“Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed”
In his first post-election TV interview, on NBC.
In case you’re wondering, this is not, nor should it ever be confused with, normal. At least, not in a democracy.
“Trump Refuses to Concede 2020 Election: ‘Why Would I Do That?’”
In the same NBC interview.
There’s also (another) pledge to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on his first day. (And to end birthright citizenship – a portion of the Constitution, of course — on day one.)
“Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results.”
The AP notes a variety of ways in which legislatures may push back.
“Why Voters Rejected Election Reform”
Russell Berman digs in to the reform measures on the 2024 ballot, in The Atlantic.
“Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election Results and Orders a New Vote”
The NYT coverage of the Romanian constitutional court’s decision is here; the court’s decision itself is here. The NYT reports that the decision was based on manipulation of digital media — including this Tiktok controversy and alleged Russian… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Announces Plan to Change Elections”
Sort of. The Newsweek headline should really read “Donald Trump Announces Policy Goals” for elections, since all of what he’s proposing would require legislation: “We’re gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time,” he said. “And… Continue reading
“How Did Trust in Elections Change After the 2024 Presidential Contest?”
Following on this Pew data, more research from UC San Diego’s Yankelovich Center shows that voters’ expressed level of trust in the election process continues to be driven to a disturbingly large degree by the identity of the winners.
“Canvass board members in 7 Colorado counties vote against election certification”
Not all election denialism depends on the winner. I’ll continue to hope for repercussions for county board members taking the position that all of the votes of their own constituents should be thrown out.
“Big Cities – Tiny Votes? America’s Urban Voter Turnout”
More from the Yankelovich Center, this time on urban turnout, comparing presidential turnout (promising!) to mayoral turnout (sad trombone), and also noting the skew that comes with a different electorate.
“Revealed: the tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election – and how they compared to Elon Musk”
The Guardian parses the FEC tech-sector filings beyond Musk.
Your reminder that FEC filings facilitate the drunkard’s search under the streetlight: they show what they show, but only where the light is good enough to see.
“Local elected officials in US faced uptick in hostility in lead-up to 2024 election”
“Democrats say they’ll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6”
From the piece in The Hill:
Democrats have protested election results in every cycle when a Republican won the White House for at least two decades, so the lack of protests will be a real change.
These past objections… Continue reading
“‘It’s a very dangerous strategy’: The controversial tactic super PACs used to boost Democrats this year”
This Politico story highlights money spent on third-party candidates thought to boost Democratic chances of victory.
But I’m genuinely pretty confused by the reporting: there’s a claim that the tactic “was used significantly more this year than in other recent… Continue reading
Limits on coordinated spending between candidates and parties back at SCOTUS
Rick said back in September he’d been waiting for this one, and now there’s a petition for cert. Don’t know whether that counts as an early holiday present.