Politico:
About three dozen former Democratic House and Senate members have signed on to an open letter blistering national Democrats for their meddling in this year’s Republican primaries, often to the benefit of pro-Donald Trump hard-liners.The letter, shared … Continue reading
An unretirement:
KEN GROSS LANDS AT AKIN GUMP: Ken Gross, who retired earlier this year after more than three decades advising clients on campaign finance, ethics and lobbying laws at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, has come out of… Continue reading
Fredreka Schouten for CNN:
And as adherents of election skepticism have pushed their theories into more obscure corners of American democracy, state election officials are now scrambling to address the new challenges. They warn that these isolated pockets of resistance… Continue reading
NYT:
This spring, Mark Finchem traveled to Mar-a-Lago for the premiere of a documentary advancing the specious notion that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from President Donald J. Trump by an army of leftists stuffing drop boxes with… Continue reading
Detroit News:
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will not tolerate any effort to obstruct the certification of Tuesday’s primary election based on “partisan games” or “baseless lies.”“Any attempts to block the certification of our… Continue reading
Carrie Levine for VoteBeat:
It turns out that the much-publicized spate of new state laws banning private grants for elections may have left a route open for private money after all. It flows through law enforcement.Conservative nonprofit True the Vote… Continue reading
It makes my running the overall ELB operations much less onerous, giving me space to work on other things. It’s a lot of work and I appreciate everyone’s hard work and dedication!
Interesting story about the effort by conservatives to call a constitutional convention. One wonders why conservatives are the ones pushing this idea, given the record of the current Court, and why progressives are so content with the constitutional status quo.… Continue reading
Interesting LAT story on the role of the media in reporting on — and shaping — the debate about American democracy.
Top American journalism leaders have publicly argued that the continued existence of democracy in the U.S. is no longer… Continue reading