Category Archives: campaigns
“Racial Politics Gets Complicated for Republicans”
Frank Wilkinson on #MSSEN.
True the Vote Refiles #MSSEN Complaint in New Court
Press release via email:
JACKSON, MS. — July 9, 2014: True the Vote (TTV), the nation’s leading voters’ rights and election integrity organization, today refiled its lawsuit against the Mississippi Secretary of State, the State Republican Party, and ten newly… Continue reading
“Voting Totals Reveal Crucial Boost From Blacks in Cochran’s Victory”
NYT’s The Upshot:
The precinct level returns in Hinds County bolster the theory that a surge in black, Democratic turnout allowed Senator Thad Cochran to defeat Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party-backed state senator, in last month’s Republican primary runoff… Continue reading
“McDaniel Supporters Looking For Voter Fraud Evidence”
“Cochran calls McDaniel out over county-by-county review”
Sam R. Hall: “All of this is to say that McDaniel’s campaign needs to start making an actual fact-based campaign of accusations if he is going to move forward with his challenge. It’s one thing to be upset that… Continue reading
“Ted Cruz slams ‘D.C. machine’ over Mississippi runoff, wants voter-fraud investigation”
“Opinion: Ruling on false speech lets voters decide”
“McDaniel attorney says fraud reports pouring in”
Clarion Ledger:
Cochran spokesman Jordan Russell on Monday refuted the McDaniel campaign’s claim there are thousands of illegal votes and says the number appears to be within normal margins of election errors.
“We have representatives at all 82 courthouses… Continue reading
“Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear him”
Ted Cruz Wants an Investigation of #MSSEN
Of course he does. Over the long weekend, I had a chance to read Jeff Toobin’s fascinating profile of Sen. Cruz.
“Chris McDaniel’s lawyer says a new Mississippi election could be ‘automatic.’ Is he right?”
“Who doesn’t care about politics? People who would otherwise vote for Democrats.”
“McDaniel’s Lawyer: We’ve Found ‘Thousands’ Of Ineligible Voters”
TPM reports.
I’m looking forward to seeing the actual evidence the campaign produces when it files its election challenges.