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October 31, 2012 4:19 pm | By Miranda BlueA Real-Life Halloween Scare From Mitt Romney
Forget ghosts and goblins. Here at People For, our biggest Halloween fear is a Supreme Court chosen by Mitt Romney. Take a look at our new video: In the Huffington Post today, PFAW Senior Fellow Jamie Raskin lays out the…
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October 30, 2012 8:19 pm | By Paul Gordon
When Government Officials Encourage Voting
As reported in Talking Points Memo, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has expanded early voting hours to make up for time lost due to hurricane Sandy. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed an executive order on Tuesday that extended the early voting…
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October 30, 2012 7:19 pm | By Paul Gordon
Mitt Romney’s Revealing Comments About FEMA
Mitt Romney is justly under fire for his comments – recently highlighted by the Huffington Post's Ryan Grim – during the Republican primaries urging that federal authority for disaster relief be handed over to the states or, "even better," to…
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October 30, 2012 5:30 pm | By HarrisonRomney Campaign Trains Poll Watchers With False Information
With all the fact checkers focused on campaign speeches and debates, Mitt Romney’s campaign is turning to a new outlet for their lies: poll watcher trainings. In Wisconsin the Romney campaign has been training poll watchers with false information about…
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October 30, 2012 3:38 pm | By Miranda Blue
Romney Campaign Plays Dumb About Roe v. Wade
What do you do to win over abortion rights supporters if you've spent your whole presidential campaign telling right-wing activists you're anti-choice? For Mitt Romney, the answer is simple: lie! First there was the TV ad assuring women that under…
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October 30, 2012 3:05 pm | By
The GOP Pays the Big Price for Bashing Latinos
Losing the Latino vote "spells doom for us." - Mitt Romney, April 15, 2012 "Should I win a second term, a big reason I will win a second term is because the Republican nominee and the Republican Party have…
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October 29, 2012 4:57 pm | By Paul Gordon
What Kind of Justice Will We Vote for On Election Day?
There is a particularly interesting reader comment to Jonathan Bernstein's column on why the Supreme Court is the most important issue in the presidential election (which we blogged about here). One very conservative commenter posted on why he wanted Mitt…
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October 29, 2012 3:11 pm | By Paul Gordon
On Every Issue, Vote the Court
Add the Washington Post's Jonathan Bernstein to the large list of pundits recognizing the critical importance of the Supreme Court as an election issue. He writes: But as important as [the survival of the Affordable Care Act] is, I don't…
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October 26, 2012 5:27 pm | By Paul Gordon
Far Right Poised to Reverse a Century of Progress with Romney’s Court
With as many as three Supreme Court Justices possibly stepping down in the next four years, either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will have a profound and lasting influence on the nation's highest court. And since federal judges have lifetime…
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October 26, 2012 4:50 pm | By Miranda Blue
PFAW Ad Campaign Reaches out to Latino Voters
This week, the White House made public President Obama’s endorsement interview with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board. In the interview, the president is frank about what he thinks could be the deciding factor in this election – the votes…
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October 26, 2012 3:53 pm | By Paul Gordon
Obama Talks About the Supreme Court
Rolling Stone published an interview with President Obama yesterday in which he discusses what would happen to the Supreme Court – and to the American people – if Mitt Romney wins the election and gets to fill the next Supreme…
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October 25, 2012 9:42 pm | By Harrison
Supreme Court Nominations in Campaigns
This year’s election has been heavily dominated by the economy, jobs, and the national debt with less attention given to the judiciary and the consequences of presidential nominations to the Supreme Court. With several of the current justices well into…
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October 25, 2012 1:30 pm | By Marge BakerRemembering Paul: Believe in the Beauty of Your Dreams
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila and daughter Marcia, three staff members (Will McLaughlin, Tom Lapic, and Mary McEvoy) and the pilot and co-pilot on the plane that went…
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October 24, 2012 8:47 pm | By Paul Gordon
Richard Mourdock and the Supreme Court
Richard Mourdock's statement yesterday about rape and God's will, like so many other election issues, implicates the Supreme Court. Mourdock and his allies are strongly anti-choice. The far right has been committed for a generation to populating our nation's courts…
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October 24, 2012 3:52 pm | By Paul Gordon
Richard Mourdock’s Religion Trumps Everyone Else’s
Indiana Republican and Tea Party favorite Richard Mourdock is making headlines with his statement during a debate about rape, pregnancy, and God's will. As Talking Points Memo reports: Defending his stance that abortion should be illegal even in the case…
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October 24, 2012 1:26 pm | By Paul Gordon
Montana Campaign Finance Caps Can Stay For Now
Voters in Montana can rest a little easier today, since the Supreme Court has – for now – let stand that state’s caps on how much money can be given to candidates in state elections. As SCOTUSBlog reported yesterday: The…
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October 23, 2012 5:16 pm | By Paul Gordon
Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney
To no one's surprise, the Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed Mitt Romney. The endorsement is as pitiful as it is predictable. Romney supports a constitutional amendment prohibiting gays and lesbians from marrying. Romney opposed the end of Don't Ask Don't…
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October 19, 2012 6:24 pm | By Paul Gordon
The Circuit Court’s DOMA Decision and the 2012 Election
Yesterday's Second Circuit opinion striking down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional is just one example of how important the courts are – and why Americans should think about the courts when they cast their vote for president. As…
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October 19, 2012 3:16 pm | By Ariella
Elizabeth Warren Ad Warns of Republican Senate Influence On Supreme Court
People For the American Way has been stressing the enormous importance of the Supreme Court in the next election, emphasizing that if Mitt Romney is elected, he has promised to nominate extreme right-wing judges who will limit our civil liberties…
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October 18, 2012 7:26 pm | By Paul Gordon
More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue
Andrew Cohen has written a terrific article for The Atlantic making clear the critical importance of the federal courts as an issue in the presidential election. His article is particularly addressed to those who are disappointed with both Barack Obama…