Category Archives: campaigns

#JohnDoe: “Schimel asks for leak investigation”

October 27, 2016, 9:21 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Patrick Marley: Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel asked Wisconsin’s top judge Thursday to investigate a leak in September that hurt conservatives — but not earlier ones that helped them. “Even a cursory review of those documents published (by the Guardian… Continue reading

Rocket Docket for DNC v. RNC Voter Intimidation Case-Hearing Next Week

October 27, 2016, 4:09 pmcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Discovery now and oral argument on November 2. Lyle Denniston has the details.

“Could the RNC pay for Trump’s ‘rigged’ election claims?”

October 27, 2016, 1:12 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The CS Monitor reports.

“Israeli GOP Group Accepts Donations From non-Americans; Experts Question Legality”

October 27, 2016, 1:07 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Haaretz reports.

“CFI Analysis: Washington’s Voucher Program Could be Transformative”

October 27, 2016, 9:09 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release: Based on these scenarios CFI concludes that Initiative 1464 could well have a transformative effect on Washington politics. At a minimum, it would reduce the electoral importance of the business-oriented interest groups that give the bulk of campaign contributions… Continue reading

“Donations to Foundation Vexed Hillary Clinton’s Aides, Emails Show”

October 27, 2016, 8:26 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: In the years before Hillary Clinton announced she would run again for president, her top aides expressed profound concerns in internal emails about how foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and Bill Clinton’s own moneymaking ventures would affect Mrs.… Continue reading

“Republicans place heavy bet on super PAC cash to hold Senate majority”

October 27, 2016, 8:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Kane for WaPo.

“At ‘Poll Watcher Training’ Class, Republicans Trade Rumors, Fears of Fraud”

October 27, 2016, 7:51 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been raising hackles for weeks about a “stolen” election, and on Wednesday morning, in a suburban public library in northern Virginia, more than two dozen Republicans heeded his call. The group had signed… Continue reading

“Do Trump’s calls for poll watchers constitute incitement?”

October 27, 2016, 7:45 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Steven Mazie for The Economist.

Koch Brothers Assess What Went Wrong with Political Strategy, Are Shredding Documents

October 27, 2016, 7:20 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Must-read Vogel. Earlier in the month, the network held a document clean-up and retention week during which shredding bins were brought to the offices of various network groups, and employees were encouraged to identify sensitive files for destruction. Since… Continue reading

Trump Campaign Admits Its Strategy Depends on Suppressing Democratic Turnout, But Is It Illegal?

October 27, 2016, 7:06 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This must-read Bloomberg Business piece explains that with Trump behind, the campaign’s strategy depends upon lowering Democratic turnout: To compensate for this, Trump’s campaign has devised another strategy, which, not surprisingly, is negative. Instead of expanding the electorate, Bannon and… Continue reading

Ballot Selfies, Ice Cream, Civic Virtue, and Election Integrity

October 26, 2016, 4:17 pmabsentee ballots, campaignsRick Hasen

In the fight over the constitutionality of bans on ballot selfies, I’m having a definite sense of deja vu. Back in 2008, I noted that Ben and Jerry’s, in an act of civic virtue, promised free Ice Cream on election… Continue reading