Monthly Archives: September 2016
“1 in 7 Ohio registered voters won’t receive an invitation to vote absentee”
Important story from OH:
In an online ad, a smiling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted holds up a letter with his name in large print and the promise, “Your absentee ballot request form is in the mail.”
But for… Continue reading
“Small donor democracy? Don’t count on it”
Bob Mutch:
Politics requires organization. The problem with small-donor programs is that they are organized to increase the number of small donors, but not to organize the donors themselves. Millions of unorganized donors are a statistic, not a political force.… Continue reading
“The liberal failure of political reform”
Matt Grossman and David Hopkins for Vox.
“The Transparency-Privacy Trade-Off (or Bargain)”
Goldfeder Presidential Quiz for the Week
“G.O.P. Voters Urged to Select Dead Assemblyman in New York Race”
“Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states”
WaPo:
A federal judge said Monday he is unlikely to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a proof-of-citizenship requirement in a mail-in federal voter registration form used by Kansas, Alabama and Georgia until an appeals court panel that looked at… Continue reading
Trump Encourages Supporters to Use Early Voting in NC, Available Sooner Thanks to Voting Rights Lawsuit
WaPo:
If Trump continues to let Clinton and her allies lap him in ad spending, his best chance for capturing voters’ attention might be in media coverage of events like his Monday arena speech here in Asheville. The atmosphere was… Continue reading
“Judge wants state’s voter ID plan”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal judge on Monday gave the state 10 days to spell out what it is doing to inform people how they can vote if they have great difficulty getting IDs.
The ruling by… Continue reading
“How to Replace a Presidential Nominee Who Gets Sick”
Sam Frizell for TIME.
More of these types of stories to come.
Pam Karlan Named to #Politico50
6th Cir. Rejects Voting Rights Challenge to MI Law Giving State Emergency Appointment Powers in Local Areas
“Former DNC chairman calls for Clinton contingency plan”
Politico reports.
I’ve been getting a fair number of media calls asking me about what happens if Clinton cannot run. (“We know it is wild speculation and not supported by the facts, but….”)