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“Financial Inclusion in Politics”
Terrific new draft paper with some key data from Abhey Aneja, Jacob Grumbach, and Abby Wood. Here is the abstract:
Our deregulated campaign finance system has a race problem. We use innovations in statistical methods and the universe of campaign… Continue reading
“What of ‘Individual-1’? Feds’ Trump campaign case is ‘dead’”
AP:
When Donald Trump lost the legal shield of the presidency last month, some pundits speculated federal prosecutors might revive an investigation that implicated him in possible campaign finance crimes during his 2016 run for office.But several people involved… Continue reading
Small Donors, Political Extremism, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Open Secrets reports a completely unsurprising piece of news:
The House took steps to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments Thursday, punishing the freshman member for trafficking baseless conspiracy theories and promoting violence against Democrats before… Continue reading
“How to Change Incentives for both Politicians and Donors”
Ian Vandewalker at Brennan:
In a recent blog post, law professor and election law expert Richard Pildes raised a concern about the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1), the major democracy reform package moving through Congress. He notes… Continue reading
“Fox News Is Sued by Election Technology Company for Over $2.7 Billion”
NYT:
In the latest volley in the battle over disinformation in the presidential election, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation has been sued by an obscure tech company that has accused his cable networks of defamation and contributing to the fervor… Continue reading
“Voting officials: Here’s how we can safeguard our upcoming elections”
Jocelyn Benson, Katie Hobbs and Steve Simon CNN oped.
“Opinion: Congress should make a deal to end partisan gerrymandering”
Ned Foley WaPo oped:
The country’s electoral and voting system is in dire need of fundamental change — most urgently, to deal with the pernicious practice of partisan gerrymandering. The filibuster might stand in the way of making this critical… Continue reading
“The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election”
Molly Ball for Time:
A second odd thing happened amid Trump’s attempts to reverse the result: corporate America turned on him. Hundreds of major business leaders, many of whom had backed Trump’s candidacy and supported his policies, called on… Continue reading
“Are Private Messaging Apps the Next Misinformation Hot Spot?”
“Democracy’s Denominator”
Jowei Chen and I just posted this article, forthcoming in the California Law Review, on the consequences of changing the unit of apportionment from persons to adult citizens. The abstract is below:
What would happen if states stopped equalizing districts’… Continue reading
“Trump Supporters’ Own Explanations For Assaulting The Capitol Are Undercutting His Impeachment Defense”
Zoe Tillman for BuzzFeed:
Former president Donald Trump formally responded Tuesday to the charges filed by House Democrats in his second impeachment, denying that he incited a mob to violently descend on the Capitol building to stop Congress from certifying… Continue reading
“Why the G.O.P. Argument Against Trying Trump Is So Dangerous”
Bob Bauer NYT oped:
So less than a month after the events of Jan. 6, the impeachment process might be foundering on the remarkable claim — one that some senators seem to have adopted disingenuously so that they can… Continue reading
More on Small Donors: “Hawley rakes in grassroots cash after Capitol attack”
From Axios:
January was Sen. Josh Hawley’s best fundraising month—by far—since his 2018 election, with a flood of small-dollar donations more than eclipsing the corporate cash he lost after leading an effort to block certification of President Biden’s Electoral… Continue reading