“‘Rigged’ rhetoric makes a comeback after Trump’s comments and Sanders’s losses — and gives Russia just what it wants”
Aaron Blake for WaPo.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid”
NYT:
In an unprecedented effort to self-finance a presidential campaign — which some rivals derided as an attempt to buy the White House — Mr. Bloomberg’s bid cost him more than half a billion dollars in advertising alone. He… Continue reading
“Super Tuesday to Test Whether Bloomberg’s Ad Presence Pays Off”
WSJ:
TV viewers in Super Tuesday states know this: Michael Bloomberg and his presidential campaign are on almost every channel. All day. And nearly all night.The former New York City mayor appears on presidential primary ballots for the first… Continue reading
“Election Meltdown, Part 4. Rhetoric and reality: When is it OK to say an election was ‘stolen’?”
You can listen to the fourth episode of the Election Meltdown podcast (in conjunction with Dahlia Lithwick and Slate Amicus) at this link. (Episode 1 on voter suppression/voter fraud is here, Episode 2 on election administrator incompetence is … Continue reading
“GOP-affiliated group intervenes in Democratic primary for US Senate seat in North Carolina”
CNN:
The first significant ad buy for state Sen. Erica Smith, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in North Carolina, appears to be backed by Republicans.Faith and Power, a new political action committee with ties to Republicans, formally… Continue reading
Washington Examiner Newspaper Sells Its Mailing List to Trump Campaign/RNC For Fundraising Blast, Then Writes Article About Blast Without Revealing This Fact
Dave Levinthal thread starts here:
1/ A short thread about a news organization, the Trump campaign and a fundraising message …On Thursday, my colleague @JimSmall received a garden variety campaign solicitation from the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a… Continue reading
“The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President; How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election”
Deep dive by McKay Coppins in The Atlantic.
“Candidate Privacy”
Rebecca Green has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Washington Law Review). Here is the abstract:
In the United States, we have long accepted that candidates for public office who have voluntarily stepped into the public eye sacrifice claims to… Continue reading
“Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw”
NYT:
A doctored, phony image of President Barack Obama shaking hands with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. A real photograph of a Muslim girl at a desk doing her homework with Donald J. Trump looming in the background on television.It… Continue reading
RNC Sending Misleading Fundraising Mailers Designed to Look Like Official Census Forms in Northern California
SacBee:
Some Northern California voters are receiving documents that resemble U.S. Census forms, but they are in fact fundraising appeals from the Republican National Committee.The document, printed on heavy paper, is labeled “2020 Congressional District Census,” with the words “DO… Continue reading
“A Trump ally’s ‘$25,000 cash giveaway’ for black voters could mean legal trouble”
Donald Sherman WaPo oped.
“Bloomberg Fueled His Campaign With $200 Million From His Own Fortune”
NYT:
Michael R. Bloomberg put more than $200 million of his personal fortune into his presidential campaign by the end of December, with the overwhelming bulk of that sum going to a mammoth advertising campaign on television and online, according… Continue reading
“Burr backs Trump lawyer claim on foreign dirt”
Politico:
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said on Thursday he has “no problem” with a White House lawyer’s argument that American politicians can accept damaging information on their opponents from a foreign country — a proposal that shocked… Continue reading
Bipartisan House Ethics Warning About Members and Their Staffs Circulating Deep Fakes
New memo (via Brian Svoboda):
However, intentional distortions of audio and/or visual representations can be far more damaging. Members have a duty, and a First Amendment right, to contribute to the public discourse, including through parody and satire. However,… Continue reading