Donald Trump’s repeated accusations that the 2016 presidential election is “rigged” have already changed the course of this election. Not because they’re valid charges—there’s no evidence to support Trump’s claims, and no serious expert believes that the current election is rigged.Source: Worried About a Rigged Election? Here’s One Way to Handle It...
WASHINGTON ― Priorities USA Action, the main super PAC supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has raised and spent more money than any super PAC since the committees were sanctioned in 2010.Source: Hillary Clinton's Super PAC Has Raised More Money Than Any Super PAC Ever...
Chris Land and David Schultz have written this article for the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy. You can find an extended abstract of the article below the fold.Source: “On the Unenforceability of the Electoral Count Act”...
When Sen. John McCain said last week that he would work to block any Supreme Court nominee a president Hillary Clinton would name, it raised some eyebrows.Source: The Senate Should Refuse To Confirm All Of Clinton’s Judicial Nominees...
LOVELAND, Colo. — Speaking to reporters after a campaign rally for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate here, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.Source: Cruz says there’s precedent for keeping ninth Supreme Court seat empty...
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, the only third-party candidate whose name appears on the ballot in all 50 states, knows his chances of winning the White House are virtually nonexistent.Source: Winning without the White House? Why Gary Johnson is aiming for 5 percent (+video)...
The final weeks in the battle for control of the Senate are shaping up as a sharp strategical contrast in which one group of party operatives could look like geniuses — or fools.Source: Republicans place heavy bet on super PAC cash to hold Senate majority...
As we enter the final stretch of the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump’s struggles have led to speculation about serious consequences for House and Senate Republicans. Some are even suggesting that control of the House is up for grabs.Source: How incumbency, not gerrymandering, may protect the Republican House majority...
WHEN Donald Trump recently asked his supporters in Ohio to keep an eye out for voter fraud on election day, his plea came with a knowing suggestion: “When [I] say ‘watch,’ you know what I’m talking about, right?” Mr Trump’s worry that the election will be “rigged” has inspiredSource: Do Trump’s calls for poll watchers constitute incitement?...
