Throughout the 2000s, then–Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren wanted desperately to influence members of Congress. She wanted the government to enact stricter regulations on banks and home loans, and she vigorously advocated that policy.Source: Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-Corruption Proposal Would Silence Dissent...
Sherikia Hawkins was charged Monday with six felony counts for allegedly altering absentee ballots during the November 2018 election in her capacity as city clerk for the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich. Hawkins, a 38-year-old registered Democrat, stands accused of altering 193 absentee ballots.Source: Michigan City Clerk Charged with Altering Ballots in 2018 Midterms...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Independent voters will decide the election. Or better yet: Moderate voters will decide the election. Or, wait for it … If Democrats can move to the middle, they will win in 2020.Source: The Moderate Middle Is A Myth...
Democrats own virtually every lever of government in California, including the governorship, both U.S. Senate seats, 46 of the state’s 53 congressional members, and three-fourths of state legislators. However, they apparently want more.Source: Dems want to kneecap ballot measures...
When will the Federal Election Commission be open for business? The House Committee on Administration is set to hold a hearing on the issue on Sept. 25, but members are unlikely to agree on an answer.Source: Democrats Want A New, Partisan Majority At FEC To Regulate Internet...
James Brooks at the Anchorage Daily News is reporting that the Alaska Republican Party state central committee has voted at a meeting this weekend to skip the presidential preference poll during next year's caucuses.Source: Alaska Republicans Scrap Presidential Preference Vote at 2020 Caucuses...
The 2016 presidential election pitted the two most disliked candidates in the history of public polling against each other.Source: A Step Toward Blowing Up the Presidential Voting System...
Skip to comments. We’re all used to seeing California throw its weight around, but its new law requiring a presidential candidate to provide five years of tax returns to be eligible to appear on a primary ballot is a new low.Source: Spakovsky and Canaparo:California can't pick who runs for president. New law just an attack on Trump...
SACRAMENTO — A California-based federal judge said today he intends to issue a preliminary injunction suspending a new state law that would require Donald Trump and other candidates to release their tax returns to appear on primary ballots.Source: Federal judge to suspend California law compelling Trump tax release...
Making a political donation to a presidential campaign is about to get as easy as — well, saying it out loud. Alexa users can make donations of at least $5 and up to $200 to campaigns, and the feature is currently limited to presidential campaigns. Campaigns can sign up starting Thursday.Source: ‘Alexa, I want to make a political contribution.’ Amazon...
