Category Archives: campaigns

“Armed Men Once Patrolled the Polls. Will They Reappear in November?”

September 2, 2016, 10:34 amcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-listen WNYC on the RNC consent decree and chances of Trump being caught up in it: Republicans have a long history of aggressively “watching” the polls, and Trump has more than a passing connection to the 1981 voter suppression case.… Continue reading

“Putin Says DNC Hack Was a Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It”

September 2, 2016, 10:27 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Totally credible.

“Hillary Clinton Raised $143 Million in August for Democrats and Her Campaign”

September 1, 2016, 7:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Confessore on the McCutcheon effect: August was Mrs. Clinton’s most successful fund-raising month so far, as she crisscrossed the country on a money hunt that took her to dozens of events in the summer locales of the wealthy and… Continue reading

“As Trump struggles, Greens argue that it’s safe to cast votes for Stein”

September 1, 2016, 7:30 pmcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Weigel.

Trump Volunteers Must Agree Not to Disparage Trump, His Products, or His Family–Forever

September 1, 2016, 9:04 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Wow: Online volunteers seeking to help Donald Trump by making phone calls might be signing up for more than they bargained for. To sign up on Trump’s website, potential volunteers must agree to a 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement in which they… Continue reading

“How Trump charms wealthy donors in private — by seeking their advice”

September 1, 2016, 8:15 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The episodes illustrate how Trump, who has a tiny circle of intimates, is turning to the wealthy business leaders he encounters on the fundraising circuit to serve as an ad hoc kitchen cabinet. He appointed many of his… Continue reading

“The U.S. has more third-party candidates than it’s seen in a century. Why?”

August 31, 2016, 7:36 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

The Monkey Cage.

“The Clinton Foundation is not a campaign finance problem”

August 31, 2016, 7:33 amcampaign finance, campaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Mark Schmitt for Vox.

“New York law to combat Citizens United is ‘constitutionally unsound’ says NYCLU”

August 31, 2016, 7:09 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Extensive Ron Collins report for Concurring Opinions.

“The Real Clinton Foundation Revelation”

August 31, 2016, 7:07 amcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Richard Painter NYT oped: This kind of access is the most corrupting brand of favoritism and pervades the entire government. Under both Republican and Democratic presidents, top ambassadorial posts routinely go to campaign contributors. Yet more campaign contributors hound these… Continue reading

“USA TODAY analysis: Rich Democrats surge past GOP in political giving”

August 31, 2016, 7:03 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

USA Today: Many of the wealthy Republican contributors who raced to write seven-figure checks to influence the nomination battle have shut their wallets on GOP nominee Donald Trump, directing their money instead to downballot contests or opting to sit out… Continue reading

“Corporate Conflict for a Billionaire Presidential Candidate”

August 30, 2016, 8:54 amcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Rob Kelner talks to The Takeaway.

“For SF candidates, Chinese name can spell edge at poll”

August 30, 2016, 8:47 amcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

SF Chronicle: Perhaps the most infamous example is Michael Nava, who ran for San Francisco Superior Court judge in 2010. His chosen given name, Zhengping, translates to “correct and fair” — tailor-made for someone running for judge. And his surname,… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Unorthodoxy Extends to Spending”

August 29, 2016, 9:27 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: Republican Donald Trump has said he isn’t interested in running a traditional presidential campaign. Campaign-finance records show he’s not: Half of the campaign’s 10 highest-paid consultants over the course of the election had never previously worked for a presidential… Continue reading