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29 Sep 2016, 1:20 pm by David Post
” It is true that, for the first time in my life, spanning more than a dozen presidential elections, a major-party candidate does not have support from a single friend of mine — or even from a close acquaintance. [read post]
28 Sep 2016, 6:12 am by scottgaille
  Expiration also would discourage overreaching by either party during the few years each controls both the presidency and congress (since 1980 Democrats have controlled for two stints of two-years each and Republicans for one period spanning four years). [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 6:40 am by Jim Sedor
Assembly” by Alisha Pina for Providence Journal Texas: “Analysis: ‘Smitty,’ a Texas lobbyist for the small fry, retiring after 31 years” by Ross Ramsey for Texas Tribune Elections “Trump vs. [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 6:37 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance “Former Ohio Lawmaker’s Case Shows Flaws in Campaign Finance Law Enforcement” by Deirdre Shesgreen for USA Today California: “Political Watchdog Launches Probe into California Democratic Party over Jerry Brown Donations” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee Missouri: “Candidates and Donated Campaign Cars – Practical or Unethical? [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 4:43 am by Edith Roberts
” In commentary in The Washington Post for The Volokh Conspiracy, Josh Blackman weighs in on the Supreme Court’s ruling last term directing the parties to work towards reaching a compromise in Zubik v. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 8:30 am by Sandy Levinson
 In any event, there is (justified) rioting in the streets at the prospect of the narcissistic sociopath actually becoming president and in revulsion at the circumstances that brought this eventuality to passt.2)  Tremendous pressure is placed by "Party elders" on Republican electors to vote for, say, Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 6:46 am by Jim Sedor
The proposal known as Constitutional Amendment 2 would limit contributions to candidates to $2,600 per election and cap donations to political parties at $25,000. [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 6:18 am by Jim Sedor
The initiative would ask voters whether they want to cap donations to individual candidates to $2,600 and limit contributions to a political party to $25,000. [read post]
15 Sep 2016, 1:39 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" The litigation Grits discussed recently with Becky Bernhardt should be on the front burner in that discussion.County Affairs is an interesting committee to be taking up these issues: chaired by a liberal, containing one of the few former prosecutors in the Lege (Democrat Gene Wu), but numerically dominated by Tea Party conservatives, several of whom have in the past sided with conservative criminal-justice reformers. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 12:17 pm by Michael Grossman
While certain members of the New York legislature (particularly notable Democrat Felix Ortiz) are paying close attention to the Pokémon Go phenomenon as a whole, the order came straight from the governor as an injunction to the state DOC. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 7:16 am by Sasha Volokh
Aggrieved parties might thus not be able to challenge Board rules until after implementation. [read post]
10 Sep 2016, 7:30 pm by Sandy Levinson
 Especially if it is procured by voter suppression in North Carolina and Texas, to name only the two most rabidly Republican states that are determined to limit the participation of Democratic voters? [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 7:47 am by Sarah Turberville
In stark contrast to the views espoused by Secretary Clinton – and, we might predict, her preferred candidates to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court – the rest of the country (and the Democratic Party) has been abandoning capital punishment in law and by practice at a rapid pace. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 12:31 pm by Richard Hasen
Can North Carolina defend itself by saying it had a partisan intent, even if the law had an effect on African-American voters who choose to vote for Democratic candidates? [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 7:04 am by Jim Sedor
National: Will Donald Trump Hand State Capitols to Democrats? [read post]
16 Aug 2016, 9:54 am by Amy Howe
”  Edward-Isaac Dovere and Burgess Everett of Politico similarly report that “[t]op Senate Democrats are pushing Hillary Clinton to renominate Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, a move party strategists argue would give her an early advantage against Republicans if she wins the presidency. [read post]
12 Aug 2016, 12:48 pm by Stephen Griffin
  We are seeing the birth pangs perhaps of Democratic dominance, a new founding moment for the Republican Party (or both). [read post]