Tulsi Gabbard Won’t Run for Congressional Reelection, Focusing Instead on Presidential Run. Will She Run as Third Party Candidate?
She’s said in the past that she won’t. But this up the stakes
Monthly Archives: October 2019
“Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation”
NYT:
For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked the Russia investigation, portraying it as a hoax and illegal even months after the special counsel closed it. Now, Mr. Trump’s own Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation… Continue reading
“Biden appears to drop his opposition to a super PAC”
WaPo:
Joe Biden is apparently dropping his long-held opposition to the creation of an outside group that would supply an infusion of money to benefit his campaign, a recognition that financial struggles are becoming a major problem for his presidential… Continue reading
“Civil rights group challenges rejection of George Mason student voter registrations”
Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Quotes My Tweet About Mayor Pete and Justice Kennedy Without Naming Me
Interesting:
Mr. Buttigieg criticized Ms. Warren and Beto O’Rourke for being too extreme on health care and guns at last week’s Democratic debate, and now he’s changing on the issue that ignited his unlikely candidacy. In an interview with Cosmopolitan,… Continue reading
Watch the Archived Video Recording of the Recent Harvard Law School Conference on the Electoral College
“As Trump seeks reelection, immigrant voters stand in his path”
LAT:
This is where a nation changes: a public school auditorium that moonlights as a veritable citizenship factory.At the M.O. Campbell Educational Center, where murals honoring the arts and sciences adorn the walls, U.S. immigration officials routinely hold packed… Continue reading
Today’s Must-Read from Michael Wines: “The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.”
Michael Wines for the NYT:
The story at Austin Community College is but one example of a political drama playing out nationwide: After decades of treating elections as an afterthought, college students have begun voting in force.Their turnout in the… Continue reading
“Corporate Political Transparency: It’s Optional”
Dave Levinthal for CPI:
Basking in the sunny side of the corporate political disclosure spectrum are household names such as AT&T, HP Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., General Electric Co. and Google parent Alphabet Inc.Comparatively slinking through the shadows? Netflix… Continue reading
Republicans Snag Working Families Party Ballot Line Through Write-Ins in Local NY Election
27east.com:
Working Families Party leadership is telling party members that the two Southampton Town Board candidates who will appear on its line on the November 5 ballot do not represent the party’s values — and they should vote for… Continue reading
“Why The DNC Nixed Smartphone Voting In Alaska Democratic Primary”
Steven Rosenfeld reports.
Would a Fully Staffed FEC Take on Claims of Trump’s Solicitation of Foreign Interference in US Elections?
Interesting CEPR blog post.
“The Authenticity Trap; Mark Zuckerberg thinks Facebook’s problems can be fixed with “authentic” speech. He’s so wrong.”
Sarah Haan in Slate:
In his speech on “free expression” Thursday at Georgetown University, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, made an important assertion: Facebook has found that its “best” speech-regulating strategy is “focusing on the authenticity of the speaker rather than… Continue reading
“An overlooked consequence of the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering rulings: Stricter abortion laws”
Interesting WaPo report.