Category Archives: chicanery

“‘Does Anybody Have a Plan?’ Senate Report Details Jan. 6 Security Failures.”

June 8, 2021, 7:01 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Top federal intelligence agencies failed to adequately warn law enforcement officials before the Jan. 6 riot that pro-Trump extremists were threatening violence, including plans to “storm the Capitol,” infiltrate its tunnel system and “bring guns,” according to a new… Continue reading

Biden Press Secretary Gets Question About Federal Legislation to Counter Election Subversion; Punts on Whether Biden Supports Changes to the Electoral Count Act

June 7, 2021, 3:40 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Watch here: Today's question to @PressSec: How much of a concern is [GOP state legislatures handing themselves the power to ignore Democratic wins in future elections] and what is he going to do to highlight this problem and find… Continue reading

“In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy”

June 7, 2021, 7:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Now in its seventh week, the review of 2.1 million votes in Arizona’s most populous county has ballooned not just into a national political spectacle, but also a political wind sock for the Republican Party — an early test… Continue reading

Bauer and Ginsberg: “State Election Officials Are Under Attack. We Will Defend Them.”

June 4, 2021, 7:53 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT oped by Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg: Tucked into many of the election laws Republicans are pushing or enacting in states around the country are pernicious provisions threatening punishment of elections officials and workers for just doing their jobs.Laws… Continue reading

“Pence says he and Trump may never ‘see eye to eye’ on Jan. 6 insurrection”

June 4, 2021, 7:43 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: In his second public address since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday put a little space between himself and his ex-boss, saying he and former President Donald Trump might never “see eye to eye” on the… Continue reading

“Push polls increase false memories for fake news stories”

June 3, 2021, 9:09 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

New article in the journal Memory by Gillian Murphy, Laura Lynch, Elizabeth Loftus & Rebecca Egan. Abstract: Push polls are an insidious means of disseminating information under the guise of a legitimate information-gathering poll (e.g., “Would you… Continue reading

“Experts Call It A ‘Clown Show’ But Arizona ‘Audit’ Is A Disinformation Blueprint”

June 3, 2021, 8:39 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: To Matt Masterson, the review of 2020 ballots from Maricopa County, Ariz., that’s underway is “performance art” or “a clown show,” and definitely “a waste of taxpayer money.”But it’s not an audit.“It’s an audit in name… Continue reading

“Trump has grown increasingly consumed with ballot audits as he pushes falsehood that election was stolen”

June 2, 2021, 5:30 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump remains relentlessly focused on the false claim that the November election was stolen from him and is increasingly consumed with the notion that ballot reviews pushed by his supporters around the country could prove that… Continue reading

“Dems’ dark-money bid aimed to paint Josh Hawley as an anti-gun lefty”

June 2, 2021, 2:34 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Axios: A dark-money group aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer helped pay for deceptive ads aimed at depressing Republican general election turnout in 2018, newly released records show.Why it matters: These contests were decided more than two years ago,… Continue reading

“Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadline”

May 31, 2021, 12:49 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Alexa Ura for the Texas Tribune: The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature.… Continue reading

“Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges”

May 26, 2021, 8:53 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Manhattan’s district attorney has convened the grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, other executives at his company or the business itself, should prosecutors present the panel with criminal charges, according to… Continue reading

“Did a ‘Smooth and Secure’ 2020 Election Cost the Texas Secretary of State Her Job?”

May 24, 2021, 7:19 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs announced her resignation Friday after Republicans in the Senate declined to confirm her appointment by Gov. Greg Abbott.While Republicans have not publicly expressed any lack of faith in Hughs, Democrats point… Continue reading

Must-Read: “They tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now they want to run the next one.”

May 24, 2021, 6:57 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden’s election win are launching campaigns to become their states’ top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents who are warning about pro-Trump, “ends justify… Continue reading

Must-Read, Absolutely Bonkers Report from Jeremy Stahl of Slate on the Odd and Worrying Procedures Being Used in the Fake Arizona “Audit”

May 23, 2021, 4:40 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Read it and weep.

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