Category Archives: campaigns

“On Road to 270, Arizona is home to best chance for a spoiler”

September 4, 2016, 7:55 amcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

AP: If Hillary Clinton carries Arizona in November, there’s a good chance it won’t be because Democrats on their own have flipped a reliable GOP state they hope to win consistently someday. Instead, Clinton and Democrats may have Gary Johnson… Continue reading

“Trump bashed big money in politics but hires ex-Citizens United chief who pushed for it”

September 4, 2016, 7:47 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NJ.com: Throughout his Republican presidential primary run, Donald Trump repeatedly decried the influence of money in politics. The celebrity businessman accused his opponents of being swayed by big-dollar donors and declared that, because of his wealth, he was not beholden… Continue reading

“Schuette takes straight-party voting fight to Supreme Court”

September 4, 2016, 7:43 amcampaigns, election administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Detroit Free Press reports. I’m sure Republicans would rather not have voters have the choice to reject the entire Republican ticket if they choose to reject Trump. I rate Michigan’s chances of getting emergency relief from the Supreme Court… Continue reading

“Election forecasters try to bring some order to a chaotic political year”

September 4, 2016, 7:39 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Dan Balz: For those who wish this long and often dismal presidential campaign were over, help is already here. To the rescue have come the forecasters — political scientists with prediction models that have already called the election, in some… Continue reading

“Take Back the House, Democrats. Please.”

September 4, 2016, 7:37 amcampaigns, legislation and legislatures, political partiesRick Hasen

Robert Frank in NYT Sunday Review.

“Where Has Hillary Clinton Been? Ask the Ultrarich”

September 3, 2016, 6:06 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

NYT: Mr. Trump has pointed to Mrs. Clinton’s noticeably scant schedule of campaign events this summer to suggest she has been hiding from the public. But Mrs. Clinton has been more than accessible to those who reside in some of… Continue reading

“Armed Men Once Patrolled the Polls. Will They Reappear in November?”

September 2, 2016, 10:34 amcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-listen WNYC on the RNC consent decree and chances of Trump being caught up in it: Republicans have a long history of aggressively “watching” the polls, and Trump has more than a passing connection to the 1981 voter suppression case.… Continue reading

“Putin Says DNC Hack Was a Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It”

September 2, 2016, 10:27 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Totally credible.

“Hillary Clinton Raised $143 Million in August for Democrats and Her Campaign”

September 1, 2016, 7:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Confessore on the McCutcheon effect: August was Mrs. Clinton’s most successful fund-raising month so far, as she crisscrossed the country on a money hunt that took her to dozens of events in the summer locales of the wealthy and… Continue reading

“As Trump struggles, Greens argue that it’s safe to cast votes for Stein”

September 1, 2016, 7:30 pmcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Weigel.

Trump Volunteers Must Agree Not to Disparage Trump, His Products, or His Family–Forever

September 1, 2016, 9:04 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Wow: Online volunteers seeking to help Donald Trump by making phone calls might be signing up for more than they bargained for. To sign up on Trump’s website, potential volunteers must agree to a 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement in which they… Continue reading

“How Trump charms wealthy donors in private — by seeking their advice”

September 1, 2016, 8:15 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The episodes illustrate how Trump, who has a tiny circle of intimates, is turning to the wealthy business leaders he encounters on the fundraising circuit to serve as an ad hoc kitchen cabinet. He appointed many of his… Continue reading