Category Archives: campaigns

New Trump TV Commercial Suggests Hillary Clinton Rigging Elections

August 19, 2016, 8:24 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The new commercial begins with the words: “In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans.” This part of the commercial features two pictures, the first a polling place with the words “vote here” and the second with a… Continue reading

“How One Family’s Deep Pockets Helped Reshape Donald Trump’s Campaign”

August 18, 2016, 8:43 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Must-read Nick Confessore on how one plutocratic family has great influence over even a purported billionaire.

“Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign”

August 18, 2016, 5:41 pmcampaigns, chicanery, lobbyingRick Hasen

AP: A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The… Continue reading

Google Partners with Perkins Coie to Offer Voting Information

August 18, 2016, 11:39 amcampaigns, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

This looks to be super useful to voters, and a fantastic project, but I suspect we will hear some Republican complaints on the partnership with one of the top Democratic law firms: We’re less than three months away from… Continue reading

“How to Beat Extremism”

August 18, 2016, 8:02 amcampaigns, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove in The Hill: When the federal appeals court in the capital of the former Confederacy struck down America’s most discriminatory voter suppression law, the judges noted that the bill passed by North Carolina’s 2013… Continue reading

Trump’s Hail Mary? Win with Help of Third Party Vote

August 18, 2016, 7:56 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NBC First Read: The reaction to the news of the latest Trump campaign shake-up has ranged from shock and disbelief to laughter. “Hiring [Breitbart’s Steve] Bannon to run the campaign in the midst of its crisis is insane,” Republican consultant… Continue reading

“How Bernie Sanders beat the clock — and avoided disclosure”

August 18, 2016, 7:37 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI: As a Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vociferously argued for political transparency, especially when money was concerned. Sanders insisted, for example, “on complete transparency regarding the funding of campaigns.” He decried“huge piles of undisclosed… Continue reading

“Trump, Taxes, and the Choice of Law or Politics”

August 18, 2016, 7:36 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Thanks!

“Identity thieves target Dems’ big donors after DNC hack”

August 18, 2016, 7:25 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Make No Mistake: The Koch Brothers Are Helping Donald Trump”

August 17, 2016, 8:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

TAP: It’s no secret that the Koch brothers really don’t like Donald Trump. In political media, much has been made of the fact that Charles and David Koch, the neolibertarian principals of Koch Industries and overseers of a secretive network… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump Super PAC Hire Tests Federal Election Rules”

August 17, 2016, 7:35 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

MapLight: The Trump campaign announced in April it had hired Ken McKay as a senior adviser, saying he would “support our delegate operations team and bolster our ground game efforts.” McKay left the Trump campaign in early June to join… Continue reading

“If you’re worried about rigged elections, look at Trump’s tactics first”

August 16, 2016, 1:44 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins: Donald Trump has begun claiming that the only way he can lose the 2016 presidential election is if the voting is rigged. But if there’s a threat to… Continue reading

“Records contradict Bayh’s assertion over staying in Indiana”

August 15, 2016, 10:00 pmcampaigns, residencyRick Hasen

CNN: Evan Bayh pushed back at an interviewer last month when he was asked if he would move back to Indiana now that he is running to win back his old Senate seat. “I’ve never left,” he told WISH-TV.… Continue reading

“Libertarians can swap in Gary Johnson’s name on Ohio ballot, Jon Husted rules”

August 15, 2016, 9:57 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

The latest from Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday gave the green light for Libertarians to swap in presidential nominee Gary Johnson’s name as an independent on the November ballot. Husted’s ruling ends questions about whether Ohio… Continue reading