Category Archives: chicanery

“Local TX GOP Recruits Poll Watchers With Claim Of ‘Voter Fraud’ In Dem Areas”

October 19, 2016, 1:21 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: The local Republican Party in Tarrant County, Texas – which includes Fort Worth and is state’s third most populous county – is being accused of egging on discriminatory voting practices with an email it sent calling for “poll watchers”… Continue reading

“Two Democratic operatives lose jobs after James O’Keefe sting”

October 19, 2016, 12:39 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Weigel at WaPo: Scott Foval and Robert Creamer, two little-known but influential Democratic political operatives, have left their jobs after video investigations by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas Action found them entertaining dark notions about how to win elections. Foval was… Continue reading

“Dem brags about bringing in carloads to disrupt rally”

October 19, 2016, 10:08 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Undercover videos released this week feature a Democratic activist bragging about disrupting a rally for Gov. Scott Walker last year, talking about bringing people into Wisconsin from out of state and decrying Midwesterners as racist. The videos, released… Continue reading

“Poll Workers Are Hoping For Calm But Preparing For The Worst”

October 19, 2016, 8:15 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

Trump’s Campaign Manager, Unlike Cowardly Mitch McConnell, Willing to Say No Widespread Voter Fraud on Election Day

October 19, 2016, 7:56 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See here.

“Trump Supporters Have Been Primed For His Bogus Voter Fraud Claims For Years”

October 18, 2016, 7:26 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The great Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.

“Donald Trump Urges His Supporters to Monitor Polling Sites for Voter Fraud”

October 18, 2016, 6:12 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Trip Gabriel for the NYT: is language has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering. But as Mr. Trump casts doubt… Continue reading

“Can you rig a U.S. presidential election? Experts say it’s basically impossible.”

October 18, 2016, 6:09 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz for WaPo: But stealing an election in this country isn’t easy. In fact, experts say it’s nearly impossible given how voting works. And documented instances of voter fraud are actually very rare. Wendy R. Weiser, director of the… Continue reading

“Who Will Watch Trump’s Vigilante Poll-Watchers?”

October 18, 2016, 5:22 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Brentin Mock: True the Vote and their affiliates are notorious for drawing harassment complaints for their unwelcome and unlicensed “policing” of black and Latino polling sites in Houston, Texas, and beyond. I personally watched and reported Republican Party-affiliated and True… Continue reading

Snopes on “Project Veritas’ Election 2016 ‘Rigging’ Videos”

October 18, 2016, 4:30 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The verdict: The videos are, as is typical of O’Keefe’s, work somewhat of a gish gallop, comprising a constellation of allegations and assertions that is virtually impossible to fact check without complete clips of the involved conversations. Nearly all… Continue reading