“Trump Supporters Have Been Primed For His Bogus Voter Fraud Claims For Years”
The great Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Donald Trump Urges His Supporters to Monitor Polling Sites for Voter Fraud”
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.”
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?”
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”
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
“Ecuador Cut Off Julian Assange’s Internet Because Of His Effect On The US Election”
BuzzFeed reports.
I expect the Russians will simply shift to DC Leaks, Guccifer II or some other means of getting out what they want to get out.
Ted Cruz Won’t Vouch for the Integrity of Texas’s Elections
The Latest (Possible) Dirty Trick? Telling People to Vote Online via Text
Hard to know if this is a real dirty trick, or just a dirty trick to make it look like there are dirty tricks going on.
Snopes:
The provenance of the meme was unclear. It was most likely intended… Continue reading
Pence, Citing Instances of Voter Fraud, Wants People Going to Polling Places “in a Respectful Way”
“RNC members agree with Trump: It’s rigged”; Reince Silent
“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