Monthly Archives: August 2016
“Can the States Save American Democracy?”
Hendrick Smith in the NYT Sunday Review:
Now, with Congress often gridlocked by Republicans from those safe districts, the initiative on reform has shifted to the states. Insurgency has spread beyond California and New York to unlikely Republican bastions like… Continue reading
“Sacramento’s new ‘slush funds’: Ballot measure committees”
San Jose Mercury News:
A Bay Area News Group analysis shows that the number of candidate-controlled ballot measure committees has skyrocketed from six to at least three dozen over the past decade. Of the nearly $3 million spent by… Continue reading
“Donald Trump, a ‘Rigged’ Election and the Politics of Race”
Today’s must-read from Maggie Haberman and Matt Flegenheimer in the NYT:
Darrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia’s City Council president, said the racial overtones of Mr. Trump’s remarks were clear.
“When you talk about ‘certain areas’ in Pennsylvania, we all know what… Continue reading
Something Unusual in Trump’s Latest Fundraising Report
Matea Gold for WaPo:
However, Trump does not appear to be harvesting as much cash from those joint fundraising efforts as Clinton does. His campaign said that that it raised $64 million with the RNC through online donations and direct… Continue reading
“Review of States with Voter ID Laws Found No Impersonation Fraud”
News21/Texas Tribune:
Politicians and voting rights advocates continue to clash over whether photo ID and other voting requirements are needed to prevent voter fraud, but a News21 analysis and recent court rulings show little evidence that such fraud is widespread.… Continue reading
“Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign”
NYT:
With Mrs. Clinton facing accusations of favoritism toward Clinton Foundation donors during her time as secretary of state, former President Bill Clinton told foundation employees on Thursday that the organizationwould no longer accept foreign or corporate donations should… Continue reading
“Virginia’s McAuliffe to announce restoration of voting rights to 13,000 felons”
AP:
At noon Monday, it said, he will appear at the Civil Rights Memorial on Capitol Square “to make major restoration of rights announcement.”
A McAuliffe spokeswoman, Christina Nuckols, declined to provide more information.
McAuliffe will announce that he… Continue reading
Condemn Despicable Attacks on Trump Supporters—But Don’t Attribute It to the Clinton Campaign
I have long condemned violence and the threat of violence during elections. As I started a tweetstorm back in June, when some people were physically attacking Trump supporters, Our democratic system depends upon the ability to peacefully gather for political… Continue reading
“Fighting Fear of Fraud: What Individuals Can Do to Restore Confidence in US Elections”
Max Hailperin on Medium.
“The Power of Mythical Fraudulent Voters”
David Shorr:
So here is an issue where one of the GOP fallacies literally tilts the burden of proof. In other words, the fallacy of fraudulent voters has pushed aside more fundamental questions about the need for ID in the… Continue reading
“Why Is C-SPAN Giving Roger Stone A Platform To Peddle Conspiracy Theories?”
C-SPAN follows the Hill into the cesspool that is Roger Stone:
[Wall St. Journal reporter Monica] Langley asked Stone, “One thing that Trump and you have alleged frequently is that this election could be ‘rigged.’ Why do you say that,… Continue reading
“Courts are roadblocks to NC lawmakers’ right turn”
Anne Blythe reports for the Charlotte Observer.
“Nationally, New Laws Force Voters to Navigate Maze of Requirements”
News21:
With the presidential election less than three months away, millions of Americans will be navigating new requirements for voting – if they can vote at all – as their state leaders implement dozens of new restrictions that could… Continue reading