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The Democrat capturing Christian voters in the Trump era
October 26, 2026
When Talarico and Hamilton use religious language, “it really stands out, even though it’s really more of a return to what we’ve seen in the past,” Dave Campbell, a religion and politics scholar at the University of Notre Dame, said. “The trick with religious language is that people from within a religious community, they pick up on the subtleties. Do they really speak the way I do? Do they really understand the world the way I do? And if you don’t really understand those nuances, your rhetoric can come off as not only inauthentic, but even offensive.”
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Dan Sullivan vs Dan Sullivan: Why is Trump’s DOJ suing in Alaska?
October 26, 2026
Derek Muller, an election law professor at the University of Notre Dame, questioned how officials would determine which candidate a voter intended to support. “The best evidence that voters preferred one Sullivan over another is how they marked their ballots,” he wrote on the Election Law blog. Muller also questioned the legal basis of the lawsuit. The Justice Department cited the “findings and purposes” section of the National Voter Registration Act, which lists protecting “the integrity of the electoral process” among the law’s purposes. But Muller argued that the department was treating that statement as a legal obligation, even though the law says nothing about which candidates may appear on a ballot. He described the argument as “so absurdly thin” that there was “essentially no likelihood of success”. He also questioned why the department had waited until days before the election to intervene when the dispute over the two candidates had been known for months.
CNN
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses
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October 26, 2026
Derek Muller, law professor, University of Notre Dame
Time
Trump Thinks Alaskans Could Vote for the Wrong Sullivan. What Can the DOJ Do?
October 26, 2026
Derek Muller, a professor of election law at the University of Notre Dame, wrote in a blog post after the filing that the proposed investigation is “essentially impossible.” But succeeding is not the point, he continues. “The legal claim is so absurdly thin, there’s essentially no likelihood of success,” he wrote, adding that the real purpose of litigation is to signal to the press and public that the Trump Administration is “ready” if the result goes against the GOP’s interests in Alaska.
CNN
Why Trump’s dubious election lawsuits in Alaska and California should raise eyebrows
October 26, 2026
But Notre Dame Law School Professor Derek Muller wrote on the Election Law Blog on Friday that the law doesn’t actually place any such “duties” on a state.
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