Monthly Archives: November 2020
The Political Dysfunctions That Threaten the Administrative State
The 2020 ABA Conference on Administrative Law started today. Lots of great panels and speakers. I’m on a panel this Thursday at 1.00 pm with the title above. Here’s the lineup —
Speakers
• Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T.… Continue reading
“Toomey says he doesn’t think much of Trump’s efforts to throw out around 700K votes in Pa.”
NJ:
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Wednesday put some distance between himself and President Donald Trump’s efforts to throw out hundreds of thousands of votes cast in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, trying to flip a state carried by Joe Biden.Asked… Continue reading
I Spoke To CNN’s John King and Kaitlan Collins About Trump’s Latest Election Litigation Maneuvers and the Threat to Democratic Legitimacy (Video)
“Trump’s Firehose of Falsehood”
From Jonathan Rauch:
Unfortunately, a more sinister interpretation better fits the facts. What Trump and his supporters are up to should be thought of not as a litigation campaign that is likely to fail, but as an information-warfare campaign… Continue reading
“Why geography makes it difficult for Democrats to get along”
In light of the post-election debates raging in the Democratic Party between moderates and progressives over how to position the party for future elections, I thought it was worth re-upping this Washington Post essay that Jonathan Rodden and I wrote… Continue reading
“The Nation’s Top Election Official Has Overdosed on the Trump Kool-Aid”
Lachlan Markay for the Daily Beast:
The good news is that the nation’s top campaign finance watchdog may soon be functional again. The bad news is that its current chairman has gone off the rails.Trey Trainor may not be a… Continue reading
“The Trump campaign says it will request a partial recount in Wisconsin, focused on major cities.”
NYT:
President Trump’s campaign said it would request a recount of votes in Wisconsin’s two largest and most Democratic counties, the latest effort to reverse the result of an election Mr. Trump lost to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.The Trump… Continue reading
“Republican officials face outcry after refusing to certify Detroit vote: ‘You could see the racism.’”
NYT:
Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday accused President Trump’s allies in Michigan’s most populous county of racism after they threatened to block certification of the election over slight discrepancies in majority-Black precincts — while ignoring similar problems in heavily… Continue reading
Public Commenters Show Outrage Over (Later Reversed) Refusal of Republicans on Wayne County Canvassing Board to Accept Election Results
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXPZ3PU_9A
Rudy’s Stupid Certification Endgame
Hasen on Costa on Giuiliani:
They are not going to be able to stop certification in any state, and certainly not in enough states.And then what? Face Nancy Pelosi's House? With electoral college slates coming from governors of Michigan, PA,… Continue reading
“Trump’s effort to overturn the election results may be inept. But it’s still a scandal.”
NBC First Read:
Forget Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Or Trump’s impeachment for asking Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden.Arguably the biggest political scandal we’ve ever seen in this country is playing right before our eyes:… Continue reading
Pam Fessler: “Led By Giuliani, Trump Campaign Effort To Stop Certification Falters In Pennsylvania”
NPR:
Things did not go well Tuesday for the Trump campaign’s effort to stop certification of the Pennsylvania vote count — which has Joe Biden ahead by more than 73,000 votes.At almost the same time the president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani,… Continue reading
“Lindsey Graham’s Long-Shot Mission to Unravel the Election Results”
NYT:
In 2016, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina praised the integrity of the nation’s elections system, criticizing claims by Donald J. Trump that the vote was “rigged.”“Like most Americans, I have confidence in our democracy and our election system,”… Continue reading