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?...
On a drizzly Monday morning in mid-September, about 200 staffers from the Koch brothers’ conservative advocacy network were summoned to the fifth floor auditorium of the Charles Koch Institute’s Arlington, Virginia, headquarters, and presSource: Behind the retreat of the Koch brothers' operation...
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On October 26, three voters in New York filed a federal lawsuit against the New York law that makes it illegal for anyone to photograph one’s voted ballot and show the picture to anyone else. Silberberg v Board of Elections, s.d. See this story, which reveals that 15 states have laws like this.Source: Federal Lawsuit Filed Against New York Law...
Donald Trump pointed to Texas on Thursday as example of the presidential election allegedly being rigged against him. “A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas,” he tweeted Thursday morning, citing no actual sources or reports. “People are not happy. BIG lines.Source: Trump claims evidence of voting fraud in Texas...
The Democratic National Committee sued the Republican National Committee in a New Jersey federal court Wednesday, claiming that the RNC has supported and enabled Donald Trump in his claims the election is “rigged,” which, the suit says, is designed to illegally “intimidate and discourageSource: DNC Sues RNC Claiming Trump’s “Ballot Security” Effort Is Illegal Voter Intimidation...
In the fight over the constitutionality of bans on ballot selfies, I’m having a definite sense of deja vu. Back in 2008, I noted that Ben and Jerry’s, in an act of civic virtue, promised free Ice Cream on election day to everyone who showed an “I Voted” sticker.Source: Ballot Selfies, Ice Cream, Civic Virtue, and Election Integrity...
Back in August, I blogged about how Donald Trump could be violating a longstanding consent decree against the RNC engaging in “ballot security” measures which have been found to intimidate minority voters.Source: Breaking: DNC Asks for RNC to Be Held in Contempt, Voter Intimidation Consent Decree Extended 8 More Years...
