“Did Trump believe his big lie? It’s irrelevant to proving his guilt.”
Ryan Goodman, Norm Eisen, and Barbara McQuade oped in WaPo.
“In Boebert’s District, as Elsewhere, Democrats Surge into G.O.P. Primary”
NYT:
Driven by fears of extremism and worries about what they see as an authoritarianism embodied in Ms. Boebert, thousands of Democrats in the sprawling third congressional district of Colorado have rushed to shore up her Republican challenger, State Senator… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe with fresh subpoenas”
WaPo:
The Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 attack ratcheted up Wednesday as federal agents dropped subpoenas on people in at least two states, in what appeared to be a widening probe of how political activists supporting President… Continue reading
Non-Partisan Primaries Versus Top-4, Top-2 Primaries
There’s an important distinction between non-partisan elections and primary-election reforms, such as Alaska’s adoption of the Top-4 primary (followed by RCV in the general election). Because this distinction is sometimes lost in discussions of reforms like that in Alaska, I… Continue reading
“Panel Ties Trump to Fake Elector Plan, Mapping His Attack on Democracy”
NYT:
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack directly tied Donald J. Trump on Tuesday to a scheme to put forward fake slates of pro-Trump electors and presented fresh details on how the former president sought to bully, cajole… Continue reading
“‘There Is Nowhere I Feel Safe’: Election Officials Describe Threats Fueled by Trump”
NYT:
Rusty Bowers, the Republican speaker of Arizona’s House, braced every weekend for hordes of Trump supporters, some with weapons, who swarmed his home and blared videos that called him a pedophile.“We had a daughter who was gravely ill,… Continue reading
“Liberal groups devote millions to blocking GOP election deniers”
WaPo:
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, one of the nation’s top political donors, gathered more than a dozen billionaires or their representatives over Zoom Friday to sound an alarm about the coming elections.“MAGA leaders intend to use 2022 midterm wins… Continue reading
Rusty Bowers, Who Testified About Intense Pressure on Him to Help Trump Steal the Election, Says He Would Still Vote for Trump Again If He Ran Against Biden
Unreal quote from the AP:
Calls from top advisers to former President Donald Trump to help overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss were an unsupported, unwise and “juvenile” effort that attacked a bedrock principal of American democracy, Arizona’s House speaker said… Continue reading
House Committee Administration Hearing Today: “A Growing Threat: How Disinformation Damages American Democracy”
Wisconsin: “GOP governor candidate Tim Michels won’t say whether he would certify the next presidential election”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Former President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for governor won’t say whether he would certify the next presidential election if Trump makes another run for the White House and again loses the key battleground state of Wisconsin. Tim Michels,… Continue reading
I Was on Meet the Press Now with Arizona SOS Katie Hobbs Talking About Today’s January 6 Committee Hearing
You can watch here (beginning around the 21 minute mark).
“David Ritter concedes Lehigh County judge race, ending a months-long battle from the 2021 election”
The Morning Call:
Attorney David Ritter conceded Tuesday in the contested 2021 election campaign for judge on the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas after a monthslong battle over undated ballots that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Congressman Hatton W. Sumners’s 1928 Amendment to the Electoral Count Act”
Josiah Daniel has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Inspired by the April 4, 2022 issuance of “Principles for ECA Reform” by the working group convened by the American Law Institute, this paper makes three points. First,… Continue reading
Livetweeting Today’s January 6 Hearing
You can follow along here.