If 2008 and 2012 showed how the internet can help elect a president, 2016 surely showed the limits of its power, at least as far as conventional campaigns are concerned. Talking about "traditional" online politics may sound funny considering how young the medium is.Source: The Limits of Digital Campaigning...
We had an “upfront deal” with Twitter, which is a common setup where we commit to spending a certain amount on advertising and in exchange receives discounts, perks, and custom solutions. Our upfront deal was signed in August.Source: A CALL WITH JACK: How Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, restricted advertising for Trump’s campaign...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Republican Assemblyman Eric Linder has been defeated by Democratic challenger Sabrina Cervantes, giving the Democrats a supermajority in the California Assembly. Linder was one of at least two GOP incumbents who lost re-election after last week’s election.Source: Republican Assemblyman’s Defeat Gives California Democrats A Supermajority...
The left’s fixation with the Koch brothers is akin to CNN’s obsession with the Malaysian Airlines disappearance. It’s 24/7 speculation and conspiracy theories mixed with endless repetition.Source: Democrats funded by billionaires complain about Republicans funded by billionaires...
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are settling in for what they hope is a long run in the majority, but President-elect Donald J. Trump doesn’t want them to get too comfortable.Source: As Trump Embraces Term Limits, Allies in Congress Pull Away...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former Democratic Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva has won her bid for a comeback in the California Legislature, defeating first-term Republican Young Kim in Orange County.Source: Republican Young Kim loses Assembly re-election bid...
The 2000 election left a Democratic Party that was simultaneously angry, dispirited and divided.Source: The God That Failed...
Retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) filed legislation Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College in light of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote but still losing the election.Source: California Sen. Barbara Boxer files long shot bill to scrap the Electoral College system...
But a closer look at the report reveals that it's not entirely clear how to estimate the total number of uncounted ballots. Most notably, several counties have not updated their official count since the middle of last week.Source: Election officials across California still face as many as 4 million uncounted ballots...
At the Philadelphia Convention, the creation of the Electoral College mechanism was a last minute solution to the knotty problem of how to select a president. Selection by Congress, as some proposed, was seen as likely to make the president too dependent on Congress.Source: Richard Briffault: The “faithless” elector...
