DNC Files FEC Complaint Claiming Illegal Coordination Against RFK Jr. and a Supportive PAC That is Allegedly Helping Him with Ballot Access
You can find the complaint here.
Category Archives: campaigns
Special Counsel Report on Biden Classified Documents Probe Calls Him “a sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”
This is going to have big political implications. (quote is on p. 6 of the report)
More detail:
Special counsel report states that BIDEN “did not remember when he was Vice President” and did not remember “when his son… Continue reading
“Trump’s PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump piled up legal expenses in 2023 as he was indicted four times, spending approximately $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses last year, according to two people briefed on the figure.
It… Continue reading
“Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz”
NYT:
The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning this week to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states, a blitz that it says is the largest single purchase of… Continue reading
Feb. 7 Brookings Event: “Assessing the Impact of Generative AI and Other Online Threats in a Historic Election Year”
Check this out. Great lineup.
“Pro-Biden PAC launches $1 million campaign to pay social media influencers”
Politico:
LaToi Storr, a 42-year-old content creator and lifestyle blogger based in Philadelphia, normally posts Instagram and TikTok videos of local restaurants and skincare tips, mingled with some community-focused material on Black mental health care.
Last fall, she started posting… Continue reading
“News Outlets Make an Early Call in Iowa, and a Backlash Ensues”
NYT:
While news outlets typically refrain from announcing a projection until after polls have closed, Iowa’s caucuses are not typical. Voters must be present by 7 p.m., when the caucus doors close, and The A.P. considers this moment the equivalent… Continue reading
“Super PACs have broken records with their spending in Iowa”
Politico:
utside groups have poured tens of millions of dollars into Iowa to boost — or knock — the Republican presidential candidates.
Since the start of 2023, super PACs have spent more than $85 million on TV ads across the… Continue reading
Can Trump Campaign From Jail If He’s Held? “Imran Khan deploys AI clone to campaign from behind bars in Pakistan”
The Guardian:
Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf.
Khan has been locked up since August… Continue reading
“Trump confronts ‘scheduling nightmare’ as court cases collide with campaign”
Politico:
Donald Trump’s upcoming court calendar is creating a logistical headache for his presidential campaign.
“It’s a scheduling nightmare,” Trump senior adviser Susie Wiles told reporters Saturday. “There’s no way to sugarcoat that.”
Already ricocheting from the courtroom to… Continue reading
“Ron DeSantis wanted to change the way campaigns were funded. Then the fights started.”
Washington Post:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the Republican presidential race with an unmatched war chest and a $269 million plan to change how campaigns are usually funded.
His first campaign manager, Generra Peck, developed the strategy and selected… Continue reading
“Kansas Supreme Court rules against Kris Kobach and Scott Schwab in election law case”
From the Topeka Capital-Journal:
The Kansas Supreme Court has sided with voter advocacy groups in a lawsuit against Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Attorney General Kris Kobach challenging the legality of an election law enacted by the Republican-controlled… Continue reading
“AI chatbot got election info wrong 30 percent of time, European study finds”
Washington Post:
Want accurate information about elections? Don’t ask an AI chatbot, experts warn — even if it seems confident of its answers and cites seemingly trustworthy sources.
New research from a pair of European nonprofits finds that Microsoft’s… Continue reading
“Deepfakes for $24 a month: how AI is disrupting Bangladesh’s election”
Financial Times:
Policymakers around the world are worrying over how AI-generated disinformation can be harnessed to try to mislead voters and inflame divisions ahead of several big elections next year.
In one country it is already happening: Bangladesh.
The… Continue reading