Category Archives: campaigns

“Hillary Clinton Builds $150 Million War Chest, Doubling Donald Trump”

October 15, 2016, 8:52 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: After raising $100 million in partnership with Republican Party organizations in September, Mr. Trump and committees linked to his campaign began October with $75 million in cash on hand. Mrs. Clinton raised $154 million in September and began October… Continue reading

How the Russians Hacked the DNC

October 15, 2016, 6:46 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This Sheera Frenkel BuzzFeed story is something else: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and another 20 people from the Democratic National Convention (DNC), according to research published by the cybersecurity firm SecureWorks. They found the emails by tracing… Continue reading

“Group accuses Mike Pence of voter suppression after state police raid registration program in Indiana”

October 15, 2016, 1:01 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A progressive advocacy group is launching an advertising campaign accusing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who also is the Republican vice-presidential nominee, of allowing voter suppression after state police raided the offices of a voter registration program aimed at signing… Continue reading

“Paul Ryan ‘Fully Confident’ Election Will Be Carried Out Fairly, Spokesperson Says”

October 15, 2016, 12:50 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This is big, and it is important. I hope Senator McConnell follows suit.

“Donald Trump Is Setting a Time Bomb; His calls for racial voter intimidation on Election Day could explode in all our faces.”

October 15, 2016, 12:41 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I had missed this excellent Jamelle Bouie piece from Oct. 6.

“Americans are losing faith in democracy — and in each other”

October 15, 2016, 12:37 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Nate Persily and Jon Cohen in WaPo: If there had been any doubt, it has now become clear that this election campaign is about more than the selection of a president: The values that support American democracy are deteriorating.… Continue reading

“Let’s Dispense With this Notion That The Election is Rigged, Shall We?”

October 15, 2016, 12:33 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Worthy tweetstorm from Republican lawyer Chris Ashby.

“Libertarians and Greens Can Win—Even If They Lose”

October 14, 2016, 8:22 amalternative voting systems, campaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Derek Muller has written this WSJ oped, with the subhead: “Should the Johnson or Stein campaigns earn 5% of the popular vote, their parties could receive public funding in 2020.” It seems odd to me that Derek’s post does not… Continue reading

“He says he won’t quit, so how do you solve a problem like Donald Trump?”

October 13, 2016, 8:16 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

National Post reports.

“How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency; It’s unlikely, but far from impossible”

October 13, 2016, 2:32 pmcampaigns, electoral college, third partiesRick Hasen

FiveThirtyEight.

“US voters in Israel say iVoteIsrael flubbed absentee ballot requests”

October 13, 2016, 10:46 amabsentee ballots, campaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

Jerusalem Post: Several US citizens in Israel complained that get-out-the-vote organization iVoteIsrael did not mail in their ballots ahead of deadline. Absentee ballot requests must be postmarked by Friday at the latest in order to be accepted in New York,… Continue reading

“Hunter pushes Coast Guard to lease or buy ship owned by top campaign donor”

October 13, 2016, 8:24 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

San Diego Union-Tribune: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, has been pushing the U.S. Coast Guard to buy or lease a polar ice-breaking ship owned by one of his top campaign contributors, although the Coast Guard has repeatedly said the vessel doesn’t… Continue reading

“Google searches for ‘write-in’ are off the charts”

October 13, 2016, 8:14 amcampaignsRick Hasen

CNN reports.

Disgraceful If True Dept: “Did Right-Wing Group Citizens United Target Dementia Sufferers for Fundraising?”

October 13, 2016, 7:51 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: And it has a history of sending out mailers that raise serious ethical questions—and that may prey on senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Citizens United, David Bossie, and the Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests… Continue reading