Category Archives: campaigns
“Putin Is Well on His Way to Stealing the Next Election”
Franklin Foer for The Atlantic:
Jack Cable is a small emblem of how the U.S. government has struggled to outpace the Russians. After he spent the better part of a semester shouting into the wind, officials in Chicago and in… Continue reading
“Protecting Elections from Disinformation: A Multifaceted Public-Private Approach to Social Media and Democratic Speech”
Yasmin Dawood has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Ohio State Technology Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
This Article argues for a multifaceted public-private approach to the challenge of protecting the electoral process from the harms of disinformation. Such… Continue reading
“‘Republicans need to get serious’: 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up”
Politico:
Coronavirus has campaigns rushing to put voting by mail at the center of their general election strategies — and some Republicans worry they’ve already fallen behind, as President Donald Trump dismisses the method and drives doubt about mail… Continue reading
“Double-office seeker Dan Quart tries to get 22-year-old challenger thrown off Assembly ballot”
NYDN:
Already hedging his bets by running for two offices this year, Assemblyman Dan Quart is looking to boot one of his challengers from the Democratic primary ballot.Quart — who’s seeking re-election to the Assembly at the same time… Continue reading
“Joe Biden Starts General Election Nearly $187 Million Behind Trump”
NYT:
Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Democratic Party could raise almost $1 million every single day between now and November, and he would still barely catch up to what President Trump and the Republican Party had in the… Continue reading
“Bloomberg’s final bill: $1B for a 104-day campaign”
Politico:
Mike Bloomberg ended his ill-fated presidential bid on March 4, but his campaign still shelled out nine figures last month anyway, taking his total spending over $1 billion in a losing run for the Democratic nomination.The billionaire’s campaign… Continue reading
“Trump Re-Election Efforts Raise $212 Million for First Quarter of 2020”
NYT:
President Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee said Monday they had raised $212 million in the first three months of 2020, a signal that despite a global pandemic that has put a halt on high-dollar fund-raising… Continue reading
“Biden Faces a Cash Gap With Trump. He Has to Close It Virtually.”
“How Russia’s Troll Farm Is Changing Tactics Before the Fall Election”
“Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states”
WaPo:
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to donate significant components of his shuttered presidential campaign to the Democratic Party, a historic bequest that includes an $18 million cash infusion to organize for the general election in swing… Continue reading