by jpitney | Mar 26, 2023 | Asian American, Crime, Elections
Asian Americans to Democrats: “we want safe streets, good schools and less progressive ideology.” That’s the message and 2024 warning from San Francisco. Footnote about our unfortunate experience at the end. @OutFrontCNN story features @JoelEngardio....
by jpitney | Mar 10, 2023 | California Politics, Civility, Congress, Elections
Judy Kurtz at Yahoo: Ben Savage wouldn’t just add some star power to Congress, the “Boy Meets World” actor says — his House bid aims to get rid of the “negativity” in Washington. “It’s about doing good and it’s about doing the right thing,” Savage, who announced his...
by jpitney | Dec 12, 2022 | Elections, Tim Scott
Marianne Levine at Politico: Joni Ernst is “very excited” about a potential Tim Scott presidential run. John Cornyn would “advise him to go for it.” And John Barrasso said it “doesn’t get any better than Tim Scott.” Even Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spent much of Donald...
by jpitney | Nov 23, 2022 | Elections, Electoral College, Vice President
At AEI, Joseph Bessette and Gary Schmitt find no support for the view that the Vice President has unilateral constitutional authority to resolve electoral vote disputes. Our analysis proceeds in four stages. First, we show that the framers viewed the Vice Presidency...
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Cat Zakrzewski at WP: Election officials who’ve been targeted online and law enforcement officials are bracing for another wave of threats on Election Day and its aftermath, when new claims of election fraud are expected to lead to more violent rhetoric online. The...
by jpitney | Nov 5, 2022 | Elections, Insurrection, Violence
Odette Yousef & Miles Parks at NPR: As Election Day nears, the recent attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home is increasing concerns over political violence around the midterms. Those concerns were further...
