Monthly Archives: November 2014
It’s an Honor Just To Be Nominated Dep’t
Love this!
Good luck to @rickhasen today. pic.twitter.com/Bjr2xPmdFW
— Keith Kaplan (@kkaplan) November 4, 2014
“This Super PAC Was Behind 1 Out of Every 20 Senate Ads”
Love the Sleek Redesign of Political Wire!
Check it out, especially today when we all really need it.
“The big problem with a right-to-vote constitutional amendment”
Ellen Weintraub Talks “Dark Money” with Chris Hayes
Here on All In.
Thought on Election Eve
Here’s a scary thought: a recount in the Orman-Roberts #KSSEN race with Kris Kobach (perhaps a lame duck) in charge.
“Election 2014: A new level of collaboration between candidates and big-money allies”
WaPo:
The 2014 midterm elections mark a new level of collaboration between candidates and independent groups, eroding the barrier that is supposed to separate those running for office from their big-money allies.
The vast sums of cash raised by… Continue reading
“GOP puts millions toward independent spending in legislative races”
LAT: “The Californian Republican Party has spent millions this election on independent spending campaigns in pivotal legislative races, a tactic that enabled the GOP to expand its influence this election. But Democrats are crying foul, arguing the reliance on… Continue reading
NYT Room for Debate: Should Voting in An Election Be A Constitutional Right?
You can read the forum here.
Guarantee Basic Principles
KEITH ELLISON AND MARK POCAN, CONGRESSMEN
Take politicians in the nearly 10,000 voting jurisdictions out of the business of deciding who can vote and which votes count.
Enforce Existing Rights, … Continue reading
“To Guarantee Voting Rights, Enforce the Laws We Have”
This is my contribution to the NYT Room for Debate forum on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote. It concludes:
Notably Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy did not join in Justice Alito’s troubling dissent (joined by Justices… Continue reading
“Texas Governor Intimidating Grand Jury, Prosecutor Claims”
“Vote Suppressors At It Again: A Response to Hans van Spakovsky”
Gerry Hebert and Josh Bone blog.