Category Archives: campaigns

“Biden Outraises Trump for Second Straight Month, With $141 Million June Haul”

July 1, 2020, 8:39 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Democratic Party outraised President Trump and the Republicans for the second straight month in June, announcing a record haul of $141 million on Wednesday night only hours after Mr.… Continue reading

“Hunt for Biden tapes in Ukraine by Trump allies revives prospect of foreign interference”

July 1, 2020, 8:33 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Last week, a Ukrainian lawmaker who was once affiliated with a pro-Russian political party and has met with Giuliani released 10 edited snippets of what appeared to be Biden’s official vice presidential phone calls in 2016 with Petro… Continue reading

“Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help”

June 30, 2020, 2:47 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: The Senate will incorporate the annual intelligence policy legislation into the National Defense Authorization Act — but only after stripping language from the intelligence bill that would have required presidential campaigns to report offers of foreign election help.Sen.… Continue reading

“Rep. Katie Porter flexes political power with new fundraising committee to support progressive candidates”

June 30, 2020, 8:59 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

OC Register: As she heads into the heart of her first re-election campaign, Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine is quickly becoming a power broker in the House of Representatives.She’s a Democrat in a flip district that still leans slightly… Continue reading

“ACLU Settles Lawsuit against Fresno County over Removal of Polling Place in Dispute over Black Lives Matter Signs”

June 23, 2020, 5:49 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Release: Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California settled a lawsuit with Fresno County over the chief elections official’s removal of a polling place at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno – all because the church refused to cover up Black… Continue reading

“Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners”

June 18, 2020, 6:47 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Facebook on Thursday deactivated dozens of ads placed by President Trump’s reelection campaign that included a symbol once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.The marking appeared as part of the campaign’s online salvo… Continue reading

“Is OAN the Leading Edge of Russian Misinformation?”

June 11, 2020, 2:44 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The Atlantic: In what appears to be a signal of intensifying political warfare ahead of the November election, One America News Network, the Trump-supporting cable channel that has been promoting anti-Biden conspiracies for several months, says it has obtained… Continue reading

“Republicans Fear Trump’s Criticism of Mail-In Ballots Will Hurt Them”

June 2, 2020, 8:42 amcampaigns, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump has relentlessly attacked mail voting, calling it a free-for-all for cheating and a Democratic scheme to rig elections.None of the charges are true.But as eight states and the District of Columbia vote on Tuesday in the biggest… Continue reading

“China’s hidden targeting of Donald Trump one reason Facebook needs new cybersecurity approach; Too many loopholes exist for bad actors to influence our elections. It’s time for Facebook to get serious about closing them.”

May 29, 2020, 8:58 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Laura Edelson and Sheila Krumholz oped in USA Today.

Michigan: “Petition signatures ruling revives hopes for 2 candidates”

May 21, 2020, 6:49 amballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

Detroit News: At least two judicial candidates who felt they were destined to be left off Michigan ballots this August for not meeting state requirements for collecting petition signatures got new life Wednesday, thanks to a U.S. District Court order.In… Continue reading

“Federal judge orders Ohio to allow state issue campaigns to collect electronic petition signatures”

May 21, 2020, 6:45 amcampaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: A federal judge in Cincinnati has ordered Ohio officials to allow state issue campaigns to collect the signatures needed to make the ballot electronically, granting a request from backers of two campaigns targeting the November election.Ohioans for Raising the… Continue reading

“Phantom super PAC says it returned donations”

May 19, 2020, 6:45 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Odd ending to an odd story: Six ad-makers and advertising platforms listed in the filings said they’ve never heard of the super PAC and have no records of doing business with it. Since then, no ads from the super PAC… Continue reading