Monthly Archives: November 2015
“How Super PACs And Campaigns Are Coordinating In 2016”
Important report by Paul Blumenthal of HuffPo.
“Campaign Finance Reform = Corruption”
“Disclosure Wars”
Bob Bauer weighs in on the recent case (and cert denial), CCP v. Harris.
“A Time to Revive the Party”
FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman has written this oped for the Washington Examiner. It begins:
This week the Federal Election Commission will vote on a proposal to revive political parties and make them more effective at mobilizing populist political participation. The… Continue reading
“A Federal Agency Inadvertently Just Gave Super PACs More Power”
Important article from BuzzFeed with a bad headline. There’s nothing inadvertent about this.
“How The Pro-Bowser FreshPAC Was Forced To Disband”
Patrick Madden for WAMU:
When Washingtonians elected Muriel Bowser as mayor last year, she promised to bring a “fresh start” to the city. A “fresh start,” after the campaign scandals of her predecessor, Vincent Gray. Gray is still under investigation… Continue reading
“Clinton under fire for linking her Wall Street donations to 9/11”
Politico:
Minutes after Hillary Clinton referenced 9/11 as part of the reason why she has received significant contributions from Wall Street, people on both sides of the aisle pounced or were, at the very least, left scratching their heads… Continue reading
Roundup of Stories on #SCOTUS Decision to Hear Va Redistricting Case
“Rich Tradition of Minority Party Representation Continues in Pennsylvania and Connecticut”
Chris Hughes for FairVote:
An interesting thing happened this year on Election Day in towns, cities, and counties across Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Despite the odds being stacked against them, minority parties earned representation thanks to fair representation voting methods. Many… Continue reading
“Criminal Law: Free Speech, Anti-Corruption, and the Criminalization of Government Affairs”
This event, including Eugene Volokh, took place at the 2015 Federalist Society national lawyers’ meeting.
Watch the video.
Here’s the description:
If we accept the premise that government, and government power, is growing, then the stakes for elective… Continue reading
“To increase youth turnout, make voting sexy”
Tara Sonenshine in The Hill.
“Growing anxiety in Iowa as Democrats worry state is not ready for caucuses”
Ben Jacobs for The Guardian:
Iowa Democrats are increasingly worried the state party may not be prepared for the caucuses on 1 February, putting Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status at risk.
With a little more than 80 days left, a number of… Continue reading
Breaking: #SCOTUS Will Hear Virginia Redistricting Case
There will be a lot of attention (for good reason) to the Court’s decision to hear a Texas abortion case, but the Court will also hold a hearing on Wittman v. Personhuballah, a Virginia redistricting case. … Continue reading