Bolts: The next presidential election may still be a year away, but voters in the nation’s biggest swing state just selected the public officials who will be in charge of running it. And much like in other parts of the… Continue reading

Sue Halpern in the New Yorker: Minnesota is one of three states in which nonprofits have recruited high-profile voters, including current and former Republicans, to file Section 3 lawsuits. A similar case in Michigan, brought by F.S.F.P. together with… Continue reading

Link to video announcement. Is he referring to possible No Label’s presidential ticket, accentuating the concern of a potential spoiler effect? Or is he referring to a broader effort to create some sort of centrist third-party movement, of the… Continue reading

The recent polling by Siena College, in partnership with the New York Times, has highlighted the risk that Robert Kennedy, Jr. will play the role of a spoiler next year–and that’s even without the addition of a potential… Continue reading

Adding briefly to what Derek already has blogged about today’s decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court, I think the distinction that the court drew between primaries and the general election is important. Since writing on this topic in the … Continue reading

Clip from Newsmax: Saying the quiet part out loud in wake of electoral defeat, Santorum says, “Pure democracies are not the way to run a country” https://t.co/W1MwBNNyMK— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) November 8, 2023

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Important event today at R Street with an impressive lineup.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Donald Trump is again putting pressure on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to overhaul Wisconsin’s system of elections, this time by elevating calls to impeach the nonpartisan leader of the state’s elections agency whom Trump continues to cast… Continue reading

The Independent: A group of preeminent conservative lawyers who opposed former president Donald Trump’s efforts to manipulate the legal system are launching a new, long-term project aimed at fostering respect for the US constitution and the rule of law… Continue reading

NYT: For Donald J. Trump, a new set of New York Times/Siena College polls captures a stunning, seemingly contradictory picture. His 91 felony charges in four different jurisdictions have not significantly hurt him among voters in battleground states. Yet he… Continue reading

Mark Niesse for AJC: A court-ordered redistricting do-over in Georgia put one U.S. House seat in play — a potential pickup for Democrats — but the state is far from alone. Lawsuits over representation and discrimination are playing out across… Continue reading

KC Star: The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments Friday in a case that has the potential to upend current and future election laws in Kansas, subjecting them to the highest possible legal bar. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a Republican,… Continue reading

NYT: An appeals court in Washington on Friday paused the gag order imposed on former President Donald J. Trump in the federal case accusing him of seeking to overturn the 2020 election, temporarily freeing him to go back to attacking… Continue reading