[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/7/19

Wed Aug 7 08:03:14 PDT 2019

“Joaquin Castro doubles down amid backlash over tweeting names of Trump donors”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106805>
Posted on August 7, 2019 7:59 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106805> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico<https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/06/joaquin-castro-trump-donors-1450672>:

Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from Texas and chairman of the presidential campaign of his twin brother, Julián, fired back on Tuesday after being castigated on social media for tweeting the names and occupations of his constituents who’d maxed out their donations to President Donald Trump.

His tweet contained a graphic titled “Who’s funding Trump?” and listed the names of 44 people who purportedly contributed the maximum amount allowed by campaign finance laws. Their occupations, which, like donor names, are public record, were also listed. Close to a dozen of the donors shown are retirees.

“Sad to see so many San Antonians as 2019 maximum donors to Donald Trump,” Castro wrote, naming local businesses whose owners were on the list. “Their contributions are fueling a campaign of hate that labels Hispanic immigrants as ‘invaders.’”…

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, whom Castro had once been rumored to challenge for his seat, called the tweet “grossly inappropriate” and assailed what he called a dangerous “win-at-all-costs mentality.” The move is “not what Texans have a right to expect from their members of Congress,” he wrote.
Castro responded with a flurry of defensive tweets to Murtaugh and journalists who had criticized him.
The graphic didn’t contain “private or personal info — no addresses or phone #, etc,” he wrote. “It’s publicly reported info printed in newspapers routinely from the @nyt to the @dcexaminer. You know that.”
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Posted in campaign finance<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

“Tiffany Cabán Concedes Queens D.A. Race, Dashing Progressives’ Hopes”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106803>
Posted on August 7, 2019 7:49 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106803> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/nyregion/tiffany-caban-queens-da-concedes.html>:

The pitched six-week battle for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney finally ended on Tuesday, when Tiffany Cabán, whose bid galvanized progressive activists nationwide and exposed deep rifts within the left, conceded to Melinda Katz, the favorite of the state party’s establishment….

That reversal spawned immediate recriminations from Ms. Cabán’s supporters. Prominent progressive activists and some elected officials used Twitter to accuse the county party of leveraging voter suppression and even voter fraud to help Ms. Katz, though there was no evidence of illegal behavior. Ms. Katz’s supporters, in turn, called Ms. Cabán’s backers liars, interlopers and extremists.

The slim vote margin triggered an automatic manual recount by the New York City Board of Elections, the first boroughwide recount in recent history. For two weeks, elections officials pored over every single ballot at an office in a strip mall in Queens. By the end, Ms. Katz had widened her lead to 60 votes<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/nyregion/melinda-katz-caban-queens-da.html?module=inline>.

But still Ms. Cabán refused to concede, her campaign filing a lawsuit to challenge dozens of ballots that the Board of Elections had invalidated for technical reasons. She said the suit would ensure that every valid vote was counted.

On Tuesday, it became clear that her pathway to victory via the courts had all but vanished, too. A judge, John G. Ingram, refused to reinstate most of the contested ballots, effectively ending any hope that Ms. Cabán could erase Ms. Katz’s lead.
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Posted in recounts<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>

“Legal scholars say life lobbying ban might not be constitutional”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106800>
Posted on August 6, 2019 12:50 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106800> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico reports<https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2019/08/06/legal-scholars-say-life-lobbying-ban-might-not-be-constitutional-708002>.
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Posted in lobbying<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

“Trump sues over California law forcing candidates to turn over tax returns”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106798>
Posted on August 6, 2019 10:58 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106798> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CNN reports.<https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/politics/california-trump-primary-taxes/>
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Posted in ballot access<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>

“NEW: 9th Circuit Rejects Gov. Ducey Argument, Expedites Appeal Re: Special Election For McCain Senate Seat”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106796>
Posted on August 6, 2019 10:57 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106796> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Arizona’s Law reports.<https://arizonaslaw.blogspot.com/2019/08/new-9th-circuit-rejects-gov-ducey.html>
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Today’s Must-Read: “How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106794>
Posted on August 6, 2019 8:35 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106794> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Quite a story<https://news.yahoo.com/how-a-criminal-investigation-in-georgia-set-a-dark-tone-for-african-american-voters-090000532.html> from Yahoo News.
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Posted in absentee ballots<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>, chicanery<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

“How the Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106792>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:59 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106792> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/politics/trump-campaign-facebook-ads-invasion.html>:

President Trump’s re-election campaign has harnessed Facebook advertising to push the idea of an “invasion” at the southern border, amplifying the fear-inducing language about immigrants that he has also voiced at campaign rallies and on Twitter.

Since January, Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign has posted more than 2,000 ads on Facebook that include the word “invasion” — part of a barrage of advertising focused on immigration, a dominant theme of his re-election messaging. A review of Mr. Trump’s tweets also found repeated references to an “invasion,” while his 2016 campaign advertising heavily featured dark warnings about immigrants breaching America’s borders.

Mr. Trump’s language on immigration — particularly his use of the word “invasion” — is under scrutiny<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/politics/trump-mass-shootings.html?module=inline> after the mass shooting in El Paso on Saturday. The suspect in that shooting, which left 22 people dead, appeared to be the author of a manifesto<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/patrick-crusius-el-paso-shooter-manifesto.html?module=inline> declaring that “this attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.”
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Posted in social media and social protests<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58>

“Corey Lewandowski Says New Voting Restrictions Will Help Trump Win New Hampshire”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106790>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:54 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106790> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

HuffPost reports.<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corey-lewandowski-new-hampshire-voting-law_n_5d4849d2e4b0acb57fd06a4e>
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>

“Trump Administration Rejects Idea That GOP Operative Shaped Census Citizenship Question”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106788>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:52 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106788> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Law.com reports<https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/08/03/trump-administration-rejects-idea-that-gop-operative-shaped-census-citizenship-question/?kw=Trump%20Administration%20Rejects%20Idea%20That%20GOP%20Operative%20Shaped%20Census%20Citizenship%20Question&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=dailyheadlines&utm_content=20190806&utm_term=nlj>.
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Posted in census litigation<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=125>

“Misinformation haunts 2020 primaries”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106786>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:51 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106786> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Axios reports.<https://www.axios.com/misinformation-haunts-2020-primaries-76bbcbac-1cd1-4c45-bab8-a7d50cb23328.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top>
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Posted in campaigns<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, social media and social protests<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58>

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