Category Archives: campaigns

“Democratic candidates for Congress have raised a record-shattering $1 billion this election”

October 18, 2018, 7:06 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Democratic candidates running for Congress this year collectively raised more than $1 billion for their campaigns — a record-shattering sum that highlights the party’s zeal to retake the House and Senate and underscores the enormous amount of money flowing… Continue reading

“Counterfeit Campaign Speech”

October 17, 2018, 7:55 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Rebecca Green at the HLR Blog.

“Small Donors Fuel a Big Democratic Lead in 2018 Fund-Raising”

October 16, 2018, 7:49 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: An army of Democrats giving money over the internet has lifted the party’s House candidates to a strong financial advantage over Republicans in the final weeks of the 2018 midterm election, with Democrats in the most competitive House races… Continue reading

“Donors to dark-money groups mostly hidden despite court ruling”

October 16, 2018, 11:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: A series of court orders in September appeared poised to force so-called dark-money groups — which raise and spend unlimited sums from anonymous donors — to reveal some of their funders for the first time. But a month later,… Continue reading

“Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection”

October 15, 2018, 8:06 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump has topped $100 million in fundraising for his 2020 reelection bid — an enormous haul for a president barely two years into his first term, according to new Federal Election Commission filings. Trump pulled in $18.1 million… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections”

October 15, 2018, 1:21 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Facebook Inc (FB.O) will ban false information about voting requirements and fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations in the run-up to and during next month’s U.S. midterm elections, company executives told Reuters, the… Continue reading

“DHS finds increasing attempts to hack U.S. election systems ahead of midterms”

October 15, 2018, 1:17 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Pete Williams and Ken Dilanian for NBC News: The Department of Homeland Security says it’s working to identify who — or what — is behind an increasing number of attempted cyber attacks on U.S. election databases ahead of next month’s… Continue reading

“Bill to reform government, elections should be the top item on the agenda in 2019”

October 15, 2018, 12:08 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Tiffany Muller oped in The Hill.

“Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress”

October 12, 2018, 6:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is pumping tens of millions of dollars more into Republican Party coffers in an 11th-hour push to save their congressional majorities, according to two senior Republicans familiar with the donation. The contributions were… Continue reading

“As even long-shot Democrats harvest huge numbers of campaign contributions, Republicans brace for an onslaught”

October 11, 2018, 7:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LA Times report.

Trump Advancing Adelson’s Financial Interests

October 10, 2018, 7:21 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Justin Elliott for ProPublica: After decades as a major Republican donor, Adelson is known as an ideological figure, motivated by his desire to influence U.S. policy to help Israel. “I’m a one-issue person. That issue is Israel,” he said last… Continue reading

“Rick Gates Sought Online Manipulation Plans From Israeli Intelligence Firm for Trump Campaign”

October 9, 2018, 6:49 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A top Trump campaign official requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help defeat Republican primary race opponents and Hillary Clinton, according to… Continue reading

“Wall Street Is Booming Under Trump. But Many of Its Donors Are Embracing Democrats.”

October 8, 2018, 6:56 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The stock market may be booming. Unemployment is hitting record lows. Republicans pushed through $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. But despite all that, for the first time in a decade, the broader financial community is on pace to give… Continue reading