“California Republican Sends ‘Confederate Flag’ Mailer to Democrats”
Breitbart reports on one way that California politicians are “reaching across the aisle,” attacking fellow party members in a top-two general election.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
More on the FEC’s Party Convention AO
Fred Wertheimer, on the blogpath, about last week’s FEC advisory opinion deeming national party fundraising for the upcoming conventions subject to separate limits, over and above limits on giving to the parties generally.
“Campaign Spending Freedom Is Great For Speech and The Advertising-Media Sector”
Jeffrey Dorfman follows the money, at Forbes.
“Let’s Change the Way We Choose the Vice President”
Matt Bai finds our current system wanting. What to replace it with? TBD.
Let’s Choose the Way We Choose the President
True, that’s not the title of FairVote’s newest piece, imagining how gubernatorial elections would be different if they were decided with winner-take-all contributions from each county (like the Electoral College). But it’s clearly the implication.
Voter ID and the Poll Tax
Jill Lawrence highlights the costs of gathering the documentation required to get an ID.
New Hampshire Supreme Court Finds Push-Polling Law Preempted
A New Hampshire state law requires disclosure of the candidate supported or opposed by a “push poll.” Today, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that to the extent this law applies to federal candidates, it is preempted by federal campaign… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Leaves Its Mark on the Midterms”
Josh Gerstein rounds up the recent action at SCOTUS for Politico.
“Santa Clara County: Print Shop Flub Compounds Ballot Error in Two School Board Races”
If at first you don’t succeed, maybe third time’s the charm. A printing error on sample ballots was reproduced on real absentee ballots in Santa Clara County, CA.
News Roundup on the Arkansas ID Decision
Not All Democrats Love Maryland’s Maps
Disgruntled legislators protest the dilution of minority populations.
“Opening a Pandora’s Box on Campaign Coordination”
MSNBC reviews the latest Randa ruling.
“Defending Political Free Speech”
The Washington Times has a slightly different take on the Randa coordination ruling – and ties it to the Citizens United ruling on disclosure.
“Senate Races: Where Outside Groups Spend Their Money”
The Upshot at the Times breaks down the allocations of independent spending to various media in this year’s Senate races. At least, the spending we know about (particularly in non-broadcast venues, there may be spending not reported to the FEC).… Continue reading