CHIAFALO V. WASHINGTON

This Supreme Court case ruled that “unfaithful presidential electors” can be punished or replaced if they refuse to cast their ballot for the majority favored candidate of the state. The elector pledges to vote for the candidate that wins the state’s popular vote, but some choose to be discursive and vote independently. This document goes over the Supreme Court’s ruling and its broader implications for the electoral college.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10515

FiveTirtyEight.com – “Ignore What Potential 2024 Presidential Candidates Say. Watch What They Do.”

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ignore-what-potential-2024-presidential-candidates-say-watch-what-they-do/

Although a single candidate has yet to declare they are running for president in 2024, and in fact quite a few have denied it, this article on FiveThirtyEight.com argues that some  potential presidential hopefuls are already engaged in activities fall in line with typical “invisible primary” patterns. They point to visits to the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire by Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. Tom Cotton as examples, as well as to speeches made at CPAC. Also among those to give speeches at CPAC were former Pres. Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Rick Scott, Gov. Ron DeSantis and former SoS Mike Pompeo. This can be a crucial chance for presidential hopefuls to boost their national profile. They also point to legislative actions after the 2020 election on the part of Hawley, Cruz and Scott seeking to distinguish themselves, gain media attention, and signal opposition to Biden and support for Trump, which remains popular amongst the republican base.

Super Tuesday

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/19/what-is-super-tuesday/?arc404=true

This article from the Washington Post highlights what Super Tuesday is and why it is extremely important for potential Presidential Candidates. For further information on Super Tuesday, especially how its use and importance has changed over the last 33 years, look to pages 86-89 in our textbook, Presidents and the American Presidency by Han & Heith.

CPAC – How It Works

CPAC stands for the Conservation Political Action Conference. This article highlights how it works and why it is important to Presidential Elections.

https://www.npr.org/2017/02/22/516535373/what-is-cpac-a-room-that-didnt-always-love-trump-but-owes-him-a-lot

THE RULES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY (2016/2020)

Below I have attached the 2016 and 2020 Republican Party rules.  These documents refer to the 42 rules that are enforced by the GOP. These rules are concerned with the party’s organization, method of election, term of office, vacancies, voting, and debate; to name a few. This would be a great resource to juxtapose with the Democrats rules and regulations.

2016 Rules:

https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/2016-Republican-Rules-Reformatted2018_1533138132.pdf

2020 Rules:

https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/docs/Rules_Of_The_Republican_Party.pdf?_ga=2.166478198.95292428.1615936851-1610735224.1615936851