[EL] ELB News and Commentary 12/20/11
Steve Hoersting
hoersting at gmail.com
Tue Dec 20 09:36:14 PST 2011
There's no better compliance shop than Patton Boggs; Romney's long-serving
campaign counsel. And Jim Bopp was a policy adviser on the 2008 campaign,
if memory serves, as was my colleague Brad Smith.
I haven't seen the whole snippet, either. What Romney said for sure is
Lift the restrictions on campaigns and get rid of these SuperPACs.
My post told you what are those restrictions on campaigns: the soft money
ban and low contribution limits. There is no dispute there.
As to the "get rid of these SuperPACs," even I can tell you, having
counseled party committees and litigated for would-be SuperPACs, that if
the party committee soft-money ban were repealed SuperPACs would almost
certainly see a decrease in funding.
Best, Rick,
Steve
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
> Who has advised Romney over the years on campaign finance?
> Also, I did not see the entire Romney interview, just the snippet in the
> Politico link. From that snippet, it did not sound like he was talking
> about getting rid of the soft money ban. He said he wanted to "get rid" of
> super pacs. So if you have a longer transcript or snippet to show how in
> context "getting rid" of Super PACS does not mean getting rid of them, I'd
> like to see it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rick
>
> On 12/20/2011 9:21 AM, Steve Hoersting wrote:
>
> If you look at who has advised Romney over the years on campaign finance,
> and listen again to the Morning Joe interview, you have to know Romney
> means that the soft-money ban on party committees and restrictions on
> campaign committees are the problems in campaign finance. And if I'm
> reading his take correctly, he's right: the soft money ban should be
> lifted, and contribution limits to candidates increased.
>
> A lot of good people have done a lot of good work to bring forth the Super
> PAC (if I do say so myself) -- which is to say, have partially restored the
> First Amendment. Of the dozens who've spent years working on it, I don't
> know a one who would keep the party committee soft-money ban.
>
> Romney's "Get rid of these SuperPACs," which actually was "*and* get rid
> of these SuperPACs," has to be understood in context. The big cycles of
> McCain-Feingold were 2006 ... and 2008. Who thinks this is lost on Romney?
>
> Romney must also understands that, as the soft money ban and low limit to
> campaign committees remains, it will only be SuperPACs that can save him
> from a media megaphone going all all-out to tout his opponent, directly or
> impliedly. Indeed, those who doubt this should watch Romney presenting
> Letterman's (writers') Top Ten list. The host could barely let his guest
> finish the bit without taking the liberty of making editorial comments
> surely no one expected from the writers.
>
> Happy Holidays all,
>
> Steve Hoersting
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
>
>> “69% Say Photo ID Voting Laws Are Not Discriminatory”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26815>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26815>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> New<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2011/69_say_photo_id_voting_laws_are_not_discriminatory>Rasmussen poll.
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>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> | Comments Off
>> “Americans Elect wins third-party spot on California ballot”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26811>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26811>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The *LA Times *offers this report<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-california-americans-elect-20111220,0,4555258.story>.
>> A snippet about the group’s refusal to disclose its donors: “Sragow said
>> some donors prefer anonymity because they fear retribution for trying to
>> ‘open the doors to the political process.’” As I’ve explained, the
>> retribution argument used by Americans Elect is laughable<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67965.html>
>> .
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26811&title=%E2%80%9CAmericans%20Elect%20wins%20third-party%20spot%20on%20California%20ballot%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, third
>> parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47> | Comments Off
>> “FEC Republicans’ Statement on Merkley Ads Highlights Unanimous Vote
>> on Coordination” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26808>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26808>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> BNA<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=23887584&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=23887584&jd=a0d0a7h9h2&split=0>:
>> “The Federal Election Commission’s three Republican commissioners have
>> released a new statement<http://eqs.nictusa.com/eqsdocsMUR/11044310145.pdf>on a two-year-old enforcement case regarding political advertising that
>> featured Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)….Though the Merkley case itself is
>> history, the new statement about it highlights a key issue that the FEC
>> continues to grapple with: the circumstances in which political ads are
>> considered independent of a candidate’s campaign. The FEC commissioners
>> deadlocked along party lines on the same issue in a vote at the
>> commission’s Dec. 1 meeting. The vote came on an advisory opinion (AO
>> 2011-23) requested by American Crossroads (3152 Money & Politics Report,
>> 12/2/11<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/display/link_res.adp?fedfid=23887584&fname=a0c9v9f9p0&vname=mpebulallissues>
>> ).”
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26808&title=%E2%80%9CFEC%20Republicans%E2%80%99%20Statement%20on%20Merkley%20Ads%20Highlights%20Unanimous%20Vote%20on%20Coordination%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Romney: ‘Get rid of these super PACs’”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26805>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26805>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> I’d love to know more<http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2011/12/romney-get-rid-of-these-super-pacs-108150.html>from Mitt Romney as to how he’d like to “get rid” of Super-PACs. Does
>> anyone know if he has any position papers or statements on campaign finance
>> reform?
>>
>> UPDATE: Here<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2011/69_say_photo_id_voting_laws_are_not_discriminatory>‘s
>> a 94 video with Romney showing strong support for campaign finance reform.
>> He advocates campaign spending limits, and wants to abolish PACs.
>>
>> But his position today is unclear<http://campaignmoney.org/blog/2011/12/20/watchdog-group-calls-romney-clarify-position-money-politics>
>> .
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Gableman voted with law firm after receiving free legal services; He
>> cast key vote in collective bargaining case”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26802>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26802>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The hits just keep on coming<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/gableman-voted-with-law-firm-after-receiving-free-legal-services-o53gc01-135904063.html>at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26802&title=%E2%80%9CGableman%20voted%20with%20law%20firm%20after%20receiving%20free%20legal%20services%3B%20He%20cast%20key%20vote%20in%20collective%20bargaining%20case%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in conflict of interest laws<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>,
>> ethics investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42> | Comments Off
>> “R.I. Rep. Cicilline gets help in contentious redistricting battle”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26799>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26799>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The Fix reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/ri-rep-cicilline-gets-help-in-contentious-redistricting-battle/2011/12/19/gIQAEWwz6O_blog.html>
>> .
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>> Posted in redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Lobbying Your True Love: The True Cost of Twelve Days of Christmas,
>> 2011 Edition” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26797>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26797>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The Open Secrets Blog reports<http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/12/lobbying-your-true-love-christmas-2011.html>
>> .
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>> Posted in election law "humor" <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=52>,
>> lobbying <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28> | Comments Off
>> “Iowa GOP worried by hacker threat to caucus vote”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26794>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:17 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26794>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> AP reports<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IOWA_CAUCUSES_HACKING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-19-18-28-32>
>> .
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>> Posted in voting technology <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Avoiding the Florida Nightmare in 2012″<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26792>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:15 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26792>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Sundeep Iyer and Lawrence Norden have written this *Roll Call *oped<http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_77/sundeep_iyer_lawrence_norden_avoiding_florida_vote_nightmare_2012-211184-1.html?pos=oopih>.
>> It concludes: “The Help America Vote Act was an important opening salvo in
>> the effort to prevent lost votes. But now is not the time to be complacent
>> about that accomplishment. We must be cognizant of how recent voting
>> changes might lead to lost votes, and we must take all feasible steps to
>> ensure that every vote counts in 2012.”
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>> Posted in voting technology <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40> | Comments
>> Off
>> Why Tuesday? Talks To Republican Candidates in Iowa<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26790>
>> Posted on December 20, 2011 8:13 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26790>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Jacob Soboroff<http://www.whytuesday.org/2011/12/20/why-tues-ask-the-candidates/>:
>> “Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum don’t know why we vote on Tuesday. Mitt
>> Romney thinks good candidates will increase voter turnout. And Michele
>> Bachmann stands on an apple box when speaking at the podium. Those are a
>> few things I learned after three days on the ground in Iowa, home of our
>> first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses.”
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>> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31> | Comments Off
>> “The Texas Redistricting Case and the Likely Continued Erosion of the
>> Section 5 Process” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26786>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 3:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26786>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Mike Pitts offers some insightful analysis<http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2011/12/the-texas-redistricting-case-and-the-likely-continued-erosion-of-the-section-5-process.html>
>> .
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>> Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
>> Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
>> “From Citizenship to Voting: Improving Registration for New Americans”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26784>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 3:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26784>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> New Demos publication<http://www.demos.org/publication/citizenship-voting-improving-registration-new-americans>
>> .
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>> Posted in voter registration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Wager on Elections? You Bet” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26781>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 2:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26781>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> *Politico* reports<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70624.html#.Tu-2OFL0lZE.twitter>
>> .
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26781&title=%E2%80%9CWager%20on%20Elections%3F%20You%20Bet%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59> | Comments Off
>> If You Wanted to Draft a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens
>> United, What Would It Look Like? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26778>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 2:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26778>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> 12 questions<http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2011125119/how-choose-so-many-constitutional-amendments>
>> .
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Judge refuses to dismiss charges against White”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26776>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 1:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26776>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> AP<http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=indystar&sParam=38177659.story>:
>> “A judge on Monday denied Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White’s bid to
>> avoid a trial on voter fraud and other criminal charges that could lead to
>> his removal from office.”
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26776&title=%E2%80%9CJudge%20refuses%20to%20dismiss%20charges%20against%20White%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in SOS White <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=13> | Comments Off
>> “Walker says lawsuit will protect integrity of recall process”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26772>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 1:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26772>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The latest <http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/135868053.html> from
>> Wisconsin.
>> [image: Share]<http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D26772&title=%E2%80%9CWalker%20says%20lawsuit%20will%20protect%20integrity%20of%20recall%20process%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in direct democracy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>, recall
>> elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=11> | Comments Off
>> Will President Obama Make A Recess Appointment of Cordray (and
>> Others?) After All? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26770>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 1:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26770>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> It <http://t.co/LjPWmEER> may<http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/1211/echoes_of_tr_17634fb9-21bd-49a0-a20e-0294c2165210.html>
>> happen<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204058404577106872046993652.html>.
>> Maybe some judges in there too? So what’s the downside for President
>> Obama? *More* partisan divide in the Senate?
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>> Posted in legislation and legislatures<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>
>> | Comments Off
>> “Candidate Venture Capital” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26767>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 12:54 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26767>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Tom Donnelly has posted this draft<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1935376>on SSRN (
>> *University of Cincinnati Law Review*). Here is the abstract:
>>
>> Candidate venture capital contributions are large donations given to
>> candidates near the beginning of campaigns in order to provide them with
>> sufficient resources to test their ideas in the campaign marketplace. These
>> contributions can take the form of either large private donations or public
>> grants. Although election law scholars and political scientists disagree a
>> great deal over the aggregate effects of money in politics (and the utility
>> of various reform proposals), they generally agree that early money is
>> particularly valuable to political newcomers — especially when challenging
>> incumbents. While both campaign finance reformers and anti-reformers often
>> pay lip service to the value of early campaign cash, both sides usually
>> offer prescriptions that deal with campaign contributions in an
>> undifferentiated manner. This Article offers a different approach, focusing
>> exclusively on how our campaign finance system might be altered to promote
>> the value of early campaign cash in its own right. Rather than seeking
>> undifferentiated contribution limits (like the typical reformer) or the
>> complete deregulation of private contributions (like the typical
>> anti-reformer), this Article suggests that policymakers might instead
>> tailor campaign finance regulations to reflect the changing value of
>> campaign cash over the course of the typical election cycle. Central to
>> such an approach is a campaign finance system that increases the overall
>> flow of candidate venture capital. In the end, this Article is an attempt
>> to place the element of time at the center of the debate over campaign
>> finance.
>>
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> “What are the people behind Americans Elect thinking?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26765>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 12:52 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26765>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Sandy Levinson blogs<http://balkin.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-are-people-behind-america-elects.html>
>> .
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>> Posted in third parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Gingrich’s sale of mailing list unlawful, watchdog group charges”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26762>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 12:20 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26762>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> *WaPo* reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gingrichs-sale-of-mailing-list-unlawful-watchdog-group-charges/2011/12/19/gIQArh3s4O_story.html>
>> .
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> What Can the EAC Do Without a Quorum of Commisioners?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26759>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 12:17 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26759>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The EAC blog explains<http://www.eac.gov/blogs/work_continues_at_the_eac/>
>> .
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>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34> | Comments
>> Off
>> “Super PACs: How We Got Here, Where We Need to Go”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26757>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 12:16 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26757>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> A Trevor Potter speech<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=444:super-pacs-how-we-got-here-where-we-need-to-go>
>> .
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
>> Off
>> “A Partisan Lightning Rod is Undeterred”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26755>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 10:00 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26755>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> *NYT *must-read interview<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/us/politics/under-partisan-fire-eric-holder-soldiers-on.html?_r=1&ref=politics>with AG Eric Holder, just before his voting right speech at the LBJ library.
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>> Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26> | Comments
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>> “RNC Moves Voter Data Outside to Compete With Democrats”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26753>
>> Posted on December 19, 2011 9:47 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=26753>
>> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> ClickZ reports
>> <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2133246/rnc-moves-voter-outside-compete-democrats>(via
>> Bob Biersack<https://twitter.com/#%21/rbiersack/status/148820461789253632>
>> ).
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>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments
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