Category Archives: campaigns

“Devin Nunes Sues McClatchy Newspaper Chain, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’”

April 9, 2019, 7:02 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Less than a month after suing Twitter for allowing its users to insult him, Representative Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, said he was suing the McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, over what he called “character assassination.”The… Continue reading

“Deal reached on lawsuit over Mich. ballot selfie ban”

April 8, 2019, 8:29 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Detroit News: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a ban on so-called ballot selfies.Joel Crookston, a voter in the Kalamazoo area, sued in 2016 to try to stop Michigan’s ban on taking photos of… Continue reading

Shenanigans Going on with Ohio Ballot Measure Purportedly Aimed at Getting State to Assign Electoral College Votes to the Popular Vote Winner

April 5, 2019, 12:25 pmcampaigns, chicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

John Koza, the force behind the National Popular Vote initiative writes: Ohio news organizations have been trying to identify the mysterious backers of an initiative petition proposing an amendment to the Ohio Constitution requiring the Ohio legislature to guarantee… Continue reading

“House Panel Seeks to Interview Top Organizer of Trump Inauguration”

April 4, 2019, 8:01 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: The House Intelligence Committee is seeking an interview with and documents from a top organizer on President Trump’s inaugural committee, according to people familiar with the request, signaling that Congress is expanding its probe of how the fund… Continue reading

“Black leaders blast Dem war on super PACs”

April 3, 2019, 11:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Top black donors and operatives are calling on fellow Democrats to abandon their push against super PACs, arguing that one of Democrats’ most popular 2020 talking points will ultimately cut off much-needed resources for candidates of color.In a letter… Continue reading

“Online Campaign Contributions in US Politics: A Conversation”

April 2, 2019, 11:30 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

SSRC: In this conversation hosted by the Media & Democracy program, program officer Mike Miller discusses the trajectory of campaign financing in recent elections with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy (Stetson University) and Heath Brown (John Jay College of Criminal Justice). In… Continue reading

“How fighting political disinformation could collide with the First Amendment”

April 1, 2019, 8:10 amcampaignsRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Even Liberal Democrats Can’t Quit Wealthy Donors and Their Big Checks”

March 30, 2019, 9:33 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Smart Shane Goldmacher and Jontahan Martin in the NYT: The race for cash in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is reaching a frenetic peak this weekend with a dozen fund-raisers on both coasts, as presidential hopefuls rush to vacuum up… Continue reading

“In Ukraine, Russia Tests a New Facebook Tactic in Election Tampering”

March 29, 2019, 8:08 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Campaigning for Ukraine’s presidential election had just begun to heat up when the authorities announced they had thwarted a Russian plot to use Facebook to undermine the vote. Unlike the 2016 interference in the United States, which centered… Continue reading

“Rigged-Election Rhetoric: Coverage and Consequences”

March 22, 2019, 8:49 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Super interesting article in PS by Kirby Goidel, Keith Gaddie and Spencer Goidel. Here is the abstract: Using content analysis and original survey data, we investigated the news coverage and consequences of Donald Trump’s “rigged-election” claims during the 2016 presidential… Continue reading

“Historic Do-Over Election in North Carolina Brings Out Bruising Politics”

March 22, 2019, 8:04 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“New report through US 2050 details the effect of race and gender on campaign fundraising”

March 21, 2019, 8:31 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Open Secrets: The Center for Responsive Politics is pleased to announce the publication of “Race, Gender, and Money in Politics: Campaign Finance and Federal Candidates in the 2018 Midterms.” Written by Sarah Bryner, the Center’s research director, and Grace… Continue reading

“Democratic super PAC launches $50 million effort to weaken Trump with core supporters”

March 21, 2019, 8:07 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NBC News reports.

NYT Reporting Suggests That Cindy Yang Illegally Funneled Contributions Through Conduits to Reach $50,000 Threshold for Picture with Donald Trump

March 16, 2019, 12:42 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This story is going to get bigger: The Republican National Committee promised an “evening reception with Donald J. Trump” last March at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.A contribution of $2,700 toward the president’s re-election would get you in… Continue reading