Articles in Category: Election 2018

Landmark Victories, Battles Ahead for Dems in CT, VT, MN, WI Primaries: ‘BradCast’ 8/15/2018

Guest: Wisconsin's own John Nichols; Also: Surprise concession in KS GOP Guv primary; CO's anti-gay cake baker is back in court...

Why GOP Sees Trump/Russia as Whitewater More Than Watergate: ‘BradCast’ 8/14/2018

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: KS GOP Gubernatorial primary counting fight update; MO Repubs elect another Nazi; Interior Sec. Zinke says environmentalists are 'terrorists'...

Federal Court Expedites Motion to Compel GA to Use Paper Ballots for 2018 Midterm Elections

Recognizing the 'gravity and importance' of right to an accurate count, court directs parties in lawsuit to focus on 'practical realities' of converting to hand-marked paper ballot system within 3 months...

UPDATE: Court schedules hearing for Sept. 17; rejects defense motions to dismiss...

The Insidious Real Story Behind Trump’s Bizarre Tweets on CA’s Wildfires: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2018

Guest: Michael Hiltzik of L.A. Times; Also: KS GOP gubernatorial primary fight worsens; Very good news for NC voters; Very bad news for Monsanto; And why Trump wants to 'Make Asbestos Great Again'...

Federal Judge Orders New Light on ‘Dark Money’: ‘BradCast’ 8/9/2018

Guest: Brendan Fischer of Campaign Legal Center; Also, new numbers in OH-12, KS GOP Guv primary, Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria death toll...

Election System Failures and Reported Results in KS, MO, MI, WA, OH-12: ‘BradCast’ 8/8/2018

Also: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY-Trump) indicted for insider trading...

Kobach, Kemp and Other GOP ‘Voter Fraud’ Frauds: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2018

Also: Why 118,000 voters were left off the pollbooks in Los Angeles; Buyers remorse as Trump trade war, immigration policies undercut his own voters...

Trump Targets Media After Shooter Opens Fire at Progressive Radio Outlet: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2018

Guest: Columnist, broadcaster, former insurance exec Richard 'R.J.' Eskow on the Koch Bros' misleading study on 'Medicare-for-All' cost...

Corrupt Ryan Zinke and His Interior Department’s ‘Monumental’ Screw-Up: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2018

Guest: Aaron Weiss of Center for Western Priorities; Also: TN primary results; Trump endorses guy not actually running; TX chemical company indicted after toxic Hurricane Harvey explosions...

‘The Government Is Not Going to Save Us. WE Are Going to Save Us.’: ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2018

Important U.S. House Special Election next Tuesday in Columbus, OH; Trump, GOP Congress lying about election security; Admin announces deadly scheme to rollback mileage, air quality standards; More...

Admin Scheme Would Bypass Congress for $100B More in Tax Cuts for Rich: ‘BradCast’ 8/1/2018

Guest: Tax policy expert Alexandra Thornton; Also: Great news for voters in MI! And, what exactly is Sen. Jeff Flake doing in Africa?...

The Fight for Paper Ballots in GA, Retention of 2016 Ballots Everywhere: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2018

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Trump, Giuliani 'obliterate' the 'collusion' goalposts as Manafort goes on trial...

Republicans Who Pretend to Hate Socialism (But Actually Love It!): ‘BradCast’ 7/26/2018

Also: E-pollbook and voter database failures during GA's Tuesday primary runoff another reminder to get ready for November's crucial midterms...

Some Dare Call It Treason. But They’re (Probably) Wrong: ‘BradCast’ 7/25/2018

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning; Also: Good news from the courts for voters in FL, IA; Bad news for GOP deficit hawks (if such a creature actually even exists)...

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Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks on GA 2018 Lt. Gov. election contest as state moves to unverifiable barcoded ballots; Also: FL 2020 GOP power-grab update; IA Repubs vote to NOT count absentee ballots...

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The Attempted 2018 Voter Suppression Begins: ‘BradCast’ 8/20/2018

And other news, both good and bad, around the country and world, 78 days out from the midterm elections...

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And Then They Came for Members of Congress…: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2025

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Appeals Court Blocks Last Route for Voters to Challenge Violations of the Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2025

Guest: Justin Levitt, former Dep. Asst. A.G. at DOJ; Also: Springsteen sounds alarm; Far-right loses in Romania; SCOTUS blocks Trump again...

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Birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions at SCOTUS; GOP tax and health care cuts in the House; Eliminating FEMA, dismantling NWS before hurricane season; Noem's surreal tattoo testimony; Souter's warning...

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