Category Archives: campaigns

2020 Presidential candidates

March 6, 2019, 3:08 pmcampaignsJustin Levitt

You knew that Michael Bloomberg, Eric Holder, Jeff Merkley, and Hillary Clinton have all announced in the last two days that they’re not running for President in 2020. But did you know that, as of today, you… Continue reading

“North Carolina Democrats see opportunity in do-over election”

March 4, 2019, 8:06 amcampaigns, chicaneryDan Tokaji

AP: A ballot-fraud scandal that brought down a Republican candidate and led North Carolina to order a do-over congressional election could give the Democrats a strong shot at taking back a seat that has been held by the GOP… Continue reading

“NC Board of Elections to decide date of new District 9 election”

March 4, 2019, 3:31 amcampaigns, chicaneryDan Tokaji

Meeting today.

Open Secrets Describes Hidden Money Trail Supporting Kavanaugh, Judicial Nominations with Leonard Leo and PR Firm Which Concocted Zillowgate Nonsense Against Dr. Ford at Center

February 28, 2019, 2:42 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Open Secrets: Newly obtained tax records shed additional light on the web of “dark money” organizations tied to President Donald Trump’s top judicial adviser that were used to funnel millions to organizations that boosted the Supreme Court nominations of… Continue reading

“Group running robocalls impersonating Trump’s campaign has already raised more than $100,000”

February 28, 2019, 10:22 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: The call sounds like it is coming from President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.It even uses a recording of the President’s voice: “I’m Donald Trump. Tonight I am asking you to defend our very dangerous southern border, out… Continue reading

“N.C. political operative indicted, and prosecutor signals that more charges are likely”

February 28, 2019, 8:11 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s decision to seek indictments almost immediately after the close of those hearings sent a “clear signal,” she said, “that we take seriously the public’s confidence in the electoral process and that we… Continue reading

“Michael Cohen’s testimony, if true, confirms Trump’s crimes: Today’s talker”

February 28, 2019, 7:52 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Paul Ryan USA Today oped: On Wednesday, in his testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Cohen for the first time provided details to the American people of precisely how Trump directed and coordinated these hush payments in violation of… Continue reading

“In Chicago, History-Making Didn’t Have to Be So Hard; Ranked-choice voting in the mayoral election would have significantly smoothed the decision-making process for overwhelmed voters.”

February 28, 2019, 7:49 amalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

Kim Bellware for NYT Opinion.

“Campaign Reforms May Never Pass, But the Low-Dollar Revolution Has Already Begun”

February 28, 2019, 7:46 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Important Eliza Newlin Carney column.

“North Carolina political operative indicted in election fraud case that upended congressional race”

February 27, 2019, 10:27 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Leslie McCrae Dowless, a political operative at the center of a Republican congressional campaign in North Carolina tainted by evidence of ballot fraud, was indicted by a grand jury on seven counts, a prosecutor announced Wednesday.Dowless, who worked… Continue reading

“Testimony from Cohen Could Create New Legal Issues for Trump”

February 27, 2019, 10:25 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The dramatic public testimony to Congress on Wednesday morning by President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, could intensify the legal issues facing the president in the criminal and civil investigations that are swirling around him, legal experts said.Mr.… Continue reading

AOC Wrongly Relies on Brad Smith’s Article to Make the Opposite Point to the One He Was Making

February 25, 2019, 8:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Brad Smith fairly criticizes AOC’s use of his hush money article in the WSJ in her now viral video about campaign money and Washington. I don’t think this undermines many of the points AOC made in her discussion of the… Continue reading

“Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors”

February 25, 2019, 7:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday escalated her presidential campaign’s battle against big money in politics, announcing that her bid for the Democratic nomination will forgo traditional fund-raising methods meant to cultivate a candidate’s relationships with the wealthy.The Massachusetts… Continue reading