Category Archives: campaigns
“How small-dollar donors are reshaping the Democratic primary”
WaPo:
About a fifth of donors have given to more than one Democratic presidential nominee in the first six months of this year, pointing to the difficulty candidates face distinguishing themselves among those giving small amounts at a time.That revelation… Continue reading
“Judge dismisses DNC suit against Trump campaign, Russia over email hack”
Politico:
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that the Democratic National Committee filed against the Trump campaign, the Russian government, WikiLeaks and various Trump campaign officials over alleged involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party email accounts during the… Continue reading
“Political Fundraising Has a Big, Nasty Secret; U.S. campaign-finance laws have been written to prevent donors from taking advantage of politicians—but do little to protect donors from being scammed.”
David Graham for The Atlantic.
“Democrats swore off donations from lobbyists and fossil fuel execs. But some are skirting their own rules.”
WaPo:
Among New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s donors to his presidential campaign is a vice president of a leading pharmaceutical company. The senior vice president of Comcast who oversees the company’s lobbying efforts hosted a fundraiser for former vice… Continue reading
New Hampshire Democratic Party Claims Some Affiliated with Local Republican Party Created Fake NH Dems Account on Twitter
“Secret donors and Trump allies: Inside the operation to push noncitizen voting laws in Florida and other states”
WaPo:
A network of out-of-state political consultants, secret donors and activists with close ties to President Trump is behind an effort to change the Florida constitution to explicitly state that only citizens may vote in elections, a measure that would… Continue reading
“2020 election: Dems man up for recount; GOP looks to boost voter ranks”
“Marine Corps Orders Duncan Hunter to Stop Using Emblem on Political Mailers”
A snippet of the NYT piece:
The Marine Corps said it was not uncommon to encounter politicians using the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, commonly referred to as the E.G.A., and officials routinely send letters telling them to stop. “We encourage… Continue reading
Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”
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”
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”
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
My New Essay/ Forthcoming Lecture: “Deep Fakes, Bots, and Siloed Justices: American Election Law in a Post-Truth World”
I have posted this draft on SSRN. I will be delivering a version of this paper as the 2019 Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture at St. Louis University on October 11. There will be a great line up of commentators… Continue reading
“Trump officials warn of ‘active threats’ to US elections”
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