Ron Collins #SCOTUS First Amendment Review and Preview of Things to Come
Here. He flags the soft money case as one to watch.
Category Archives: campaigns
“McDaniel’s Bizarre Plan To Challenge The Senate Race In Mississippi”
Daniel Strauss reports for TPM.
“Shedding New Light on Dark Money”
Freepress: “July 1 is a bright summer day for most of the nation, made even more so by a new tool designed to shed light on the dark money behind political advertising this year. On Tuesday, every major broadcast… Continue reading
“It’s Time to Throw the Drunks Out of the Bar”
Y’all Politics has had enough of McDaniel-Cochran.
New Allegations in #MSSEN Controversy: Cochran Campaign Allegedly Bought Votes of Black Voters
Breitbart: “A black Mississippi pastor has emerged to claim Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) campaign paid “thousands” of Democrats $15 each to vote in the June 24 GOP runoff – and that he was part of the scheme.”
Breitbart notes that… Continue reading
“Voter-Fraud Claims and Activist’s Suicide Add to Turmoil in Mississippi”
‘Hinds County GOP chairman Pete Perry arrested for DUI”
Clarion Ledger:
Perry has been at the center of a possible challenge in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate. Supporters of challenger Chris McDaniel have been reviewing voting records in Hinds County since incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran won… Continue reading
The Best Grounds for An Election Contest. Ever.
WaPo: “He’s contesting the election results on the grounds that Lucas is dead and has been replaced by a body double.”
“Let’s do this again! What could McDaniel be thinking for a challenge? And what is his goal?”
“McDaniel Supporters Pore Over Ballots”
Clarion-Ledger:
A tea party official said today that a preliminary examination of ballots cast in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Thad Cochran and tea party backed challenger Chris McDaniel has found irregularities in at least 800 ballots.
Mississippi… Continue reading
Does McDaniel Think There are 35,000 Voters Who Voted in the Earlier #MSSEN Democratic Primary?
If McDaniel could prove that, he would have strong grounds for an election contest. Before the election, a joint Attorney General/SOS memo made clear that those who already voted in the Democratic primary could not vote again. But there’s n… Continue reading
“McDaniel still pondering challenge”
Clarion Ledger:
The day after incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran won the GOP primary runoff, challenger Chris McDaniel had not conceded and said his team would be looking at voting irregularities “in coming days” to determine whether to challenge the… Continue reading
“Blacks Regain Sway at Polls in Mississippi”
McDaniel, in Statement, Keeps Door Open to Post Election Challenge
The campaign issued this statement:
McDaniel Issues Post-Runoff Statement
Laurel, MS – Republican candidate for U.S. Senate issued a statement following a closely contested primary runoff election rife with irregularities.
Invoking Ronald Reagan’s message of liberty, freedom, and balance budgets,… Continue reading