27
Jan
#InvisiblePrimary: Visible — Republicans Opting Out of Primaries and Caucuses for 2020
Thoughts on the invisible primary and links to the movements during the days that recently were...
27
Jan
Secretary of state, election security advocates square off
Editor's Note: This edition of Morning Cybersecurity is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Cybersecurity subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m.Source: Secretary of state, election security advocates square off...
23
Jan
Federal judges choose Va. redistricting map favorable to Democrats; six GOP House districts would get bluer
RICHMOND — Federal judges have selected a Virginia House of Delegates redistricting map that appears to heavily favor Democrats, redrawing the lines of 26 districts and moving several powerful Republicans into unfavorable configurations.Source: Federal judges choose Va. redistricting map favorable to Democrats; six GOP House districts would get bluer...
23
Jan
9 years after Citizens United, the decision lives rent-free in liberals’ heads
Does the government have the power to suppress a film if it criticizes a candidate running for office? Nine years ago to this day, the Supreme Court said no and ruled in favor of Citizens United, a nonprofit group that wanted to distribute and advertise a movie criticizing Hillary Clinton.Source: 9 years after Citizens United, the decision lives rent-free in...
23
Jan
How Democrats Should Reform Elections in the States
This article appears in the Winter 2019 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. As a result of the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats now have unified control of 14 state governments and the opportunity to carry out reforms of the electoral process.Source: How Democrats Should Reform Elections in the States...
22
Jan
Electoral College debate heads to Washington’s Supreme Court
Three Washington Democrats will explain Tuesday to the state Supreme Court why they voted against their party's presidential nominee in the 2016 election. The three, Levi Guerra, Esther V. John, and Peter B. Chiafalo, were among 12 Democrats the state sent to the Electoral College.Source: Electoral College debate heads to Washington's Supreme Court...
22
Jan
Hillary’s Dark Money Group Relies Heavily on Six Donors and Campaign Money
The dark money nonprofit launched by Hillary Clinton following her defeat against Donald Trump relied heavily on just six donors and an $800,000 money transfer from her former presidential campaign committee during its first year, according to tax forms provided to the Washington Free Beacon.Source: Hillary’s Dark Money Group Relies Heavily on Six Donors and Campaign Money...
22
Jan
Kobach’s defeat puts future of voter database in doubt
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The future of a much-criticized database that checks if voters are illegally registered in multiple states is up in the air after its patron, Kris Kobach, lost the Kansas race for governor and is out of elected office.Source: Kobach's defeat puts future of voter database in doubt...
22
Jan
‘Dark money’-fueled super PAC spent $1 million on Tennessee’s Senate race then shut down
An unknown super PAC that got the bulk of its funding from a similarly-named nonprofit spent more than $1 million dollars on a toss-up Senate race then promptly closed up shop less than a month after Election Day.Source: ‘Dark money’-fueled super PAC spent $1 million on Tennessee’s Senate race then shut down...
22
Jan
Pelosi’s election ‘reform’ encourages voter fraud to benefit Dems
When Democrats reclaimed majority control of the House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California this month, they had many choices on what to make their top legislative priority. It says a lot that the new majority made a bill to upend federal election law House Resolution 1.Source: Pelosi's election ‘reform’ encourages voter fraud to benefit Dems...