Monthly Archives: September 2016
“If Trump Disputes the Election, We Have No Good Way Out”
Ned Foley for Politico:
But this is not to say that American democracy is immune to allegations of ill-willed vote rigging. Even if Trump said in Monday’s debate that he would support Hillary Clinton “if she wins,” he and his… Continue reading
“How Mitch McConnell Won the Supreme Court Fight”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
“Donald Trump attacks ‘biased’ Lester Holt and accuses Google of conspiracy”
Ben Jacobs for The Guardian:
Trump also introduced a new conspiracy theory to the campaign on Wednesday night when he accused Google of somehow colluding with Hillary Clinton’s campaign. “Google search engine was suppressing the bad news about Hillary Clinton,”… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Would it be unseemly to suggest that only Justice Scalia’s death has preserved democracy in North Carolina?
There, I just did.
Linda Greenhouse, NYT, Pondering the Supreme Court’s Future
“Trump Fundraising Not All It Appears”
Vogel:
Donald Trump’s campaign was desperate to change the subject after his shaky debate performance on Monday, and it found just the story to do it — a record fundraising surge that Trump says was powered by small donors, proving… Continue reading
“Ralph Who?”: “Hillary Clinton Struggles to Win Back Young Voters From Third Parties”
NYT:
The vast majority of millennials were not old enough to vote in 2000, when Ralph Nader ran as the Green Party nominee and, with the strong backing of young voters, helped cost Vice President Al Gore the presidency.
“Ralph… Continue reading
Tweet of the Day: Karl Rove Edition
Here:
Karl Rove on my NYC-DC @Amtrak train last night. He saw my @OpenSecretsDC laptop sticker & said "you people are a pain in my ass."
Success.
— Anya Gelernt-Dunkle (@HaLachmaAnya) May 19, 2016
“How Unregulated Dark Money Is Reshaping State Politics”
Alan Greenblatt for Governing:
Electoral politics has been all but overrun in the past couple of years by 501(c)(4)s and other vehicles that enfeeble the idea of contribution limits and free up outside groups to influence the course of campaigns… Continue reading
“Think you’d never vote for Trump? Think again”
Debra Saunders:
The political press corps has known Bob Stern as the straight-arrow president of Los Angeles’ Center for Governmental Studies who helped Jerry Brown create the Fair Political Practices Commission in 1974. Since the center closed its L.A. offices… Continue reading
“Brown should sign campaign bills, strengthen democracy”
Kathay Feng and Trent Lange SacBee oped:
California has led the way in a parade of democratic reforms in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that set back voting rights and clean elections.
But two campaign finance reform… Continue reading
“SEC Secret Money Rider Included in Spending Bill”
Common Cause:
Corporate shareholders have a right to know how managers are spending their money, especially when it comes to political contributions. And voters have a right to know who is influencing their democracy.
Sen. Mitch McConnell is the obstacle… Continue reading
Unanimous First Circuit Affirms Ruling that New Hampshire Ballot Selfie Ban Unconstitutional
The opinion is here.
As I’ve written, I strongly disagree with this ruling because I think the ban is narrowly tailored to prevent vote buying and coercion. And there are lots of ways to express oneself besides a photo… Continue reading
“If Your Vote Doesn’t Really Count, Is There Anything You Can Do?”
I did a Q & A with Toni Monkovic of NYT’s The UpShot on questions about vote buying, vote trading, student voting, and choosing to vote in a battleground state.