Category Archives: campaigns
“Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack”
Politico:
The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.
The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican… Continue reading
“Florida Dems hire investigator to look into altered mail ballot ‘cure’ forms”
Tampa Bay Times:
The Florida Democratic Party has hired an investigator to dig into altered “cure affidavit” forms sent out to voters whose mail-in ballots had missing or non-matching signatures, according to a statement released by the party’s lawyer.… Continue reading
“An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign-Finance Law”
Bob Bauer for The Atlantic:
It is a strange turn of events when a president famous for denouncing “fake news” is discovered to have entered into an agreement with a media organization to finance the concealment of very real but… Continue reading
“The increasing evidence suggesting Trump violated campaign-finance law”
Philip Bump for WaPo.
“Russia Seen Adopting New Tactics in U.S. Election Interference Efforts”
Reuters:
If the goals of spreading divisive content have remained the same, the methods have evolved in multiple ways, researchers say. For one, there has been less reliance on pure fiction. People have been sensitized to look for completely false… Continue reading
“House Dem candidates snag free rent; Party lawyers get creative with campaign finance law.”
Politico:
House Democrats have exploited campaign finance law to pay rent for dozens of campaign offices used by their candidates in 2018 — an arrangement that’s further padded the party’s massive financial advantage in the midterms even as Republicans cry… Continue reading
“Women Step Up: Record Number of Women Candidates in 2018 Midterm Races”
“Democrats Outspending Republicans Two-to-One in Final Independent Spending Push”
Democratic Super PAC Mailer Quotes Breitbart in Mississippi Senate Race
“Why the First Amendment Does Not Protect Trump Campaign Collusion with Wikileaks and Russia”
Bob Bauer and Ryan Goodman for Just Security.
“Democrats Who Swore Off Corporate Campaign Donations Are Still Getting a Boost From Big Money”
“Pop-up PACs are spending big in Election 2018’s final days — but they’re hiding their bankrollers”
CPI:
Want to influence Tuesday’s midterm election but keep your identity secret from voters?
No problem. Here’s how you do it:
Step 1. Pick a super PAC name, treasurer and bank account.
Step 2. File a short form with the… Continue reading
“Day after Arkansas Supreme Court justice takes stand, judge says he won’t block attack ads”
Arkansas Online:
A federal judge on Thursday denied Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson’s request for an injunction to stop attack ads that have been airing against Goodson during her re-election campaign.
The ruling, by U.S. District Judge Brian Miller, … Continue reading