“House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation”
Democrats have found a way to keep Trump-Bondi in the press.
Category Archives: campaigns
“New Documents Released From Hack of Democratic Party”
NYT:
The documents released Tuesday were not immediately as damaging as the first trove, and they proved difficult to access. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy platform, posted multiple messages on Twitter explaining how to download the documents after users struggled to do… Continue reading
Donald Trump Gave at Least $15,000 in Undisclosed Money to Help WI Republicans
A nugget buried in the must-read Guardian John Doe story:
good example of the way things worked was the donation made by Donald Trump. On 3 April 2012, two months before the governor faced the electorate, Walker flew to New… Continue reading
Deplorable Dept: “Bevin Says Clinton Election Might Require Shedding Blood”
Political Wire has the video.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) says patriots might have to shed blood to “reclaim” America if Hillary Clinton is elected:
Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room.… Continue reading
Trump Encourages Supporters to Use Early Voting in NC, Available Sooner Thanks to Voting Rights Lawsuit
WaPo:
If Trump continues to let Clinton and her allies lap him in ad spending, his best chance for capturing voters’ attention might be in media coverage of events like his Monday arena speech here in Asheville. The atmosphere was… Continue reading
“How to Replace a Presidential Nominee Who Gets Sick”
Sam Frizell for TIME.
More of these types of stories to come.
“Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan”
Politico reports.
I’ve been getting a fair number of media calls asking me about what happens if Clinton cannot run. (“We know it is wild speculation and not supported by the facts, but….”)
MN Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Democrats Effort to Kick Trump Off Ballot
You can find the unanimous opinion (with one judge not participating) here.
This is the right result under the Democracy Canon. Courts should bend over backwards to make sure that voters have a real choice on election day.
The Court… Continue reading
“Real-Time Election Day Projections May Upend News Tradition”
NYT:
For decades, news organizations have refrained from releasing early results in presidential battleground states on Election Day, adhering to a strict, time-honored embargo until a majority of polls there have closed.
Now, a group of data scientists, journalists and… Continue reading
“The Least Transparent Candidate In Modern History”
At Political Wire (Hint: It’s not Hillary Clinton).
“Appeals Court to Review New Hampshire’s Ballot-Selfie Ban”
Joe Palazzolo reports for WSJ.
“Billboard magnate pours fortune into unusual single-handed effort for Trump”
Teddy Schleifer for CNN:
A billionaire backing Donald Trump is taking advertising into his own hands.
Stephen Adams, a billboard magnate who made his fortune in a half-dozen different business ventures over the last five decades, is pouring hundreds of… Continue reading
“Trump charity gave $100,000 to David Bossie’s Citizens United that helped fund lawsuit against mogul’s foe”
Michael Isikioff:
Donald Trump’s charitable foundation gave $100,000 in 2014 to a conservative activist group that was used to help finance a federal lawsuit against New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — the same public official who was suing… Continue reading
Minnesota Democrats Seek to Remove Trump’s Name from Ballot
Filing in state supreme court.
UPDATE: I should add my opinion, though it will be obvious to regular readers. Of course Minnesota voters should have a real choice between Trump and Clinton on the ballot, and Trump should not be… Continue reading