Tag: Donald Trump

  • How Trump could win the GOP nomination–again

    By Steven Hill, DemocracySOS, March 23, 2023

    Like in 2016, the pathway to the nomination is clear due to the “winner take all” rules in most GOP states; RCV would ensure a true majority of GOP primary voters prevail

    Donald Trump seems to be showing up more and more in the headlines these days.…

  • How we can tame the wild west of Big Tech media?

    By Steven Hill, Mercury News, Jan 27, 2021

    Why do so many people, including both former President Donald Trump and new President Joe Biden, keep talking about getting rid of an obscure law called Section 230?

    The short answer is that Section 230, part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, is the legal underpinning for one of the largest and most consequential experiments in American history.…

  • How to avoid another 2020 election meltdown

    By Steven Hill, Salon, Nov. 27, 2020

    The U.S.’s embarrassing problems with something as basic as voter registration should serve as a wake-up call

    Throughout the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the ghosts of 2000, hanging chads and Bush v. Gore were rapping loudly at the door. 

    For many members of the American public, voting has become a confusing ritual, even if one does not take the latest twist into account — a president who refused to accept that he lost the election.…

  • The Red Mirage

    By Steven Hill, The Globalist, October 13, 2020

    What happens if Trump declares victory on election night, and tries to dispute any “late” uncounted ballots — both in the courts and in the free-for-all of public opinion?

    So imagine this Nightmare Scenario: With so many more Biden supporters voting by mail in a close election, it is likely President Trump will be ahead on election night, based on partial returns in a number of battleground states (a scenario that has been called “a red mirage”).…