[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/9/16

[Rick Hasen]

“There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That’s Good News for Trump.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83485>
Posted on June 9, 2016 8:26 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83485> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.<http://there%20are%20more%20white%20voters%20than%20people%20think.xn--%20thats%20good%20news%20for%20trump-pl8v./> from Nate Cohn of NYT’s The UpShot:

One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/donald-trump-on-the-issues.html?inline=nyt-per&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click> is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country.

As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put it<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mark-halperin-morning-joe-trump-california?version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click>, “There are not enough white voters in America for Donald Trump to win while getting routed among minorities.”

But a growing body of evidence suggests that there is still a path, albeit a narrow one, for Mr. Trump to win without gains among nonwhite voters.

New analysis by The Upshot shows that millions more white, older working-class voters went to the polls in 2012 than was found by exit polls on Election Day. This raises the prospect that Mr. Trump has a larger pool of potential voters than generally believed.

The wider path may help explain why Mr. Trump is competitive in early general election surveys against Hillary Clinton<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/hillary-clinton-on-the-issues.html?inline=nyt-per&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click>. And it calls into question the prevailing demographic explanation of recent elections, which held thatBarack Obama<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?inline=nyt-per&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click> did very poorly among whites and won only because young and minority voters turned out in record numbers. This story line led Republicans to conclude that they had maximized their support from white voters and needed to reach out to Hispanics to win in 2016.

Those previous conclusions emerged from exit polls released on election night. The new data from the census, voter registration files, polls and the finalized results tells a subtly different story with potential consequences for the 2016 election.

The data implies that Mr. Obama was not as weak among white voters as typically believed. He fared better than his predecessors among white voters outside the South. Demographic shifts weren’t so important: He would have been re-elected even with an electorate as old and white as it was in 2004. Latino voters did not put Mr. Obama over the top, as many argued in the days after Mr. Obama’s re-election. He would have won even if he had done as poorly among Latino voters as John Kerry.

This is all good news for Mr. Trump. There’s more room for him to make gains among white working-class voters than many assumed — enough to win without making gains among nonwhite or college-educated white voters.

But Mr. Trump’s narrow path could close if he loses ground among well-educated voters and alienates even more nonwhite voters than Mitt Romney<http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/r/mitt_romney/background/index.html?inline=nyt-per&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click> did four years ago. His ratings among these groups remain poor, and he continues to draw fresh criticism, most recently for saying the judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University is biased because of his Mexican heritage.
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, voting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>

“Investigation Or Intimidation? Controversy In Siskiyou County, CA”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83482>
Posted on June 9, 2016 8:17 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83482> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Doug Chapin:<http://editions.lib.umn.edu/electionacademy/2016/06/09/investigation-or-intimidation-controversy-in-siskiyou-county-ca/>

Tuesday was a big day in California as Golden State voters went to the polls – but there was extra excitement (not the good kind) in Siskiyou County on the Oregon border, where the county sheriff engaged in a series of pre-Election Day actions that he said were intended to prevent voter fraud but were widely criticized as voter intimidation. The Redding Record Searchlight had the story on Election Day<http://www.redding.com/news/local/Siskiyou-sheriff-accused-of-intimidating-voters-382134091.html>:

The state Attorney General’s Office representatives are in Siskiyou County today after reports Sheriff Jon Lopey has been intimidating residents of Hmong descent to keep them from voting in today’s election.

Representatives of the Secretary of State’s Office also went to the county to monitor voting there, said Rachele Huennekens, a spokeswoman for Attorney General’s Office.

“The California Attorney General’s office is assisting the Secretary of State’s office to monitor polling places in Siskiyou County, and ensure that all voters are able to cast their ballot free from intimidation, interference, or threats of violence,” Huennekens said.

“We are specifically monitoring reports of alleged voter intimidation among vulnerable minority populations, such as the Hmong community. Anyone who witnesses or is subject to voter intimidation should report it to the Secretary of State’s office,” she said…..

The full story has yet to emerge, but this kind of law enforcement activity – especially the kind of visits and checkpoints with armed(?!) officers seen here – is highly unusual and deeply troubling. It will be interesting to see if and how state and even federal officials react; voter intimidation in a federal election like Tuesday’s primary can trigger civil or criminal enforcement of federal civil rights laws. Fortunately, this kind of activity is increasingly rare – but I have no doubt it was a scary few days for voters (especially Hmong voters) in Siskiyou.

Obviously, there’s more of the story to come … stay tuned.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“Ominous Uncertainty at the FEC, The Sequel”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83480>
Posted on June 9, 2016 6:55 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83480> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bauer blogs.<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2016/06/ominous-uncertainty-fec-sequel/>
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal election commission<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

“Senate Democrats to Release a Policy Agenda”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83478>
Posted on June 9, 2016 6:52 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83478> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/us/senate-democrats-we-the-people.html?_r=0>:

One measure would require organizations spending money in elections, including “super PACs<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/campaign_finance/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click>,” to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. Another would require all candidates for federal office to report campaign contributions over $1,000 to the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours. The Democrats would also seek a permanent ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, a major change from the current two-year prohibition.

Democrats plan to take their message on the road this summer, highlighting Republican opposition and generally painting the conservative party as being in bed with special interests.

“Billions of dollars in dark money are swamping our elections, empowering the special interests, undermining our democracy, and dragging Congress to a halt,” Mr. Schumer said in an email. “Getting the undisclosed money out of politics and reforming our lobbying rules will create a healthier democracy and a Congress that can actually get things done for the American people.”
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“Money in Politics is an Urgent Civil Rights Issue: New Report, Multimedia Project, and Event”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83476>
Posted on June 9, 2016 6:49 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83476> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brennan Center:

The increasingly dominant role of mega-donors in funding American elections has reached a tipping point, further marginalizing those who are not independently wealthy or do not have access to wealthy donors — particularly women, communities of color, and underserved communities, according to a new project<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97182&qid=9331193>from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. But public financing programs can help create a more equal and participatory democracy that gives these citizens a voice.

The multi-pronged project will be launched at an event today<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97185&qid=9331193> co-hosted with Demos and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, in Washington, D.C.

Breaking Down Barriers: The Faces of Public Financing<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97183&qid=9331193> is a multimedia publication highlighting a diverse set of elected officials from across the country, including New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, Los Angeles Councilmember David Ryu, and North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Donna S. Stroud, who explain how public financing systems are the most effective policy solution to help elevate diverse voices in our political process. This project includes:
·         A written report<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97183&qid=9331193>, featuring interviews with more than 20 state and city elected officials from all branches of government in 11 states and 6 cities on the ways in which public financing systems:
·
·         Lower Barriers to Entry that prevent candidates without access to large sums of money from running;
·         Change the Way Politicians Campaign by encouraging them to focus outreach and fundraising efforts on average constituents rather than on large donors;
·         Increase Citizens’ Engagement in the political process by ensuring they have a meaningful voice; and
·         Enhance Constituent Representation by giving elected officials the tools to govern without having to devote inordinate amounts of time to high-dollar fundraising.
·
·         A short video<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97244&qid=9331193> featuring six elected officials who champion public financing as the best solution to address the outsize influence of money in politics, and explain how such systems boosted their own successful campaigns, while making them more responsive to average citizens once in office.

Together with Demos, the Center will also release a policy paper, A Civil Rights Perspective on Money in Politics<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97184&qid=9331193>, which quantifies and analyzes how money in politics exacerbates existing inequalities.

“The wealth gap between white communities and communities of color has grown to its largest size in 25 years, meaning that those who can make large donations to election campaigns are increasingly unrepresentative of the general population,” notes the paper. “These disproportionately white and male donors not only look different than most Americans — they also have different policy preferences. The candidates who succeed in this environment are often more representative of this homogenous donor pool (by demographics and policy outlook) than of their more diverse constituencies.”

Watch the Breaking down Barriers: The Faces of Public Financing video<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97244&qid=9331193>, and read the report<http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=97183&qid=9331193>.

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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

“Donald Trump’s got (political) money problems”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83474>
Posted on June 8, 2016 8:50 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83474> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/08/donald-trumps-got-political-money-problems/>:

Trump doesn’t yet seem to get how the primary differs from the November contest that’s just started. He adapted to some degree in order to win the nomination. It’s unlikely, though, that the low-cost style of campaigning he used in the primaries will be sufficient to win the general.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“Cuomo Seeks Fixes to ‘Rampant’ Problems in New York’s Campaign Contribution System”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83472>
Posted on June 8, 2016 8:46 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83472> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/nyregion/cuomo-to-push-for-tighter-restrictions-on-campaign-contributions.html>:

With little movement on state ethics laws, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/andrew_m_cuomo/index.html?inline=nyt-per&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26contentCollection%26region%3DTopBar%26WT.nav%3DsearchWidget%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26pgtype%3Dsectionfront&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click> announced a late push in the legislative session on Wednesday to tighten restrictions on election laws governing money given to candidates through so-called independent expenditure committees.

In particular, the governor will suggest clarifying criteria — via a legal opinion and legislation to be introduced — for determining if a candidate is improperly coordinating with a committee, including whether the candidate and committee have overlapping donor bases, past staff members in common or the same consultants.

Shared office space or information would also be considered evidence of improper coordination under the governor’s plan, outlined in a speech given on Wednesday at Fordham Law School, as would similarities in campaign material produced by a candidate and a committee.

The plan — laid out in an opinion from his counsel, Alphonso David — would also set up a so-called safe harbor provision for independent committees to list their donors and other information so as to avoid the appearance of conflict between the committees and candidates. If made into law, such violations would be felonies, according to the governor’s office.

CCP’<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2016/06/08/cuomos-campaign-coordination-plan-attacks-first-amendment-rights/>s David Keating:

Governor Cuomo’s definition of what qualifies as coordination is as preposterous as it is dangerous to free speech. Cuomo wants to throw you in jail if you simply donate to a candidate’s campaign and also an independent group that supports the same candidate. If you give to a candidate and an independent group, the police could come to your home to investigate you for a felony. That’s essentially what Governor Cuomo is proposing.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“O.C. judge who was censured for having sex in chambers wins reelection bid”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83470>
Posted on June 8, 2016 8:40 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83470> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

With student interns<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-judge-scott-steiner-reelection-win-20160608-snap-story.html>, no less. Sigh.

He was censured in 2014 for having sex with his intern and a practicing attorney<http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-judges-sex-censure-20140903-story.html>, according to the Commission on Judicial Performance, an oversight board that investigates judicial misconduct. He was also reprimanded for failing to disqualify himself from a case involving a longtime friend.

“Engaging in sexual intercourse in the courthouse is the height of irresponsible and improper behavior by a judge,” the commission wrote in its decision to censure.

Both women were students of Steiner’s when he was an adjunct professor at Chapman University’s law school.
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, judicial elections<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>

“NC Supreme Court race likely to be a partisan battle”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83468>
Posted on June 8, 2016 8:01 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83468> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News & Observer:<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article82383372.html>

In a judicial race that is supposed to be nonpartisan, politics played a major role in when and why voters went to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of candidates seeking a seat on the state’s highest court.

Four candidates for one open seat on the N.C. Supreme Court had to face off in a winnowing primary vote that only occurred because of a court ruling that eliminated a legislative attempt last year to switch to so-called “retention” elections.

Turnout was light, less than 10 percent, in a statewide race that has the potential to swing the political and philosophical tilt on a court that has grappled in recent years with a host of legal issues that divide along partisan lines.

Incumbent Justice Robert “Bob” Edmunds, a Republican who has been on the Supreme Court since 2001, will face a challenge in November from Mike Morgan, a Democrat from Wake County who touts his 22 years of experience as a Superior Court judge, district judge and administrative law judge….

North Carolina’s highest court is currently split between four Republicans and three Democrats.
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Posted in judicial elections<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>

CA Gov. Brown to Allow Citizens United Advisory Measure to Go on Ballot without His Signature<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83466>
Posted on June 8, 2016 5:00 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83466> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here’<https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19447>s the announcement.

See my earlier LA Times oped<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0106-hasen-constitutional-convention-campaign-finance-20160106-story.html> on why I might vote for this misguided ballot measure if it is on the ballot.
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“Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83457>
Posted on June 8, 2016 4:26 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83457> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/topTenResults.cfm?groupingId=991929&netorjrnl=jrnl>:
RECENT TOP PAPERS for all papers first announced in the last 60 days [http://papers.ssrn.com/Images/rss_small.png]  <http://papers.ssrn.com/publicRss/rssManagerInc.cfm?journalId=991929>
9 Apr 2016 through 8 Jun 2016
Rank

Downloads

Paper Title

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158

Options for Continued Reform of Money in Politics:<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2775452>

Citizens United Is Not the End<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2775452>
Nicole A Gordon<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2547720>
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Date posted to database: 5 May 2016
Last Revised: 8 Jun 2016

2

151

Can Gerrymanders Be Measured?<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2783144>

An Examination of Wisconsin’s State Assembly<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2783144>
Jonathan S. Krasno<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=905722>, Daniel Magleby<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1512344>, Michael D. McDonald<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=365417>,

Shawn Donahue<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2553954> and Robin E Best<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1321541>
Binghamton University, Binghamton University, Binghamton University,

SUNY, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton University,

Students and Binghamton University
Date posted to database: 28 May 2016
Last Revised: 28 May 2016

3

92

Voting, Spending, and the Right to Participate<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2766717>
Robert Yablon<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2277973>
University of Wisconsin Law School
Date posted to database: 21 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 21 Apr 2016

4

91

Fascism-Lite in America (or the Social Ideal of Donald Trump)<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2773217>
Ewan McGaughey<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1235704>
King’s College London – School of Law
Date posted to database: 3 May 2016
Last Revised: 2 Jun 2016

5

89

After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2763713>
Richard L. Hasen<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=337>
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Date posted to database: 13 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 13 Apr 2016

6

75

Contemporary Voting Rights Controversies<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2780693>

Through the Lens of Disability<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2780693>
Rabia Belt<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1282220>
Stanford Law School
Date posted to database: 17 May 2016
Last Revised: 26 May 2016

7

53

Judging Congressional Elections<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770643>
Lisa Marshall Manheim<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1690014>
University of Washington – School of Law
Date posted to database: 28 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 3 May 2016

8

52

People ≠ Legislature<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770182>
Saikrishna Prakash<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=158595> and John Yoo<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=180248>
University of Virginia School of Law and University of California at Berkeley School of Law
Date posted to database: 27 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 24 May 2016

9

44

Residency and Democracy<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2762015>
Eugene D. Mazo<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=568726>
Rutgers Law School
Date posted to database: 11 Apr 2016
Last Revised: 11 Apr 2016

10

72

Shareholder Proposal Settlements<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2780592>

and the Private Ordering of Public Elections<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2780592>
Sarah C. Haan<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1875131>
University of Idaho College of Law
Date posted to database: 16 May 2016
Last Revised: 16 May 2016



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“Trump Says ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83455>
Posted on June 8, 2016 12:21 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83455> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-08/trump-says-no-reason-to-raise-1-billion-for-campaign>:

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump distanced himself from his own fundraising estimate of $1 billion, refusing to commit to collecting even half that amount, and saying his campaign didn’t need much money to win the White House.

Trump, who has held just two major fundraising events since agreeing three weeks ago to help the party raise cash, said he would rely instead more on his own star power as a former reality-TV personality to earn free media, and has no specific goals for how much money his campaign needs.

“There’s no reason to raise that,” Trump said about raising $1 billion. “I just don’t think I need nearly as much money as other people need because I get so much publicity. I get so many invitations to be on television. I get so many interviews, if I want them.”
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“Are American Samoans American?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83453>
Posted on June 8, 2016 7:38 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83453> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Christina Duffy Ponsa has written this NYT oped.<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/08/opinion/are-american-samoans-american.html?ref=opinion&_r=1>
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