“Amid troubles, Trump has huge cash advantage for 2020; But Democrats have already raised $700 million from small-dollar donors giving $200 or less”
Kate Ackley for Roll Call.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Are you supporting Trump with that underwear purchase?”
“Democratic Strategists Set Up $75 Million Digital Campaign to Counter Trump”
NYT:
A progressive organization is plunging itself into the presidential campaign, unveiling plans to spend $75 million on digital advertising to counter President Trump’s early spending advantage in key 2020 battleground states.The effort, by a nonprofit group called Acronym and… Continue reading
Knight Foundation Announces Support for My Cheap Speech Project Among Many Worthy Projects
I’m honored to be included among those announced today as receiving support from the Knight Foundation. for work on internet governance and policy. I’ll be working on turning my cheap speech work into a book.
My terrific UCI colleague David… Continue reading
Gates: RNC Had Advanced Notice of Wikileaks’ Release of Democrats’ Emails During 2016 Election
BuzzFeed:
President Donald Trump’s team was “very happy” that Wikileaks released emails hacked from the Democratic party during the 2016 race, a former campaign official told investigators from the special counsel’s office.Rick Gates, who served as Trump’s deputy campaign chair,… Continue reading
Siva Vaidhyanathan NYT Oped Calls for Federal Ban on Microtargeting
NYT oped:
If Facebook’s leaders were willing to level with us, they would stop defending themselves by appealing to lofty values like free speech. They would focus instead on more practical realities: Facebook is incapable of vetting political ads effectively… Continue reading
“The Technology 202: Here’s why Twitter may have trouble enforcing its own political ads ban”
WaPo reports.
“Twitter Will Ban All Political Ads, C.E.O. Jack Dorsey Says”
NYT:
Twitter said on Wednesday that it would ban all political ads, putting a spotlight on the power and veracity of online advertising and ramping up pressure on Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to reverse his hands-off stance.Jack Dorsey,… Continue reading
“Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia”
AP:
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics.American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020… Continue reading
Payday Lenders Group Confirms It Is Buying Ingratiation and And Access to Trump Administration (Don’t Worry, Justice Kennedy Told Us)
WaPo:
Billing himself as one of President Trump’s top fundraisers, Michael Hodges told fellow payday lenders recently that industry contributions to the president’s reelection campaign could be leveraged to gain access to the Trump administration.“Every dollar amount, no matter… Continue reading
“Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads”
NYT:
The letter was aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his top lieutenants. It decried the social network’s recent decision to let politicians post any claims they wanted — even false ones — in ads on the site.… Continue reading
“Pro-Trump super PACs draw scrutiny for Facebook ads seeking voter registration data”
WaPo:
Thousands of Facebook users in Arizona may have been startled to see a strange warning appear in their social feeds earlier this month.“Official records show that your voter registration is incomplete,” began the post. “Follow the link below to… Continue reading
“As Russia makes 2020 play, Democratic campaigns say they are in the dark, and experts fear U.S. elections are vulnerable”
WaPo:
Several Democratic presidential campaigns targeted by a Russia-based operation on Facebook’s popular Instagram app said they had been unaware of the new foreign disinformation efforts until the tech giant announced them publicly last week, raising alarms that American… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Considers Political Lies in the Bridgegate Case”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy column.