“Democrats’ problem with Hispanic voters isn’t going away as GOP gains seem to be solidifying”

March 7, 2022, 7:41 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From Harry Enten for CNN: The Democratic Party’s early 2000s dream of an emerging majority based on a diversifying electorate has run into reality. Democrats lost the 2016 presidential election, and they barely won in 2020. Part of their… Continue reading

“Alex Jones and Donald Trump: A Fateful Alliance Draws Scrutiny”

March 7, 2022, 6:36 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

NYT: The day President Donald J. Trump urged his supporters to “be there, will be wild!” at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Alex Jones spread the message to millions.“This is the most important call to action on domestic soil… Continue reading

“Sen. Ted Cruz pumped more than $137,000 into former aide’s bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar”

March 7, 2022, 6:33 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Dallas Morning News: Sen. Ted Cruz placed a big bet on a former top aide hoping to topple Rep. Henry Cuellar in South Texas, spending $137,000 out of his own campaign fund to pitch Cassy Garcia in the GOP… Continue reading

“Why some voters faced challenges voting in the 2022 Texas primary”

March 7, 2022, 6:06 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From PolitiFact: Social media posts claimed that primary voters were not allowed to cast ballots at certain voting sites in Texas on March 1. Posts alternately claimed it was Democrats or Republicans that were being excluded.Many counties experienced a shortage… Continue reading

“Pence ramps up political moves”

March 7, 2022, 5:51 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Another from Axios: Former Vice President Mike Pence’s advocacy group plans to spend $10 million on TV ads targeting vulnerable House Dems on energy and Ukraine, Axios’ Lachlan Markay and Jonathan Swan have learned. Why it matters: Pence contrasted himself… Continue reading

“Scoop: Targeting Trump lawyers”

March 7, 2022, 5:49 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From Axios AM: A dark money group with ties to Democratic Party heavyweights will spend millions this year to try to disbar more than 100 lawyers who worked on Donald Trump’s post-election lawsuits, people involved with the effort tell Axios’… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Republicans to appeal redistricting case to U.S. Supreme Court”

March 6, 2022, 12:19 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A day after losing before Wisconsin’s high court, Republicans detailed plans Friday to take their redistricting fight to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to block the ruling it issued … Continue reading

“Why Did Mark Meadows Register to Vote Where He Did Not Reside?”

March 6, 2022, 9:27 amchicaneryRick Hasen

The New Yorker: Mark Meadows, who grew up in Florida, moved to North Carolina in the nineteen-eighties and opened Aunt D’s, a sandwich shop in Highlands. He later sold the restaurant and started a real-estate company with a line… Continue reading

Harris County, Texas Missed About 10,000 Ballots in Its Original Ballot Count

March 6, 2022, 9:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Patrick Spivek: Harris County says it’s “identified approximately 10,000 mail-in ballots (6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican) that were not added into the original Election Night count” pic.twitter.com/1YGAIQim67— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 6, 2022

“Republicans Want Courts Out of Election Cases”

March 6, 2022, 9:20 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Jost on Justice: When the Supreme Court closed federal courthouse doors to partisan gerrymandering cases three years ago, Chief Justice Roberts stressed in Rucho v. Common Cause (2019) that states still had the authority to devise remedies for politically… Continue reading

Jerry Goldfeder on Electoral Count Act Reform

In the New York Law Journal at this link: https://www.stroock.com/uploads/JG–NYLJ—2022-02-25.pdf

My Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick on Slate’s Amicus Podcast: “Why ‘Cheap Speech’ Threatens Democracy”

March 5, 2022, 10:53 amcheap speechRick Hasen

You can listen here to this great conversation at Slate (with an extended interview for Slate Plus subscribers) (there’s also a transcript there):Election denialism and disinformation threaten the integrity of U.S. elections, but what can we do about this growing… Continue reading

“Florida Senate Passes Voting Bill to Create Election Crimes Agency”

March 5, 2022, 10:49 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: The Florida Senate passed a sweeping new bill overhauling the state’s electoral process, adding new restrictions to the state election code and establishing a law enforcement office dedicated solely to investigating election crimes.The bill, which passed 24-14, now… Continue reading

“DeSantis says he’ll veto congressional map. Florida lawmakers passed it anyway.”

March 5, 2022, 10:40 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn’t have made his message clearer: “I will veto the congressional reapportionment plan currently being debated by the House. DOA,” he wrote in a tweet delivered just minutes after legislators began final debate… Continue reading