Category Archives: campaigns

Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”

July 19, 2019, 10:44 amcampaigns, chicanery, voting technologyJustin Levitt

Shelby Pierson gets the nod for a new federal position to serve as the intelligence community’s principal advisor on election security. This bio fits the very general description in the DNI’s press statement, but I’ll confess I’m not sure… Continue reading

“Judiciary chair demands Hope Hicks clarify closed-door testimony”

July 18, 2019, 6:32 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryJustin Levitt

On whether she had direct knowledge of payments to Stormy Daniels, or whether she was “present” when Trump discussed Daniels. The documents unsealed in the Cohen warrant today seem to suggest there may be more to the story.

“F.E.C. Allows Security Company to Help 2020 Candidates Defend Campaigns”

July 12, 2019, 8:04 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

NYT: The Federal Election Commission said on Thursday that a Silicon Valley security company could immediately start helping 2020 presidential candidates defend their campaigns from the kinds of malicious email attacks that Russian hackers exploited in the 2016 election.The… Continue reading

“Trump officials warn of ‘active threats’ to US elections”

July 11, 2019, 9:10 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: The Trump administration warned of unspecified “active threats” to U.S. elections as top security officials briefed Congress Wednesday on steps the government has taken to improve election security in the wake of Russian interference in 2016.Director of National… Continue reading

“Colin Kaepernick’s skin appears darkened in Republican campaign fundraiser ad”

July 11, 2019, 8:22 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Yahoo News reports.

“The U.S. isn’t prepared to fend off foreign meddling in 2020. We need a national strategy”

July 2, 2019, 8:47 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Casey Corcoran, Bo Julie Crowley and Raina Davis LAT oped.

“No One Picks Up the Phone, but Are Online Polls the Answer?”

July 2, 2019, 6:51 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT’s The Upshot: The transition away from live interview telephone polling is well underway, and online polls now make up the principal source of data on national public opinion.But the alternatives to traditional polling are not fully mature, and the… Continue reading

The Reverse Stormy Daniels: Rep. Duncan Hunter Claims Money Spent on Affairs Mixed Business and Pleasure and Were Campaign Related

June 30, 2019, 6:48 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Brad Heath: Lawyers for Rep. Duncan Hunter say his affairs with three lobbyists and two congressional staffers "often served an overtly political purpose" and suggests he was simply a "married man mixing business with pleasure." pic.twitter.com/aTiu8AJRyw— Brad Heath (@bradheath)… Continue reading

“GOP to launch new fundraising site as Dems crush the online money game”

June 24, 2019, 1:05 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Want to See How Disinformation Could Play Out in 2020? Just Look Overseas.”

June 21, 2019, 10:07 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Mother Jones reports.

I Testified at House Judiciary Committee on Foreign Interference in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and the Implications of the Mueller Report and President Trump’s Statements Welcoming 2020 Foreign Help

June 20, 2019, 5:37 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

My Written Testimony begins: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to speak about a matter that is among the greatest concerns I have had in twenty-five years of researching and teaching about American election law and… Continue reading