Category Archives: chicanery

WinRed Doubles Down on Deceptive Advertising to Get People Not to Opt Out from Recurring Donations

April 7, 2021, 9:24 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Just wow: The NRCC’s prechecked recurring donation box makes people disavow Dear Leader Trump to uncheck. https://t.co/TH8sURaZ9P https://t.co/xb4yglZIdW pic.twitter.com/irKFTcKlt5— Tim Miller (@Timodc) April 7, 2021 And more: This is the NRCC's homepage prechecked donation box right now.Unchecking… Continue reading

“Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot-Reuters/Ipsos poll”

April 6, 2021, 6:36 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists… Continue reading

“Her Ballot Didn’t Count. She Faces 5 Years in Prison for Casting It.”

April 4, 2021, 3:04 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: On Election Day 2016, Crystal Mason went to vote after her mother insisted that she make her voice heard in the presidential election. When her name didn’t appear on official voting rolls at her polling place in Tarrant… Continue reading

“How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations”

April 4, 2021, 3:00 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Shane Goldmacher NYT piece: Stacy Blatt was in hospice care last September listening to Rush Limbaugh’s dire warnings about how badly Donald J. Trump’s campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he could: $500.It was… Continue reading

“Republicans seek DOJ briefing on claims of ‘suspicious’ pre-Jan. 6 Capitol tours”

April 1, 2021, 12:17 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The GOP letter comes nearly three months after thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol and sent lawmakers fleeing for safety, delaying the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. More than 100 police… Continue reading

“Analysis of the Antrim County, Michigan November 2020 Election Incident”

April 1, 2021, 12:11 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

New report from Alex Halderman for the Michigan SOS. Detroit News: Michigan expert debunks infamous report on Antrim County election as ‘meaningless’

Brennan Center: Number of Suppressive Voting Bills Up to 361; 5 Laws Already Enacted

April 1, 2021, 7:10 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New roundup: In a backlash to 2020’s historic voter turnout, and under the pretense of responding to baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, state lawmakers have introduced a startling number of bills to curb the vote.… Continue reading

“Arizona Senate hires a ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to lead 2020 election audit”

March 31, 2021, 5:18 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AZ Mirror: The audit team that Senate President Karen Fann selected to examine the 2020 general election in Maricopa County will be led by a company owned by an advocate of the “Stop the Steal” movement who repeatedly alleged on… Continue reading

“House GOP memo: Embrace of Trump agenda is only option for comeback”

March 31, 2021, 6:48 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jonathan Swan for Axios: On a flight Tuesday from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind., two leaders in the House Republican conference discussed a memo that argues that their party’s future demands they “embrace our new coalition” because “President Trump’s gift… Continue reading

“Hyperbole aside, Georgia’s new rules go against global principles for election fairness”

March 30, 2021, 9:10 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Larry Garber and Kevin Johnson: Georgia, having just emerged from close presidential and Senate elections, is ground zero in the voting rights debate. Last week Gov. Brian Kemp signed an election law overhaul passed by his fellow Republicans in… Continue reading

“After Trump tried to intervene in the 2020 vote, state Republicans are moving to take more control of elections”

March 28, 2021, 4:15 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

New Amy Gardner for WaPo: State Republicans have taken steps this year that could give them more power to sway the certification of election results, efforts that voting advocates decried as a blatant attempt to circumvent the popular vote, as… Continue reading

“Republicans Aim to Seize More Power Over How Elections Are Run”

March 25, 2021, 7:59 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: In the turbulent aftermath of the 2020 presidential contest, election officials in Georgia, from the secretary of state’s office down to county boards, found themselves in a wholly unexpected position: They had to act as one of the… Continue reading

Must-Read: “Secret until now, records reveal clash over the Trump DOJ’s demand for NC voter data”

March 25, 2021, 7:49 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

News and Observer: Federal prosecutors have announced an end to a sweeping, four-year-long investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina, peeling back a veil of secrecy from a probe that pitted state and federal officials against each other over… Continue reading

“Republicans set to quiz tech CEOs on election misinformation tweeted #StopTheSteal themselves”

March 24, 2021, 5:11 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: House Democrats seeking to drill down on the spread of election fraud falsehoods on social media in advance of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot need to look no further than some of their Republican colleagues.A Washington Post analysis… Continue reading

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