2d Circuit Files Written Order in Candidate Ballot Case
Following up on this post about an oral order at the end of a Second Circuit argument, see this written order.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Anti-Trump Republicans: Don’t Waste Your Vote. Trade It.”
Vote trading ideas are back, this time on the NYT oped page (John Stubbs and Ricardo Reyes):
Republican voters who refuse to vote for Donald J. Trump are in a bind. They could vote for Hillary Clinton, but that means… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Takes Aim at Voters Drifting Toward Third Party”
NYT:
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies, unnerved by the tightening presidential race, are making a major push to dissuade disaffected voters from backing third-party candidates, and pouring more energy into Rust Belt states, where Donald J. Trump… Continue reading
“What Leaked John Doe Docs Reveal About WI Elections”
I spoke with WPR’s Central Time about the case and the potential for Supreme Court review. Listen.
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Trump-Bondi Timeline Doesn’t Let Trump Off the Hook
Yesterday I linked to a NY Times story which suggested that maybe the $25,000 from Trump to Florida AG Bondi was not meant to influence her choice on whether to go after Trump U fraud claims, on grounds that… Continue reading
“Trump’s Call for a Flood of Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Some Voting Places”
ProPublica reports. [corrected link]
Back in August I blogged that such efforts might run afoul of an RNC consent decree aimed at stopping voter intimidation.
“New Records Shed Light on Donald Trump’s $25,000 Gift to Florida Official”
Another A1-NYT on Trump-Bondi, with a timing detail which Trump supporters will surely highlight:
The Sentinel’s report, which was published on Sept. 13, 2013, paraphrased Ms. Meale’s response and took it a step further, saying that Ms. Bondi’s… Continue reading
Will There Be an Investigation of the WI John Doe Leak?
From the same MJS article I earlier linked to:
“The public release of this John Doe evidence without court authorization is not merely a violation of the John Doe secrecy order; it is a crime under Wisconsin law,” Chisholm said.… Continue reading
“GOP eases lead paint laws after $750,000 in donations”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled Legislature approved a measure aimed at retroactively shielding paint makers from liability after a billionaire owner of a lead producer contributed $750,000 to a political group that provided crucial support to Walker… Continue reading
“House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation”
Democrats have found a way to keep Trump-Bondi in the press.
“New Documents Released From Hack of Democratic Party”
NYT:
The documents released Tuesday were not immediately as damaging as the first trove, and they proved difficult to access. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy platform, posted multiple messages on Twitter explaining how to download the documents after users struggled to do… Continue reading
Donald Trump Gave at Least $15,000 in Undisclosed Money to Help WI Republicans
A nugget buried in the must-read Guardian John Doe story:
good example of the way things worked was the donation made by Donald Trump. On 3 April 2012, two months before the governor faced the electorate, Walker flew to New… Continue reading
Deplorable Dept: “Bevin Says Clinton Election Might Require Shedding Blood”
Political Wire has the video.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) says patriots might have to shed blood to “reclaim” America if Hillary Clinton is elected:
Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room.… Continue reading
Trump Encourages Supporters to Use Early Voting in NC, Available Sooner Thanks to Voting Rights Lawsuit
WaPo:
If Trump continues to let Clinton and her allies lap him in ad spending, his best chance for capturing voters’ attention might be in media coverage of events like his Monday arena speech here in Asheville. The atmosphere was… Continue reading