Rick Hasen
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Richard L. Hasen is an American legal scholar and law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an expert in legislation, election law and campaign finance.1
527 posts tracked · 26 stories in 30 days
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Democrats sweep Texas midterms, flipping state blue
Grouped with voices who said: This is a sweeping repudiation of MAGA
“‘Game Changer’: Democratic Attorneys General Just Took Texas Off the Board” (by Richard Pildes). From Politico: The Democratic Party’s historic midterm rout came with…View on Blog
Democrats win sweeping victories in 2026 midterm elections
Grouped with voices who said: Noting specific down-ballot and policy implications
Callais and the 2026 Midterms (by Travis Crum). In the aftermath of this week’s Democratic tidal wave, I want to focus on election law, as opposed to electoral politics.…View on Blog
Democrats sweep 2026 midterms, flipping governorships and Congress
Grouped with voices who said: Election integrity and redistricting shaped these outcomes
#ELB: “The blue wave swamped Trump’s redistricting wall”View on X
Democrats sweep midterms amid Trump backlash
Grouped with voices who said: The results confirm a massive anti-incumbent wave
“The blue wave swamped Trump’s redistricting wall”. Politico: President Donald Trump went all-in on an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting push to protect the GOP’s…View on Blog
Democrats win Congress; courts had blocked Trump election moves
Grouped with voices who said: Courts rightly blocked Trump's election interference
“In Election-Related Lawsuits, the Trump Administration Has Faced Skepticism”. NYT: Judges throughout the country have dealt the Trump administration a string of…View on Blog
5 of 26 stories from the last 30 days. The rest are in Perspectives.
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Elections & Campaigns 425 · Supreme Court & Legal 47 · Trump Administration 19 · Media & Press 8 · Congress & Legislation 6 · Free Speech & Censorship 4
Often makes the same point as
Marc Elias 8 · Kyle Cheney 7 · Robert Reich 4 · Joyce Vance 4 · Chris Geidner 4 · Barb McQuade 3
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), retrieved Nov 7, 2026
Public posts, grouped by what was said, not by who said it. Every quote links to the post. Updated Nov 8, 2026. How it works · Corrections: jack@newsreel.co