“Koch brothers announce layoffs; The billionaire brothers, who sparred with Donald Trump, are reorganizing their advocacy network.”
Ken Vogel for Politico.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Flagler Circuit Judge Scott DuPont Faces Charges of ‘Recklessly’ Spreading Baseless Claims About Opponent”
FlaglerLive.com:
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, the investigative arm of the Florida judicial system, last week filed a notice of formal charges against Flagler County Circuit Judge Scott DuPont stemming from allegations that he may have acted unethically and… Continue reading
“Female Candidates Have Greatest Success in Open Seat Elections But Poorly Funded by PACs, Donors, and Major Parties”
Release:
Representation2020, Common Cause and the Center for Responsive Politics have released a new report revealing the systemic disparity in funding for female candidates running for open seats by PACs, individual donors and major parties. Women are more likely… Continue reading
“Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”
Very interesting from the Campaign Finance Institute:
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) today has released a new study entitled “Predicting the Impact of Democracy Vouchers: Analysis and Questions in Light of South Dakota’s Successful Initiative”. The author is Michael J.… Continue reading
“Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say”
WaPo:
The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining… Continue reading
“Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It”
NYT:
“Give us loans, or a 401(k),” he said, trimming the mustache of Steve Stricklin, a firefighter from the neighborhood. His biggest issue was health insurance. Mr. Fleming lost his coverage after his divorce three years ago and has struggled… Continue reading
“The Heiress Quietly Shaping Trump’s Operation”
Vogel on Mercer.
“Automated Pro-Trump Bots Overwhelmed Pro-Clinton Messages, Researchers Say”
NYT:
An automated army of pro-Donald J. Trump chatbots overwhelmed similar programs supporting Hillary Clinton five to one in the days leading up to the presidential election, according to a report published Thursday by researchers at Oxford University.
The… Continue reading
“White House Confirms Pre-Election Warning to Russia Over Hacking”
NYT:
Over the past month, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has received two starkly different messages about hacking into American computer networks from the current and future presidents of the United States: Don’t you dare, and don’t worry, we’re… Continue reading
“Viral Fake Election News Outperformed Real News On Facebook In Final Months Of The US Election”
BuzzFeed:
In the final three months of the US presidential campaign, the top-performing fake election news stories on Facebook generated more engagement than the top stories from major news outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post,… Continue reading
“Rethinking Presidential Eligibility”
Gene Mazo has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Fordham Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Throughout American history, several aspiring presidents have had their candidacies challenged for failing to meet the Constitution’s eligibility requirements. These challenges began in the… Continue reading
“Social Media’s Globe-Shaking Power”
Must-read Farhad Manjoo NYT:
On Monday, both Google and Facebook altered their advertising policies to explicitly prohibit sites that traffic in fake news from making money off lies. That’s very likely a worthwhile fix, even if it comes too late.… Continue reading