Viral Video of Son Joking He’s Not Voting for Clinton Prompts Mom to Ask for Ballot Selfie to Prove How He Voted
Yeah, it’s funny.
But it’s not. Ballot selfies can facilitate coercion, not just vote buying.
Category Archives: campaigns
Richard Painter, GW Bush Ethics Czar, Files Hatch Act Complaint Against FBI
Painter in the NYT opinion section:
But it would be highly improper, and an abuse of power, for the F.B.I. to conduct such an investigation in the public eye, particularly on the eve of the election. It would be an… Continue reading
“Hoax Image of Immigration Officers Arresting Voters Is Making Rounds on Social Media”
Electionland:
An image has begun circulating on Twitter that appears to show an immigration officer arresting someone in line to vote. The image is a hoax, as is the accompanying threatening language directed at Hispanic voters.
The image is a… Continue reading
“Prominent Democratic law firm pays questionable ‘bonuses’ to partners for campaign contributions”
Boston Globe/Center for Responsive Politics:
From 2010 through 2014, Strouss and Bradley, along with founding partner Michael Thornton and his wife, donated nearly $1.6 million to Democratic Party fund-raising committees and a parade of politicians — from Senate minority… Continue reading
Breaking: Divided 6th Circuit Restores Michigan Ban on Ballot Selfies for this Election
A majority opinion (by Judge Sutton), a concurrence, and a dissent.
Judge Sutton’s main point is that this comes too late in the election season for Michigan to make a change now: “Call it what you will—laches, the Purcell principle,… Continue reading
“Man Arrested For Wearing ‘Basket Of Deplorables’ Shirt At Texas Polling Place”
“NY Becomes Latest State To Face Suit Over Ballot Selfie Ban”
“Money Flows Down Ballot as Donald Trump Is Abandoned by Big Donors (Even Himself)”
NYT:
Disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday revealed tens of millions of dollars in late donations and transfers to Republican “super PACs” focused on down-ballot races, suggesting a significant last-ditch effort to protect Senate and House candidates… Continue reading
“Union dumps consultant, PAC treasurer in Petit ad fiasco”
Ct. Mirror:
House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, told reporters Thursday morning that someone should lose their job over the digital attack ad a union political action committee placed against Dr. William Petit, a home-invasion survivor. By nightfall, someone did.
“Democratic megadonor bankrolls ‘Republicans for Clinton’ super PAC”
McConnell’s SuperPac to Save Republican Senate Gets $11 Million Infusion from Non-Disclosing 501(c)(4)
Teddy Schleifer for CNN:
The super PAC has flipped that money almost immediately into a new advertising push in a half-dozen states financed entirely by the late checks. Those contributions will not be reported until December, though many expect Sheldon… Continue reading
“Donald Trump hasn’t invested $100 million in White House race – yet”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly declared he’s putting $100 million of his own money into his White House bid.
But he still has a long way to go, according to reports… Continue reading
“Arizona Republicans All In For Sending Swing District Green Party Candidate To Congress”
“One more way lobbyists could support Hillary Clinton”
WaPo:
Lobbyists have not been allowed onto Hillary Clinton’s transition team, nor has the Democratic presidential nominee indicated whether she, if elected, would lift President Barack Obama’s restrictions on lobbyists working in the administration.
But lobbyists have raised millions of… Continue reading