“Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?”
Franklin Foer with one of the more bizarre, and worrisome, stories of this bizarre and worrisome election season.
Category Archives: campaigns
NC Sen. Burr, Running for Reelection, Jokes About Gun Owners Shooting Clinton; Says #SCOTUS Vacancy for 4 Years
Wow report from Manu Raju at CNN.
“How Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Are Flouting Campaign Finance Rules”
Brendan Fischer for Moyers & Co.
“Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC accepted illegal contributions”
CPI:
Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Correct the Record accepted $250,000 in illegal contributions from a charity backed by a Boston-based construction firm already in trouble this year for its political donations.
Suffolk Cares Inc., a nonprofit charity registered under section… Continue reading
“Why no selfies in voting booth? Think “$20 or a pint of whiskey””
“No evidence for ‘Trump supporters with dogs’ tweet claim”
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Outside of a single unsubstantiated tweet, there is currently no evidence Donald Trump supporters with dogs harassed African-Americans voting early in Cincinnati.
At about 10 p.m. Sunday, Christian writer and progressive political activist Jim Wallis tweeted to his… Continue reading
“Citizens vs. Citizens United”
WaPo editorial:
Voters in four states — California, Missouri, South Dakota and Washington — will vote on statewide ballot measures dealing with abuses in the campaign finance system. The measures range from support for a constitutional amendment to overturn… Continue reading
“‘Jew-S-A!’ chant is latest reminder of white supremacist support for Trump”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s campaign manager on Sunday forcefully disavowed a supporter as “deplorable” for chanting “Jew-S-A!” at a weekend rally, the latest incident of anti-Semitic rhetoric used by some of the GOP nominee’s backers.
“[The man’s] conduct is completely unacceptable… Continue reading
Viral Video of Son Joking He’s Not Voting for Clinton Prompts Mom to Ask for Ballot Selfie to Prove How He Voted
Yeah, it’s funny.
But it’s not. Ballot selfies can facilitate coercion, not just vote buying.
Richard Painter, GW Bush Ethics Czar, Files Hatch Act Complaint Against FBI
Painter in the NYT opinion section:
But it would be highly improper, and an abuse of power, for the F.B.I. to conduct such an investigation in the public eye, particularly on the eve of the election. It would be an… Continue reading
“Hoax Image of Immigration Officers Arresting Voters Is Making Rounds on Social Media”
Electionland:
An image has begun circulating on Twitter that appears to show an immigration officer arresting someone in line to vote. The image is a hoax, as is the accompanying threatening language directed at Hispanic voters.
The image is a… Continue reading
“Prominent Democratic law firm pays questionable ‘bonuses’ to partners for campaign contributions”
Boston Globe/Center for Responsive Politics:
From 2010 through 2014, Strouss and Bradley, along with founding partner Michael Thornton and his wife, donated nearly $1.6 million to Democratic Party fund-raising committees and a parade of politicians — from Senate minority… Continue reading
Breaking: Divided 6th Circuit Restores Michigan Ban on Ballot Selfies for this Election
A majority opinion (by Judge Sutton), a concurrence, and a dissent.
Judge Sutton’s main point is that this comes too late in the election season for Michigan to make a change now: “Call it what you will—laches, the Purcell principle,… Continue reading