Category Archives: campaigns
“After allegedly trying to suppress voting, Trump and his fans applaud lower black turnout”
The Fix:
“We did great with the African-American community,” he said, during the rally in Hershey, Pa. “So good. Remember — remember the famous line, because I talk about crime, I talk about lack of education, I talk about no… Continue reading
“How big is the gap between the donor class and ordinary Americans? Bigger than you think.”
Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes, and Brian Schaffner for Monkey Cage:
Across the board, we find that donors as a group are more partisan than non-donors who share their party affiliation. For example, Democratic donors were 10 percentage points more… Continue reading
Shalom Lamm Charged with Vote Fraud in Bloomingburg Case
I’ve been watching the Bloombingburg voting saga play out for years (see this excellent VICE piece by Hella Winston).
And now comes news of what many suspected: Lamm and others have been charged in federal court with conspiracy to… Continue reading
“Foreign National Influence, Foreign National Interference”
“How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election”
What a read at Politico.
Sam Bagenstos (prof at U Mich.): “None of this lets Comey, the Russians, or anyone else off the hook. But, Jeebus Christmas, what incompetence.”
Chris Ashby: “Just gonna tweet this link to 11 CFR… Continue reading
“Democratic House Candidates Were Also Targets of Russian Hacking”
NYT:
The impact of the information released by the hackers on candidates like Ms. Taddeo in Florida and others in nearly a dozen House races around the country was largely lost in the focus on the hacking attacks against … Continue reading
“The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.”
Must-read NYT on the hack of the DNC, etc.
“RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote; GOP effort makes sure Republican electors don’t go wobbly on Trump.”
Politico:
The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump’s Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.
Two RNC sources familiar with the effort… Continue reading
“Russia’s role is shocking but there’s no evidence the vote was hacked”
“Is Hillary Clinton Trying To Question The Legitimacy Of Donald Trump Winning?”
NPR:
Amid news of possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, a top Hillary Clinton adviser is publicly casting support for a push by some members of the Electoral College to receive an intelligence briefing ahead of their formal… Continue reading
“Trump says blacks who stayed home were ‘almost as good’ as those who voted for him”
WaPo:
President-elect Donald Trump claimed Friday night that African Americans came through for him “big league” in the November election and said those who stayed home were “almost as good” as those who voted for him.
Trump’s comments came during… Continue reading
“Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House”
WaPo:
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on… Continue reading