“Pants on Fire” for Trump’s Fraud Tweet
PolitiFact. No surprise again.
All posts by Dan Tokaji
“Congress Is Duty-Bound to Probe Trump’s Finances”
“Steve Bannon Once Suggested Only Property Owners Should Vote. What Would That Look Like?”
“McGahn, Trump’s Counsel Pick, Fought Regulation as FEC Member”
Bloomberg BNA ($): “President-elect Donald Trump, battling criticism about potential conflicts of interest even before he takes office, is set to be represented in the White House by a tough Washington lawyer whose fight against strict regulation of politics was… Continue reading
“How the Ugly 2016 Presidential Election Could Change the Way We Vote in Future Ones”
The Fix on ranked-choice voting, automatic registration, and other possible reforms.
“As Push for Recount Advances, Clinton Supporters Hope and Trump Vents”
NYT. Both to no avail, I would add.
“Why I Support An Election Audit, Even Though It’s Unlikely To Change The Outcome”
Silver at 538: “An audit very probably won’t detect a conspiracy, but it will reveal information about our voting systems… [O]ver the next four years, we’re all going to have to get used to an environment in which nuggets… Continue reading
Jesse Richman on Trump’s Fraud Claim
One of the co-authors of a widely cited paper on non-citizen voting writes:
Donald Trump recently suggested that his deficit in the popular vote to Clinton might be due entirely to illegal votes cast, for instance by non-citizens. Is… Continue reading
Stein Campaign’s Lawyer Tells Michigan Board to Expect Recount Petition
Mark Brewer has told the Board of State Canvassers that the recount petition will be filed on Wednesday according to the AP.
“Trump Spokesman Fails to Back up Trump Claim of Voter Fraud”
“Jill Stein Presidential Recount Effort Prompts Money Gusher”
AP: “…Stein’s recount drive had already netted $6.3 million by Monday, according to her campaign website. That’s close to the $7 million she posted as a goal and millions more than the roughly $3.5 million she raised during her… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Rejects Doing Recount by Hand; Stein to Sue”
“Texas Elector Who Criticized Trump Says He’s Resigning”
Politico on Art Sisneros.
Today’s Incident at Ohio State
Many of you by now have heard about the incident this morning on the Ohio State campus, involving an attacker who is now reportedly dead. At least eight people have reportedly been hospitalized. I’m fine — thanks to those… Continue reading