Monthly Archives: November 2016
“Texas Elector Who Criticized Trump Says He’s Resigning”
Politico on Art Sisneros.
Today’s Incident at Ohio State
Many of you by now have heard about the incident this morning on the Ohio State campus, involving an attacker who is now reportedly dead. At least eight people have reportedly been hospitalized. I’m fine — thanks to those… Continue reading
Reaction to Trump Vote Fraud Tweets
Why the Recount Won’t Matter
Josh Douglas at CNN.
Bauer on Presidents and Conflicts of Interest
MSMHL: “There is evidence that the norms may be fading and that, in the matters of gifts and the release of tax information, reliance on presidential discretion is not enough. So the time appears to have arrived to give… Continue reading
“Recounts Rarely Reverse Election Results”
538, relying on data from FairVote: “Recounts … typically don’t change the margin by an amount that would be large enough to affect the result of this year’s presidential election. The mean swing between the top two candidates… Continue reading
Wesleyan Post-Election Conference
Next Monday, with panels on campaign finance and governing.
Off the Grid for a Week; Dan Tokaji Filling In (@title52law)
Dan Tokaji will be guest blogging.
See you in a week.
“Trump falsely claims millions voted illegally; Without putting forth any evidence, the president-elect says he actually won the popular vote.”
Politico:
Donald Trump tweeted without evidence on Sunday that millions of people voted illegally in November’s presidential election.
“In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people… Continue reading
Marc Elias: “Listening and Responding To Calls for an Audit and Recount”
The adult in the room:
Over the last few days, officials in the Clinton campaign have received hundreds of messages, emails, and calls urging us to do something, anything, to investigate claims that the election results were hacked and altered… Continue reading
“U.S. Officials Defend Integrity of Vote, Despite Hacking Fears”
NYT:
The Obama administration said on Friday that despite Russian attempts to undermine the presidential election, it has concluded that the results “accurately reflect the will of the American people.”
The statement came as liberal opponents of Donald J. Trump… Continue reading
“Some thoughts about the reports of supposed evidence of election irregularities in MI, PA, and WI”
I trust Charles Stewart a lot and this is a must-read.