Category Archives: campaigns
Open Secrets Describes Hidden Money Trail Supporting Kavanaugh, Judicial Nominations with Leonard Leo and PR Firm Which Concocted Zillowgate Nonsense Against Dr. Ford at Center
Open Secrets:
Newly obtained tax records shed additional light on the web of “dark money” organizations tied to President Donald Trump’s top judicial adviser that were used to funnel millions to organizations that boosted the Supreme Court nominations of… Continue reading
“Group running robocalls impersonating Trump’s campaign has already raised more than $100,000”
CNN:
The call sounds like it is coming from President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.It even uses a recording of the President’s voice: “I’m Donald Trump. Tonight I am asking you to defend our very dangerous southern border, out… Continue reading
“N.C. political operative indicted, and prosecutor signals that more charges are likely”
WaPo:
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s decision to seek indictments almost immediately after the close of those hearings sent a “clear signal,” she said, “that we take seriously the public’s confidence in the electoral process and that we… Continue reading
“Michael Cohen’s testimony, if true, confirms Trump’s crimes: Today’s talker”
Paul Ryan USA Today oped:
On Wednesday, in his testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Cohen for the first time provided details to the American people of precisely how Trump directed and coordinated these hush payments in violation of… Continue reading
“In Chicago, History-Making Didn’t Have to Be So Hard; Ranked-choice voting in the mayoral election would have significantly smoothed the decision-making process for overwhelmed voters.”
Kim Bellware for NYT Opinion.
“Campaign Reforms May Never Pass, But the Low-Dollar Revolution Has Already Begun”
Important Eliza Newlin Carney column.
“North Carolina political operative indicted in election fraud case that upended congressional race”
WaPo:
Leslie McCrae Dowless, a political operative at the center of a Republican congressional campaign in North Carolina tainted by evidence of ballot fraud, was indicted by a grand jury on seven counts, a prosecutor announced Wednesday.Dowless, who worked… Continue reading
“Testimony from Cohen Could Create New Legal Issues for Trump”
NYT:
The dramatic public testimony to Congress on Wednesday morning by President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, could intensify the legal issues facing the president in the criminal and civil investigations that are swirling around him, legal experts said.Mr.… Continue reading
“U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms”
WaPo:
The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials said, a warning that the Kremlin’s operations against the United States are not cost-free.The strike… Continue reading
AOC Wrongly Relies on Brad Smith’s Article to Make the Opposite Point to the One He Was Making
Brad Smith fairly criticizes AOC’s use of his hush money article in the WSJ in her now viral video about campaign money and Washington. I don’t think this undermines many of the points AOC made in her discussion of the… Continue reading
“Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors”
NYT:
Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday escalated her presidential campaign’s battle against big money in politics, announcing that her bid for the Democratic nomination will forgo traditional fund-raising methods meant to cultivate a candidate’s relationships with the wealthy.The Massachusetts… Continue reading
“Three lessons from North Carolina’s tainted election — and what comes next”
Michael Bitzer for The Monkey Cage.
Today’s Must Read: Mark Harris Deep Dive in News & Observer
Brian Murphy profiles the NC09 candidate. Assuming the new law requiring a primary holds up to any legal challenge, I’d be shocked if Harris runs again. (If the new primary law is challenged and ruled illegal, and Harris has to… Continue reading