Category Archives: Election Meltdown

“What the impeachment ordeal can tell us about the 2020 election”

February 5, 2020, 7:27 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this oped for CNN Opinion. It begins: The United States Senate is poised to acquit President Donald Trump on what will likely be a near party-line vote after a witness-free impeachment trial in which he will be… Continue reading

“A Wake-Up Call From Iowa; The caucuses should be a grave lesson to election officials across the country.”

February 5, 2020, 6:32 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I spoke with Mary Harris for Slate’s What Next? podcast.

In an “Ominous” Coincidence, the Iowa Election Meltdown Occurred on the Day of My “Election Meltdown” Book Launch. Some Media Discussing Both

February 4, 2020, 7:37 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Today was the release day of Election Meltdown. Thanks to the Iowa debacle I did a lot of media. Here is some of it. Pam Fessler, NPR’s All Things Considered, Iowa Meltdown Raises Red Flags for Elections Going Forward… Continue reading

“Trump’s Jokes About Defying Election Results Could Create Chaos; There’s a real possibility he could declare victory before all the ballots are counted.”

February 4, 2020, 5:58 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: As President Donald Trump plans a triumphant State of the Union address anticipating his likely acquittal by the Senate, the White House is reportedly awash in a sense of invincibility.Trump’s… Continue reading

Good (?) Timing Department

February 4, 2020, 5:54 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Me on twitter last night: OK when I made this my twitter header a few months ago I didn't mean it so literally pic.twitter.com/wVhl1IeMuv— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) February 4, 2020 And: Hey Iowa: The official release date of… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Iowa caucus debacle shakes public confidence in 2020 security”

February 4, 2020, 5:50 amchicanery, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: The biggest security lesson from last night’s Iowa caucuses: It doesn’t take a hack for technology to undermine confidence in an election. The spectacular failure of a mobile app that was supposed to forward caucus results last night… Continue reading

“Judicial Watch’s voter fraud fear-mongering finds a new opponent: A pro-voter-ID Iowa official”

February 3, 2020, 6:04 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philip Bump WaPo analysis.

“How The Trump Admin’s Attempt To Perpetuate The Voter Fraud Myth Failed Miserably”

February 3, 2020, 5:11 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM has posted this excerpt from my new book, Election Meltdown. Here is a taste: The commission was started to back up Trump’s unsupported claims of massive voter fraud, which he advanced as the reason Hillary Clinton won the… Continue reading

“The Alarming Prospect of the Supreme Court Deciding the 2020 Election; If the country’s nine justices wind up deciding the presidential race, things could get very ugly very quickly”

February 3, 2020, 5:07 amElection Meltdown, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for The Atlantic, part of the rollout of my new book, Election Meltdown. It begins: Among the many strange and worrying truths about American elections, one has a tendency to get lost: The path… Continue reading

“Election Meltdown, Part 2: Paper jams, lost forms, and lost boxes—incompetence and elections.”

February 2, 2020, 7:42 amelection administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

You can listen to the second episode of the Election Meltdown podcast (in conjunction with Dahlia Lithwick and Slate Amicus) at this link. (Episode 1 is here.) This episode focuses on issues of election administration in Detroit, speaking to… Continue reading

At Least for the Moment, Amazon Has the Kindle Version of Election Meltdown on Sale for $15.12 (rather than $27.50) for Immediate Download

February 1, 2020, 10:03 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Don’t know how long this will last.

“Good Law | Bad Law #174 – Can We Survive 2020? A Conversation w/ Rick Hasen”

January 31, 2020, 7:58 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

You can listen to this podcast about my upcoming book, Election Meltdown, out Tuesday.

My Interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air: “‘Election Meltdown Is A Real Possibility’ In 2020 Presidential Race, Author Warns

January 29, 2020, 11:25 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

You can listen to the interview with Fresh Air at this link. Preorders of Election Meltdown; Episode 1 of the Election Meltdown Podcast (in conjunction with Slate Amicus); Book Tour info; Washington Post Sunday Outlook preview.

“Column: Will the 2020 elections be fair and safe from meddling? Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be bumpy”

January 29, 2020, 7:36 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I spoke with the LA Times Patt Morrison about my upcoming book, Election Meltdown. There’s both an audio Q and A and an edited transcript.

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