“Trump’s Call for a Flood of Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Some Voting Places”
ProPublica reports. [corrected link]
Back in August I blogged that such efforts might run afoul of an RNC consent decree aimed at stopping voter intimidation.
Category Archives: campaigns
“New Records Shed Light on Donald Trump’s $25,000 Gift to Florida Official”
Another A1-NYT on Trump-Bondi, with a timing detail which Trump supporters will surely highlight:
The Sentinel’s report, which was published on Sept. 13, 2013, paraphrased Ms. Meale’s response and took it a step further, saying that Ms. Bondi’s… Continue reading
Will There Be an Investigation of the WI John Doe Leak?
From the same MJS article I earlier linked to:
“The public release of this John Doe evidence without court authorization is not merely a violation of the John Doe secrecy order; it is a crime under Wisconsin law,” Chisholm said.… Continue reading
“GOP eases lead paint laws after $750,000 in donations”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled Legislature approved a measure aimed at retroactively shielding paint makers from liability after a billionaire owner of a lead producer contributed $750,000 to a political group that provided crucial support to Walker… Continue reading
“House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation”
Democrats have found a way to keep Trump-Bondi in the press.
“New Documents Released From Hack of Democratic Party”
NYT:
The documents released Tuesday were not immediately as damaging as the first trove, and they proved difficult to access. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy platform, posted multiple messages on Twitter explaining how to download the documents after users struggled to do… Continue reading
Donald Trump Gave at Least $15,000 in Undisclosed Money to Help WI Republicans
A nugget buried in the must-read Guardian John Doe story:
good example of the way things worked was the donation made by Donald Trump. On 3 April 2012, two months before the governor faced the electorate, Walker flew to New… Continue reading
Deplorable Dept: “Bevin Says Clinton Election Might Require Shedding Blood”
Political Wire has the video.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) says patriots might have to shed blood to “reclaim” America if Hillary Clinton is elected:
Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room.… Continue reading
Trump Encourages Supporters to Use Early Voting in NC, Available Sooner Thanks to Voting Rights Lawsuit
WaPo:
If Trump continues to let Clinton and her allies lap him in ad spending, his best chance for capturing voters’ attention might be in media coverage of events like his Monday arena speech here in Asheville. The atmosphere was… Continue reading
“How to Replace a Presidential Nominee Who Gets Sick”
Sam Frizell for TIME.
More of these types of stories to come.
“Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan”
Politico reports.
I’ve been getting a fair number of media calls asking me about what happens if Clinton cannot run. (“We know it is wild speculation and not supported by the facts, but….”)
MN Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Democrats Effort to Kick Trump Off Ballot
You can find the unanimous opinion (with one judge not participating) here.
This is the right result under the Democracy Canon. Courts should bend over backwards to make sure that voters have a real choice on election day.
The Court… Continue reading
“Real-Time Election Day Projections May Upend News Tradition”
NYT:
For decades, news organizations have refrained from releasing early results in presidential battleground states on Election Day, adhering to a strict, time-honored embargo until a majority of polls there have closed.
Now, a group of data scientists, journalists and… Continue reading
“The Least Transparent Candidate In Modern History”
At Political Wire (Hint: It’s not Hillary Clinton).