Category Archives: campaigns

“Kansas Congressman Steve Watkins charged with three felonies in illegal voting case”

July 15, 2020, 7:32 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

KC Star: Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins was charged Tuesday with three felonies and a misdemeanor related to an investigation into whether he illegally voted in a 2019 municipal election.Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay, a Republican, announced the charges about… Continue reading

Fort Bend District Attorney, in Response to Texas State Bar President, Says that Wearing “Black Lives Matter” Shirt to Poling Place Does Not Violate Texas Electioneering Ban

July 13, 2020, 8:10 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

“New GOP-aligned group in Kansas has Kris Kobach as apparent target”

July 6, 2020, 9:06 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CNN: An anonymous group with ties to Republicans has just emerged with the apparent aim of targeting Senate candidate Kris Kobach of Kansas, according to sources familiar with the effort.Kobach is an anti-immigration firebrand and voter-fraud crusader whose primary… Continue reading

“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