Category Archives: chicanery
“Indiana state police investigating possible voter fraud”
WISH:
Thousands of birth dates and names listed on Indiana voter registrations were changed, officials said Tuesday, prompting an investigation into possible voter fraud.
Hoosiers reported finding the incorrect information when checking to see if they were registered to vote,… Continue reading
“Controversial Republican Mike Roman to run Donald Trump’s ‘election protection'”
Must-read from Ben Jacobs of The Guardian:
Donald Trump’s “election protection” effort will be run by Mike Roman, a Republican operative best known for promoting a video of apparent voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers outside a polling place… Continue reading
“Donald Trump says the election is ‘rigged.’ Here’s what his supporters think that means.”
WaPo:
At a campaign rally here Monday evening, Dave Radtke, 66, said he expects Democrats will load people on buses in Chicago and bring them to Wisconsin to vote, where legal residents are allowed to register on Election Day. … Continue reading
“Election officials brace for fallout from Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ vote”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s escalating effort to undermine the presidential election as “rigged” has alarmed government officials administering the vote as well as Democratic and Republican leaders, who are anxiously preparing for the possibility of unrest or even violence on Election… Continue reading
“McConnell, denounce Trump’s ‘rigged election’ comments”
Josh Douglas for CNN.
“Trump poses an unprecedented threat to the peaceful transition of power”
WaPo editorial:
Now, for the first time in modern history, a major-party candidate rejects both sides of that equation. If he loses, Donald Trump says, it will be due to cheating that makes the result illegitimate. If he wins, he… Continue reading
“Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging”
NYT editorial:
Instead of disavowing this absurdity outright, Republican leaders sit by in spineless silence. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, are the two most powerful Republicans in the country and should… Continue reading
“Is Trump Urging His Gun-Toting Supporters To Break Voter Intimidation Laws?”
Tierney Sneed for TPM:
Donald Trump is engaging in an unprecedented campaign of voter fraud fear-mongering. Not only is he putting Americans’ trust in the bedrock of U.S. democracy at risk, but what he has urged his supporters to do… Continue reading
PBS News Hour Interview with Me and Al Cardenas on Trump Vote-Rigging Claims
Big Newby Scandal in KS – How Long Will He Remain at EAC?
AP:
When Brian Newby took the helm of a federal election agency, he left behind an unfolding scandal in Kansas in which he was having an affair with a woman he promoted in his previous job and used her to… Continue reading
“Election officials, Clinton team brace for fallout from Trump’s ‘rigged’ claims”
“Donald Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claims Raise Historical Alarms”
Zack Roth for NBC News.
“Trump says the election could be rigged. Here’s why it won’t be.”
I spoke with Alex Cohen of KPCC’s Take Two.