Category Archives: campaigns
Democratic Party Machine in Chicago Blocks 19-Year-Old Student from Running for Alderman, Potentially Committing Election Fraud
This Chicago Tribune story shows us how little has changed since Abner Mikva’s “we don’t want nobody nobody sent:
To get on the ballot, Krupa was required to file 473 valid signatures of ward residents with the Chicago Board of… Continue reading
Tonight’s Must Read from Politico Magazine: “Distrustful, Desperate and Forgotten: A Recipe for Election Fraud”
Politico:
“They pick these people who’ve self-destructed their life, then they’re guinea pigs for whatever comes along to make a dollar,” said Sarah Jane Benson, whose family owns a restaurant in Bladenboro. “If it hadn’t been McCrae, it’d been somebody… Continue reading
“Election Fraud Scandal in North Carolina (Podcast)”
Great to talk to June Grasso of Bloomberg Law. Listen.
Democratic and Republican AG Associations Collecting Big Bucks
Corporate Counsel:
Midterm contribution records from Political MoneyLine show corporations gave big to both parties in the AG races. For instance, DAGA’s top contributors were unions such as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ($350,000), its top donor. But… Continue reading
“North Carolina Republican Owes $34,310 for Disputed Absentee Ballot and Turnout Work, Records Show”
NYT:
The congressional campaign of Mark Harris disclosed late Thursday night that it owed more than $34,000 in connection with an absentee ballot and voter turnout operation that has prompted fears of election fraud and called the North Carolina Republican’s… Continue reading
Blockbuster Must-Read from BuzzFeed: “Inside The North Carolina Republican Vote Machine: Cash, Pills — And Ballots”
BuzzFeed:
The allegations that Republicans tampered with absentee ballots in a close North Carolina election represent the most serious federal election tampering case in years, one that allegedly stole votes from elderly black voters in the state’s rural south.
Now… Continue reading
“Who is McCrae Dowless, man who appears to be center of 9th District investigation?”
“Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack”
Politico:
The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.
The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican… Continue reading
“Florida Dems hire investigator to look into altered mail ballot ‘cure’ forms”
Tampa Bay Times:
The Florida Democratic Party has hired an investigator to dig into altered “cure affidavit” forms sent out to voters whose mail-in ballots had missing or non-matching signatures, according to a statement released by the party’s lawyer.… Continue reading
“An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign-Finance Law”
Bob Bauer for The Atlantic:
It is a strange turn of events when a president famous for denouncing “fake news” is discovered to have entered into an agreement with a media organization to finance the concealment of very real but… Continue reading
“The increasing evidence suggesting Trump violated campaign-finance law”
Philip Bump for WaPo.
“Russia Seen Adopting New Tactics in U.S. Election Interference Efforts”
Reuters:
If the goals of spreading divisive content have remained the same, the methods have evolved in multiple ways, researchers say. For one, there has been less reliance on pure fiction. People have been sensitized to look for completely false… Continue reading
“House Dem candidates snag free rent; Party lawyers get creative with campaign finance law.”
Politico:
House Democrats have exploited campaign finance law to pay rent for dozens of campaign offices used by their candidates in 2018 — an arrangement that’s further padded the party’s massive financial advantage in the midterms even as Republicans cry… Continue reading