“Cincinnati case garners attention before SCOTUS hearing”
USA Today on Susan B. Anthony case.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
“Hollywood Conservatives Are Granted Tax-Exempt Status”
NYT: “Friends of Abe, a loose fellowship of Hollywood conservatives, will be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization, a lawyer for the group confirmed on Sunday. “Friends of Abe was recognized as a 501(c)(3) public… Continue reading
“League of Women Voters draws critics for nonvoting work”
The Tampa Tribune reports.
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s B-Roll Meant for Super PAC Ads Gets Internet #McConnelling Mockery
National Journal explains.
WaPo curates. I can’t decide if I like it better with the Senator on “Full House” or against “Pretty Fly for a White Guy.”
UPDATE: #McConnelling jumps the shark–er–goat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQKWv772Hw … via @AshleyRParker http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/us/politics/mcconnelling-video-turns-senator-into-a-silent-comedy-star.html?ref=politics&_r=0 …
“As viewing habits change, political campaigns must change their habits, as well”
“Ohio Distrusts Democracy”
NYT oped. “Ohio Republicans must not think their political candidates can win a fair fight against Democrats. They’ve decided to rig the state’s election system in their favor, deliberately making voting harder for people who tend to vote Democratic, particularly… Continue reading
“Shaheen asks Brown to agree to limit outside cash in Senate race; Brown calls her hypocritical”
AP reports.
It sounds like Brown won’t play this time.
I was very skeptical that the agreement to minimize Super PAC influence would work in the Brown-Warren MA Senate race, but it did.
The best study is Ganesh Sitaraman’s “Contracting… Continue reading
“Bills should fix problems, not elections”
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett oped: “Wisconsin has, for decades, achieved one of the highest rates of voter participation in the country during presidential elections. That’s something we should celebrate. Unfortunately, since 2011, Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have rewritten… Continue reading
“End the sham, gov: Cuomo must deal a decisive blow against the state’s Independence Party”
NY Daily News editorial.
Why Didn’t ACLU File a Brief in the McCutcheon Case?
“Utah Officials Call on Feds to Investigate Senators Reid, Lee”
Clinton Library Papers on 2000 Presidential Election/Bush v. Gore
Doesn’t look like much interesting in these sets of documents released today:
2006-0221-F – 2000 Presidential Election Vote Count in Florida
2006-0226-F – Vice President Gore’s 2000 Presidential Campaign
“D.C. Circuit sidesteps origination clause challenge to Obamacare”
I missed this news from Jonathan Adler: “On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in Association of American Physicians and Surgeons v. Sebelius, rejecting several challenges to the constitutionality or implementation… Continue reading