Category Archives: campaigns
“Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining”
LAT:
Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more.
The property is less well known as a… Continue reading
“Regulating AI Deepfakes and Synthetic Media in the Political Arena”
New analysis from the Brennan Center, echoing many of the recommendations I made in Cheap Speech.
“Why big-money super PACs keep blowing it for their candidates”
Dave Weigel:
It wasn’t surprising that some candidates jumped at the chance to effectively outsource their campaign to a handful of big donors, once that became a clear possibility, rather than relying on fickle small donors and exhausting grip-and-grins with… Continue reading
“Univision, the Spanish language news giant, shifts its approach to Trump”
WaPo:
When Donald Trump ran for reelection in 2020, his campaign called Univision, the nation’s most influential Spanish-language network, “a leftist propaganda machine and a mouthpiece of the Democrat Party.”
“We shall treat them accordingly,” top advisers promised.
Three years… Continue reading
New York: “Two Competing City Council Campaigns in Brooklyn Paid the Same Lawyer and ConsultantsNew York: “
The City:
Amber Adler, a Democrat, and Igor Kazatsker, an independent on the “Team Trump” line, are theoretically running against each other — and against incumbent Republican Inna Vernikov in this month’s City Council race for South Brooklyn’s 48th District.But… Continue reading
10th Circuit upholds Wyoming’s electioneering ban within 300 feet of Election Day polling places, but remands to evaluate 45-day ban within 100 feet of absentee polling places
The decision in Frank v. Wyoming Secretary of State is here. The 10th Circuit sent the case back to the district court to factor in the 45-day temporal constraint in addition to the geographic constraint.
Resurfacing–Mississippi and LA organizing stories
The 24-hour news cycle is brutal even on the Election Law Blog, so I want to use the relative quiet of the weekend to re-surface those articles that I “highly recommend”–to borrow Larry Solum’s phrase.
“Black Voters Have New Power … Continue reading
“Trump Announces $45.5 Million Fund-Raising Haul, Tripling DeSantis”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s campaign announced on Wednesday that it had raised $45.5 million from July through September, an enormous sum that tripled what his closest rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, had revealed raising earlier in the day.
The… Continue reading
“Google to require disclosure of AI use in political ads”
“DeSantis Super PAC’s Urgent Plea to Donors: ‘We Need 50 Million Bucks'”
NYT:
Hours before the Republican Party’s first presidential debate, the chief strategist for the super PAC that has effectively taken over Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign met with donors in Milwaukee.
“Now let me tell you a secret — don’t leak… Continue reading
“Spiraling Legal Bills Threaten Trump With a Cash Crunch”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s legal problems aren’t just piling up — his legal bills are, too.
New financial reports show that the former president’s various political committees and the super PAC backing him have used roughly 30 cents of every… Continue reading
“Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024”
WaPo:
Democrats are worried about a potential drop next year in turnout among Black voters, the party’s most loyal constituency, who played a consequential role in delivering the White House to President Biden in 2020 and will be crucial in… Continue reading
Trump’s 2024 Campaign/Trial Calendar
WaPo has this story with a nifty graphic on how next year is shaping up for the former and aspiring president — and all of us — with four criminal or civil cases already scheduled and more in the works.… Continue reading
