Latest Fear on Far Right: Soros Funding Effort to Allow U.S. Citizens Overseas to Vote
So much fear of eligible people voting.
If you think that’s paranoid check out the #SorosBLM hashtag on Twitter.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Editorial: The ethical collapse of Justices Michael Gableman and David Prosser”
Cap Times:
Four years after Walker’s email declared that Johnson and the Wisconsin Club for Growth were vital to electing Prosser and Gableman, these two justices cast decisive votes in a state Supreme Court decision that shut down an investigation… Continue reading
“Ex-Cuomo Aides Charged in Federal Corruption Inquiry”
Huge NY news:
Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a devastating blow to the governor’s innermost circle and a… Continue reading
“Texas lawmakers take up issue of voter fraud”
Interesting turn of tables at CBS Austin, with Democrat raising voter fraud concerns:
“Voting by mail is extremely important,” said Bill Maxey with the Texas Democratic Party.
Mail in ballots are meant to help senior citizens, people with disabilities and… Continue reading
“Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and $25K: Was it pay to play?”
Politifact Florida:
With some of the facts of the case unknown, Clinton’s ad makes claims that cannot be proven. For that reason, we decided to not put this statement on our Truth-O-Meter. Still, with all the news stories re-circulating about… Continue reading
One of the WI #JohnDoe Movants Was Directly Emailing WI Chief Justice About the Case
Yesterday, in an odd order, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a previously sealed document from the Special Prosecutor in the John Doe case to be unsealed. Three Justices voted to unseal; three recused themselves; and Justice Abrahamson refused… Continue reading
WI Voters Differ on Views of Voter Fraud v. Voter Suppression, But More See More Suppression than Fraud Prevention from Voter ID
Given Wisconsin Republicans’ fanning the voter fraud flames, I would have expected even more lopsided numbers in this new Marquette poll of Wisconsin voters:
Respondents were asked how many illegally cast votes by people not legally eligible they expected in… Continue reading
“Trump used $258,000 from his charity to settle legal problems”
David Fahrenthold of WaPo has this report, part of a series on the Trump Foundation and charitable giving that should earn him a Pulitzer:
Donald Trump spent more than a quarter-million dollars from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits… Continue reading
“The Myth of Pervasive Voter Fraud”
Andrew Cohen for Brennan:
One of the most distressing indications of failure in American journalism today is the release of a poll last week that reveals that nearly half of the country believes that voter fraud occurs “very or somewhat… Continue reading
Could WI’s Approach to Voter ID Get Even More Disgusting?
One of the arguments that is often made in favor of mandatory voter id is the paternalistic one that forcing people to come up with the costs for the underlying documents etc. to get a state-issued voter id card will… Continue reading
” An inside look at how politicians beg for big checks”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had a lot of wealthy targets to hit in Palm Beach, Fla., on an April afternoon in 2011. There was a possible call with casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson. There was a private… Continue reading
“Scott Walker Leaks Could Force Supreme Court to Confront Dark Money”
Justin Miller for TAP.
“The Campaign Finance Farce; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker showed how easy it is to game the system.”
Dan Weiner and Brent Ferguson:
The appeal of a pass-through entity like the Wisconsin Club for Growth is obvious. Whereas Walker’s campaign committee was subject to contribution limits and disclosure rules, the group could raise unlimited contributions and keep… Continue reading
“Prosecutor hadn’t seen some Doe documents”
Interesting development in WI John Doe investigation reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The prosecutor who headed an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign said Friday he had not previously seen some of the probe documents leaked this week, including ones… Continue reading