Category Archives: campaigns

“David Jolly blasts ‘false’ Democratic ad tying Republican congressman to Donald Trump”

October 13, 2016, 7:45 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: So when the incumbent Republican congressman saw an image Tuesday night that depicted him shaking hands with Trump flicker across a TV screen while attending an event at Bella Brava restaurant, he did a double-take. “Not only… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s New Attack Strategy: Suppress Clinton Vote”

October 11, 2016, 3:37 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: Donald Trump, faced with opposition inside and outside his party, plans to renew the nationalist themes that built his base and amplify his no-holds-barred attacks againstHillary Clinton to depress Democratic voter turnout, his advisers said. Following… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

October 11, 2016, 3:32 pmBush v. Gore reflections, campaignsRick Hasen

“Your vote really, really, really counts — a lot. You can consider me as an exhibit A of that group. Now, for those of you who are younger than 25, you might not remember the election of 2000 and what… Continue reading

“Kobach: Trump comments ‘pale in comparison’ to issues facing country”

October 11, 2016, 8:58 amcampaign finance, campaigns, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry reports: Kobach, who made no public comments about the tape over the weekend, said he remains committed to supporting Trump. He cited issues such as border security and the national debt as the reason. “These issues are… Continue reading

“Trump Cites Bogus Story From Russian Propaganda Outlet At PA Rally”

October 11, 2016, 8:50 amcampaignsRick Hasen

TPM: Donald Trump read from an article ripped from Sputnik News, the Kremlin-backed news outfit, that misattributed quotes to a Hillary Clinton adviser to make the case at a Monday rally that her advisors thought she could have “done something”… Continue reading

“Early Voting Could Hand Election to Hillary Clinton Well Before Nov. 8”

October 11, 2016, 8:47 amcampaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Democrats are requesting more absentee ballots in Florida than they were at this point in 2012, with increases of 50 percent in the heavily Hispanic areas around Miami and Orlando. In North Carolina, where Mitt Romney built enough of… Continue reading

How Big Money Sways Policy Even When It Isn’t Spent

October 11, 2016, 8:42 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

I made this point in Plutocrats United, and here it is in relation to opposition to the American-US Air airline merger, via ProPublica: While labor was the friendly face of the merger, Tom Horne, the former Arizona attorney general,… Continue reading

“Wikileaks Emails Purport to Reveal Ties Between Clinton Campaign, Super PAC”

October 11, 2016, 7:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: WikiLeaks’ latest release of what the website says are emails taken from the Clinton campaign reveals the close ties between campaign and its allied super PAC, illustrating a growing trend this election cycle. The emails—whose authenticity the Clinton campaign… Continue reading

“Super PAC Megadonors Are Giving More Than Ever In 2016”

October 11, 2016, 7:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo: Overall, super PACs have raised approximately $955 million this year, according to FEC reports, far more than they did at this point in the 2012 campaign. What’s more, the biggest contributors are responsible for a… Continue reading

“Dem ‘Dark Money’ org @ProgressNowCO boasts it took out GOP gov candidate ‘without any fingerprints'”

October 10, 2016, 3:46 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Great find by Ken Vogel showing how those on the left are taking full advantage of the deregulating campaign finance system created by Republicans.

“WikiLeaks hack reveals cozy relationship between Clinton campaign, super PAC”

October 10, 2016, 1:57 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Jonathan Swan for The Hill.

“Is there any practical way for Republicans to replace Trump at this point? Not really”

October 10, 2016, 7:45 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Melanie Mason for the LAT.

“New state laws discourage registering immigrants. How will that affect the Latino vote?”

October 10, 2016, 7:35 amcampaigns, voter registrationRick Hasen

Heath Brown for The Monkey Cage: On Oct. 3, Latino Decisions released results of a poll of Latino voters, with fairly predictable results. Most respondents – 67 percent – rate Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton favorably, while 77 percent hold a… Continue reading

“Juanita Broaddrick’s other debate-night claim could be trouble for Breitbart News”

October 10, 2016, 7:32 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Fix: Seated next to Donald Trump at a pre-debate campaign event Sunday night, Juanita Broaddrick repeatedher charge that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978 — an accusation she has contradicted under oath and which the former president denies.… Continue reading