Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig claimed that 20 Republican members of the Electoral College are considering voting against Donald Trump, “a figure that would put anti-Trump activists more than halfway toward stalling Trump’s election,” Politico reports.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Trump said he would stay in the party, and refuse to run as an independent, as long as the Republicans treated him fairly. I’m beginning to have a sense of what he was talking about. If the party won’t allow me to run as a Democrat, that creates a lot of pressure to think about a different way of running that would allow me to make this case to the American people.”
— Lawrence Lessig, quoted by the Washington Post, suggesting he could run as an independent if not included in the Democratic debates.
Lessig Waits for Debate Invite
“The Democratic nominating contest is getting lonely for Lawrence Lessig. Mr. Lessig, the Harvard law professor who rails against unfairness in campaign finance, shifted his message to the unfairness in the debate selection process and the fact that he had not been invited to next week’s gathering in Las Vegas,” the New York Times reports.
Said Lessig: “I’m surprised by the lack of recognition from the Democratic Party. It’s unclear how if you’re not a politician or a billionaire you get to a place where you are able to participate.”
Lessig Mulls Presidential Bid
Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig is thinking of running for president, the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Lessig will announce that he will explore a protest bid for the Democratic nomination. If he can raise $1 million in small donations by Labor Day, Mr. Lessig said, he will run.”
Mayday PAC Cited for Disclosure Problems
The Mayday PAC, created by Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig to rid the campaign finance system of secret donors, “must respond to four harshly-written letters from the FEC warning of a serious lack of timely and accurate disclosure in its own filings,” the Washington Examiner reports.
“The errors made it impossible to tell who had donated to the PAC, and where it was spending its money, until after the primary elections.”
