Monthly Archives: March 2016
“How American voters really can influence Merrick Garland’s confirmation battle”
Monkey Cage:
The current position of the Senate leadership is that Garland will not even get a hearing. But some Republican senators have already indicated that they would meet with Garland, contrary to the previous “no meetings”… Continue reading
“Sanders surprises with controversial superdelegate strategy”
Steve Benen:
Strictly speaking, Democratic primary and caucus voters are principally responsible for choosing their presidential nominee, but the power is not entirely in their hands. While those voters elect pledged delegates for the party’s national convention, the Democratic… Continue reading
“Greg Abbott claims voter fraud rampant in Texas: Pants on Fire!”
“RNC Rules: Insiders Speak Out on Contested Convention”
NBC News:
If no presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates and Republicans face a contested convention this summer, a small group of party insiders will have huge sway over who wins — and how to resolve a rift… Continue reading
“Transcript And Video: President Obama’s Interview With NPR’s Nina Totenberg”
They talk the Garland nomination.
Reynolds American Tobacco Group Gave Money to Black Newspapers Assn, Koch-Backed Group
CPI:
After National Newspaper Publishers Association President Benjamin Chavis Jr. visited Reynolds American’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C., he left impressed — and with hopes of big money from the tobacco giant.
Ultimately, Reynolds American last year gave $250,000 to… Continue reading
“How Citizens United Made It Easier For Bosses To Control Their Workers’ Votes”
“Cleveland One Step Ahead of Trump’s Convention Riots Prediction”
NC Justice Recused in Case Involving His Own Reelection
Here is the order via Michael Weisel.
Here is my earlier coverage.
“Get hacked! D.C. Board of Elections works with civic hackers for voting insights”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“The Fundraising Guru Behind Bernie Sanders’ 27 Dollars”
Sean Braswell writes for Ozy.
“The Grim Reality of American Politics”
Mann and Ornstein in the Atlantic:
Donald Trump’s emergence as the GOP frontrunner and likely nominee creates an existential crisis for the Republican Party, as the angry populism exploited and incited by Republican leaders in Congress to regain majority control… Continue reading
Judge Merrick Garland: A Moderate Liberal on Election Law Issues, With Questions About Boldness
I have now had a chance to review the substantive election law decisions of Judge Merrick Garland that my research assistant and I have identified (listed after the jump). With the caveat that the job of a lower court judge… Continue reading