Texas, which had indicated an intent to appeal, could seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court to put its ID law into effect for November’s elections.
But now comes this from AP: “State… Continue reading
“Judges Question Whether South Carolina’s Voter ID Law Is Ready For Primetime”
While the ruling in the Texas case today makes it marginally more likely that the South Carolina voter id law will be precleared (because it is not nearly as onerous as the Texas law), Ryan Reilly explains the other reason… Continue reading
“End Of The ‘Tell President Obama’ Ads?”
NPR on disclosure, electioneering communications, and express advocacy, by 501c4s like Crossroads GPS.
Former Senator Kit Bond Says Republican Lawyers Must Stop Election from Being Stolen By Obama Who Will “Stop at Nothing” to Get the Votes He Needs to Win
See here.
Chapter 2 of The Voting Wars discusses Bond’s earlier—and debunked—claims of stolen elections in the past.
About Those Attempts to Redo the Texas District Lines for This Election…..
the 3-judge-court in San Antonio ain’t buying it.
That’s what I expected, and it’s clearly the right call so close to the election and after the delayed primaries.
“IRS Gives Little Insight Into What Constitutes Campaign Intervention, CRS Says”
Bloomberg BNA: “The tax code offers little insight into what constitutes campaign intervention for tax-exempt organizations, a Congressional Research Service report released Aug. 30 said, with the big question being what happens when a political ad merely refers to a… Continue reading
Ari Berman’s Take on the Texas Voter ID Decision
Here, at The Nation.