Category Archives: campaigns

Outrages, Real and Imagined, Over Firebombing/Vandalism at NC GOP Office, and a Glimmer of Hope

October 16, 2016, 6:39 pmcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Charlotte Observer reports: “Hillsborough police said somebody threw a bottle of flammable liquid through the window of Orange County’s GOP headquarters, setting campaign signs, supplies and furniture ablaze before burning itself out….A swastika and ‘Nazi Republicans get out… Continue reading

Today in “Mitch McConnell is Still a Wimp” Dept

October 16, 2016, 2:59 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump on Sunday intensified his claims that the presidential campaign is “rigged” against him, sowing doubts about the integrity of the country’s democratic process even as his own running mate and other Republican leaders sought to assure… Continue reading

“Republican Lawyers’ Group Backs Trump On “Rigged” Election Warning”

October 16, 2016, 2:57 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner for BuzzFeed: Even as leaders of and lawyers for both major political parties denounce Donald Trump’s warnings that next month’s election could be “rigged,” one top Republican legal group is standing by the nominee. “History has proven that… Continue reading

“Republican HQ in Orange County firebombed”

October 16, 2016, 2:53 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Despicable: The weekend firebombing of a North Carolina Republican headquarters drew national attention Sunday, with one state GOP official calling it an act of “political terrorism.” Hillsborough police say the incident at the Orange County GOP headquarters occurred when… Continue reading

“‘Threatening’ GOP mailer angers recipients”

October 16, 2016, 11:23 amcampaignsRick Hasen

New Mexico in Depth: “When Democrats win the election and you didn’t do your part to stop it… Your neighbors will know.” That’s the message on a mailer from the New Mexico Republican Party encouraging early voting. But not… Continue reading

Pro-Clinton Lawyers Believed Obama Sent Ineligible Voters to Colorado Caucuses in 08, According to Wikileaks

October 16, 2016, 10:56 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Caller: Emails hacked from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta cites two attorneys and “old friends of the Clintons,” James Lyons and Michael Driver, tasked with “caucus protection, election protection and to raise hard $” for… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton Builds $150 Million War Chest, Doubling Donald Trump”

October 15, 2016, 8:52 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: After raising $100 million in partnership with Republican Party organizations in September, Mr. Trump and committees linked to his campaign began October with $75 million in cash on hand. Mrs. Clinton raised $154 million in September and began October… Continue reading

How the Russians Hacked the DNC

October 15, 2016, 6:46 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This Sheera Frenkel BuzzFeed story is something else: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and another 20 people from the Democratic National Convention (DNC), according to research published by the cybersecurity firm SecureWorks. They found the emails by tracing… Continue reading

“Group accuses Mike Pence of voter suppression after state police raid registration program in Indiana”

October 15, 2016, 1:01 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A progressive advocacy group is launching an advertising campaign accusing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who also is the Republican vice-presidential nominee, of allowing voter suppression after state police raided the offices of a voter registration program aimed at signing… Continue reading

“Paul Ryan ‘Fully Confident’ Election Will Be Carried Out Fairly, Spokesperson Says”

October 15, 2016, 12:50 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This is big, and it is important. I hope Senator McConnell follows suit.

“Donald Trump Is Setting a Time Bomb; His calls for racial voter intimidation on Election Day could explode in all our faces.”

October 15, 2016, 12:41 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I had missed this excellent Jamelle Bouie piece from Oct. 6.

“Americans are losing faith in democracy — and in each other”

October 15, 2016, 12:37 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Nate Persily and Jon Cohen in WaPo: If there had been any doubt, it has now become clear that this election campaign is about more than the selection of a president: The values that support American democracy are deteriorating.… Continue reading

“Let’s Dispense With this Notion That The Election is Rigged, Shall We?”

October 15, 2016, 12:33 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Worthy tweetstorm from Republican lawyer Chris Ashby.

“Libertarians and Greens Can Win—Even If They Lose”

October 14, 2016, 8:22 amalternative voting systems, campaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Derek Muller has written this WSJ oped, with the subhead: “Should the Johnson or Stein campaigns earn 5% of the popular vote, their parties could receive public funding in 2020.” It seems odd to me that Derek’s post does not… Continue reading