Category Archives: campaigns

“Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It”

November 21, 2016, 7:03 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: “Give us loans, or a 401(k),” he said, trimming the mustache of Steve Stricklin, a firefighter from the neighborhood. His biggest issue was health insurance. Mr. Fleming lost his coverage after his divorce three years ago and has struggled… Continue reading

“The Heiress Quietly Shaping Trump’s Operation”

November 21, 2016, 7:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Vogel on Mercer.

“White House Confirms Pre-Election Warning to Russia Over Hacking”

November 17, 2016, 8:04 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Over the past month, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has received two starkly different messages about hacking into American computer networks from the current and future presidents of the United States: Don’t you dare, and don’t worry, we’re… Continue reading

“Rethinking Presidential Eligibility”

November 16, 2016, 3:07 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Gene Mazo has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Fordham Law Review). Here is the abstract: Throughout American history, several aspiring presidents have had their candidacies challenged for failing to meet the Constitution’s eligibility requirements. These challenges began in the… Continue reading

“Trump team talks of setting up political arm”

November 16, 2016, 7:01 amcampaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Soros bands with donors to resist Trump, ‘take back power'”

November 15, 2016, 7:49 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Court challenges likely for photo ID, campaign contribution amendments approved by Missouri voters”

November 11, 2016, 1:28 pmcampaigns, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Super PAC Donor Literally Given a Seat at the Table for Trump’s Transition

November 11, 2016, 11:27 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Announcement from transition team that Rebekah Mercer is joining. Now’s the time to go back and study Matea Gold’s must-read profile of Mercer.

“White Won. We are still the country that produced George Wallace. We are still the country that killed Emmett Till.”

November 9, 2016, 9:23 amcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jamelle Bouie: Americans are stubbornly, congenitally optimistic. And the millions who backed Trump see something in his visage. Something that gives them hope. Here’s what I see. I see a man who empowered white nationalists and won. I see a… Continue reading

“The Democratic Party Establishment Is Finished”

November 9, 2016, 8:34 amcampaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

Jim Newell: The midterm losses? That was just a bad cycle, structurally speaking; presidential demographics would make up for it. The party establishment made a grievous mistake rallying around Hillary Clinton. It wasn’t just a lack of recent political seasoning.… Continue reading