Category Archives: campaigns

Trump’s Hail Mary? Win with Help of Third Party Vote

August 18, 2016, 7:56 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NBC First Read: The reaction to the news of the latest Trump campaign shake-up has ranged from shock and disbelief to laughter. “Hiring [Breitbart’s Steve] Bannon to run the campaign in the midst of its crisis is insane,” Republican consultant… Continue reading

“How Bernie Sanders beat the clock — and avoided disclosure”

August 18, 2016, 7:37 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI: As a Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vociferously argued for political transparency, especially when money was concerned. Sanders insisted, for example, “on complete transparency regarding the funding of campaigns.” He decried“huge piles of undisclosed… Continue reading

“Trump, Taxes, and the Choice of Law or Politics”

August 18, 2016, 7:36 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Thanks!

“Identity thieves target Dems’ big donors after DNC hack”

August 18, 2016, 7:25 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Make No Mistake: The Koch Brothers Are Helping Donald Trump”

August 17, 2016, 8:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

TAP: It’s no secret that the Koch brothers really don’t like Donald Trump. In political media, much has been made of the fact that Charles and David Koch, the neolibertarian principals of Koch Industries and overseers of a secretive network… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump Super PAC Hire Tests Federal Election Rules”

August 17, 2016, 7:35 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

MapLight: The Trump campaign announced in April it had hired Ken McKay as a senior adviser, saying he would “support our delegate operations team and bolster our ground game efforts.” McKay left the Trump campaign in early June to join… Continue reading

“If you’re worried about rigged elections, look at Trump’s tactics first”

August 16, 2016, 1:44 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins: Donald Trump has begun claiming that the only way he can lose the 2016 presidential election is if the voting is rigged. But if there’s a threat to… Continue reading

“Records contradict Bayh’s assertion over staying in Indiana”

August 15, 2016, 10:00 pmcampaigns, residencyRick Hasen

CNN: Evan Bayh pushed back at an interviewer last month when he was asked if he would move back to Indiana now that he is running to win back his old Senate seat. “I’ve never left,” he told WISH-TV.… Continue reading

“Libertarians can swap in Gary Johnson’s name on Ohio ballot, Jon Husted rules”

August 15, 2016, 9:57 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

The latest from Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday gave the green light for Libertarians to swap in presidential nominee Gary Johnson’s name as an independent on the November ballot. Husted’s ruling ends questions about whether Ohio… Continue reading

“In Several States, Trump’s Poll Monitors May Be ‘Second Amendment People’”

August 15, 2016, 10:25 amcampaigns, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Think Progress: Many people vote in places like schools or government buildings, locations where most states ban concealed carry. But many elections are also held in private locations like churches or stores, where gun possession is up to the… Continue reading

“Ten years ago, Trump’s campaign manager warned of a rigged election — in Ukraine”

August 15, 2016, 9:44 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

No surprise.

“Candidates, super-PACs pushing the boundaries?”

August 15, 2016, 7:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: As Senate candidate Katie McGinty pulled ahead of Pennsylvania Republican incumbent Pat Toomey in several recent polls, a right-leaning watchdog group filed a complaint alleging she broke federal election law by using her campaign website to cue… Continue reading

“Why Donald Trump’s ‘rigged elections’ warning could actually make his supporters less likely to vote”

August 15, 2016, 7:44 amcampaignsRick Hasen

John Sides at The Monkey Cage.

“Democrats Brace for More Leaks From Hackers”

August 15, 2016, 7:34 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Two websites created in recent months and whose operators are believed to have ties to the Russian government now serve as portals for leaking sensitive and at times embarrassing information about the Democratic Party and its supporters. Some computer… Continue reading