Category Archives: campaigns
Trump Says He Would Accept Foreign Government In-Kind Contributions of Opposition Research in the 2020 Elections, in Violation of American Law
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EXCLUSIVE: Pres. Trump tells @GStephanopoulos he wouldn't necessarily alert the FBI if approached by foreign figures with information on his 2020 opponent: "It’s not an interference. They have information. I think I’d take it." https://t.co/7gvoAViw9r pic.twitter.com/k5Yqd9YxdC… Continue reading
“House Democrats consider bills to ‘safeguard democracy’ in response to Mueller report”
NBC News:
One likely piece of legislation would be framed as “Duty to Report,” requiring presidential campaign aides and entities to report foreign contacts and influence to law enforcement after Mueller identified numerous such interactions between Trump campaign aides… Continue reading
“Ginni Thomas Plans New Conservative ‘Supergroup’ to ‘Protect President Trump’
The Intercept:
CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST VIRGINIA “Ginni” Thomas is launching yet another project to wage war on multiple fronts of America’s most heated cultural and political debates. This time, however, her plan will include a project to “protect President Trump” using… Continue reading
“Senate Intelligence Committee summons mysterious British security consultant”
Politico:
Senate investigators have added yet another name to the constantly evolving cast of characters in the Russia investigation.On April 5, just 2 weeks after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his final report on Russia’s election interference, the Senate Intelligence… Continue reading
“Russia’s manipulation of Twitter was far vaster than believed”
Politico:
Russia’s infamous troll farm conducted a campaign on Twitter before the 2016 elections that was larger, more coordinated and more effective than previously known, research from cybersecurity firm Symantec out Wednesday concluded.The Internet Research Agency campaign may not… Continue reading
“Russia Could Unleash Fake Videos During Election, Schiff Says”
“The 2020 campaigns aren’t ready for deepfakes”
Axios:
The 2020 presidential campaigns appear to have done little to prepare for what experts predict could be a flood of fake videos depicting candidates doing or saying something incriminating or embarrassing.Driving the news: The recent manipulated video of… Continue reading
“Trump normalizes foreign election intervention ahead of 2020”
Jonathan Allen for NBC News:
On one level, Trump’s brash lobbying in foreign countries is just another case of norm-busting for a president who often rejects the niceties of both domestic and international politics. But at a deeper level, Trump’s… Continue reading
“In need of cash, Democratic presidential hopefuls turn to wealthy donors”
WaPo:
Across the Democratic field, candidates are embracing the big donors they distanced themselves from early on — a sign of increasing doubt that the small, online donations the campaigns have been chasing will be sufficient to sustain… Continue reading
Top 10 “Interest Group” Contributors to Congress for 2018 Elections
Lots of interesting and perhaps surprising information at the OpenSecrets.org site on the occupation of the “groups” that gave the largest contributions in the 2018 congressional election cycle. A couple points that stood out to me:
Those who list their… Continue reading
“Democrats roll out $90 million super PAC aimed at swing states”
Politico:
The nation’s largest super PAC devoted to grassroots Democratic turnout is launching its organizing efforts earlier than ever in seven swing states with a new campaign director and its largest budget to date: $80 million to $90 million.
“New Democratic Debate Rules Will Distort Priorities, Some Campaigns Say”
NYT:
The Democratic Party’s new directive that candidates must have at least 130,000 donors to qualify for the third primary debate in September arrived virtually without warning on Wednesday morning, and immediately sent shock waves through presidential campaigns worried that… Continue reading
“Mysterious ‘vote-shaming’ mailer investigated ahead of Northern California special election”
Sacramento Bee:
Just days before a state Senate special election Tuesday, a mysterious letter threatening to publicly expose voters who don’t cast ballots has begun appearing in mailboxes across Northern California, prompting a state inquiry into whether election… Continue reading