Category Archives: campaigns

“Election law brawl; Soros v. Lincoln”

October 19, 2016, 5:24 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

San Diego Reader: San Diego Republicans are facing off against liberal billionaire George Soros in an improbable big-money brawl about whether the city should change its election laws. The way it is now, candidates for city office who get more… Continue reading

“Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting”

October 19, 2016, 12:39 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Weigel at WaPo: Scott Foval and Robert Creamer, two little-known but influential Democratic political operatives, have left their jobs after video investigations by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas Action found them entertaining dark notions about how to win elections. Foval was… Continue reading

“Homeless advocate fights for the right to run for office”

October 19, 2016, 12:07 pmcampaigns, residencyRick Hasen

Interesting case out of Salinas. (Trial court has rejected his bid to run for office.)

“Dem brags about bringing in carloads to disrupt rally”

October 19, 2016, 10:08 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Undercover videos released this week feature a Democratic activist bragging about disrupting a rally for Gov. Scott Walker last year, talking about bringing people into Wisconsin from out of state and decrying Midwesterners as racist. The videos, released… Continue reading

“Do Campaign Ads Matter? Donald Trump Offers a Rare Chance to Find Out”

October 19, 2016, 7:45 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Lynn Vavreck for NYT’s The Upshot.

“Donald Trump Urges His Supporters to Monitor Polling Sites for Voter Fraud”

October 18, 2016, 6:12 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Trip Gabriel for the NYT: is language has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering. But as Mr. Trump casts doubt… Continue reading

“The Claim that the Media is Rigging the Election–and Citizens United”

October 18, 2016, 5:16 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ned Foley: Now for the relevance of Citizens United: insofar as the attack on that decision rests on the premise that corporate-funded speech will distort the electoral process by persuading voters of its message, it seems the same sort… Continue reading

“County official challenges law on nonpartisan candidate”

October 18, 2016, 5:11 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

AP: A Lincoln County official says she has a constitutional right to call herself a Republican while campaigning in the county’s nonpartisan elections, and she is seeking to strike down a Montana law that bars her from doing so, according… Continue reading

“Ecuador Cut Off Julian Assange’s Internet Because Of His Effect On The US Election”

October 18, 2016, 4:12 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

BuzzFeed reports. I expect the Russians will simply shift to DC Leaks, Guccifer II or some other means of getting out what they want to get out.

The Latest (Possible) Dirty Trick? Telling People to Vote Online via Text

October 18, 2016, 11:24 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Hard to know if this is a real dirty trick, or just a dirty trick to make it look like there are dirty tricks going on. Snopes: The provenance of the meme was unclear. It was most likely intended… Continue reading

“‘Rigged election’ rhetoric is having an effect on voters — just not in the way you think.”

October 18, 2016, 9:35 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating post from Charles Stewart: Donald Trump’s relentless messaging about a “rigged election” is having an effect on the confidence voters have that their votes will be counted accurately. But, it’s not the effect you think. I came to this… Continue reading

A Silver Lining from Trump Vote Rigging Claim: Republicans Repudiating Voter Fraud Myth

October 18, 2016, 9:06 amcampaigns, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here’s Jennifer Rubin in today’s WaPo: Claims of massive fraud and efforts to discredit the election system are preposterous on their face, but injurious to our democratic system. Long before Trump arrived on the scene Republicans helped manufacture an environment… Continue reading

“Donald Trump says the election is ‘rigged.’ Here’s what his supporters think that means.”

October 18, 2016, 9:00 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: At a campaign rally here Monday evening, Dave Radtke, 66, said he expects Democrats will load people on buses in Chicago and bring them to Wisconsin to vote, where legal residents are allowed to register on Election Day. … Continue reading

“Election officials brace for fallout from Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ vote”

October 18, 2016, 8:58 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump’s escalating effort to undermine the presidential election as “rigged” has alarmed government officials administering the vote as well as Democratic and Republican leaders, who are anxiously preparing for the possibility of unrest or even violence on Election… Continue reading