Category Archives: campaigns
Koch Brothers Assess What Went Wrong with Political Strategy, Are Shredding Documents
Must-read Vogel.
Earlier in the month, the network held a document clean-up and retention week during which shredding bins were brought to the offices of various network groups, and employees were encouraged to identify sensitive files for destruction. Since… Continue reading
Trump Campaign Admits Its Strategy Depends on Suppressing Democratic Turnout, But Is It Illegal?
This must-read Bloomberg Business piece explains that with Trump behind, the campaign’s strategy depends upon lowering Democratic turnout:
To compensate for this, Trump’s campaign has devised another strategy, which, not surprisingly, is negative. Instead of expanding the electorate, Bannon and… Continue reading
Ballot Selfies, Ice Cream, Civic Virtue, and Election Integrity
In the fight over the constitutionality of bans on ballot selfies, I’m having a definite sense of deja vu.
Back in 2008, I noted that Ben and Jerry’s, in an act of civic virtue, promised free Ice Cream on election… Continue reading
“In ballot selfie battle, free speech beats fear of voter fraud”
“Voting Booth Selfies Could Land You in Trouble”
CBS News reports. I talked to CBS’s Ben Tracy.
“Justin Timberlake’s voting selfie may have broken the law”
“Email shows Clinton campaign walking a fine line on fundraising”
Michael Isikoff for Yahoo.
Despite the headline, there does not appear to be anything close to the legal line here. In other words, the Clinton campaign was exploiting all the permissible avenues for raising money in a horrible legal system… Continue reading
“Total cost of 2016 election could reach $6.6 billion, CRP predicts”
Open Secrets:
Is 2016 the Year of the Billionaire when it comes to financing the election?…
Candidates and news outlets have decried the outsized influence of a small number of donors throughout the election season. Here’s a startling statistic: The… Continue reading
“Trump Loyalists Planned Voter Intimidation Using Fake ID Badges, Fake Exit Polling — Until HuffPost Asked Them About It”
The bizarre Roger Stone “exit poll” story gets weirder, via HuffPo.
“Consultant With Ties to Donald Trump Linked to Offer to Hide Source of Donations”
NYT:
A video posted on Monday by a British newspaper appeared to show a Republican consultant with ties to Donald J. Trump offering to disguise the source of contributions to a “super PAC” intended to aid Mr. Trump’s… Continue reading
“Complaints allege House Democrats’ Trump ads break campaign finance law”
Politico:
A conservative-leaning watchdog group is accusing the DCCC and a dozen of its candidates of using illegal advertising practices this fall, arguing in new complaints that the committee has used its ad strategy to direct extra money to a… Continue reading
“Experts: Actions of Democratic operatives in latest undercover James O’Keefe video are likely not a violation of the law”
Business Insider:
Conservative activist James O’Keefe released another undercover sting video on Monday that he claimed proved Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton illegally coordinated with an outside organization.
But what O’Keefe considered illegal activity is most likely not, election law… Continue reading