“Should We Be Concerned About Election Security in the U.S.?”
I was on WNYC’s The Takeaway talking about Iowa and Election Meltdown.
Listen.
Category Archives: Election Meltdown
“How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats”
NYT deep dive:
The fragile edifice of the caucuses, which demoralized Democrats in search of a strong nominee to take on President Trump, crumbled under the weight of technology flops, lapses in planning, failed oversight by party officials, poor training,… Continue reading
“Election Meltdown, Part 3 Delving into the big bag of dirty tricks ahead of the 2020 election.”
You can listen to the third episode of the Election Meltdown podcast (in conjunction with Dahlia Lithwick and Slate Amicus) at this link. (Episode 1 on voter suppression/voter fraud is here and Episode 2 on election administrator incompetence (timely!)… Continue reading
I Talked Iowa and Election Meltdown on KCRW’s “Left, Right, and Center”
“The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: An ‘Election Meltdown’ in Iowa”
Great to talk with Ben Wittes for the Lawfare podcast about the Iowa fiasco and my new book, Election Meltdown. Listen.
“Inside the Iowa Democratic Party’s “boiler room” meltdown; A review of materials left on desks revealed it was unprepared on many levels for Monday’s meltdown.”
“On The Trail: Iowa disinformation hints at a challenging year ahead”
Reid Wilson for The Hill.
My Wall Street Journal “Saturday Essay” Cover Story: “How to Prevent the Next Election Meltdown; As the Iowa fiasco suggests, the most likely reason that your 2020 vote may not be counted isn’t fraud, suppression or hacking—it’s incompetence”
I have written this piece as the Saturday Essay for the weekend Wall Street Journal. It begins:
Will your vote be fairly and accurately counted in the 2020 elections? It’s a question on a lot of people’s minds after this… Continue reading
“Analysis: Messing with elections messes with democracy”
Ross Ramsey Texas Tribune column, discussing my new book, Election Meltdown:
Elections depend on trust — on the idea that the declared winners and losers were the real winners and losers.
So how’s that going right now?
“In a… Continue reading
Audio and Transcript of Brennan Center Event: “A Warning from Iowa; Legal expert Richard L. Hasen discusses ways to prevent election meltdowns in 2020.”
You can listen and read here. Thanks to Victoria Bassetti for serving as a great moderator and for the Brennan Center for hosting.
“Election Meltdown in the Iowa Caucuses (Podcast)”
I talked to June Grasso for the Bloomberg law podcast about my new book, Election Meltdown.
“The delayed Iowa caucus results erode trust in elections at a really bad time”
Lee Drutman for NBC Think.
Trump “Jokes” Again, For At Least the 28th Time, About Remaining in Office Beyond His Legal Term Limit
This, in response to the Senate acquittal vote. (See my earlier Slate piece on this topic.)
Having just been acquitted in his Senate trial, the President immediately threatens to violate the 22d Amendment pic.twitter.com/A3Bu4Syh40— Elizabeth Joh (@elizabeth_joh) February … Continue reading
“Iowa, A Cautionary Tale of ‘Election Meltdown'”
I was on WNYC’s “All of It,” speaking with Alison Stewart about the Iowa debacle and my new book, Election Meltdown. Listen.