Category Archives: chicanery

Must-read Reuters: “Trump-inspired death threats are terrorizing election workers”

June 11, 2021, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Late on the night of April 24, the wife of Georgia’s top election official got a chilling text message: “You and your family will be killed very slowly.”A week earlier, Tricia Raffensperger, wife of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,… Continue reading

“We never needed a Jan. 6 Commission. We need a Nov. 3 Commission. This is why”

June 9, 2021, 8:57 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Bruce Ledewitz column.

“How to Safeguard Elections”

June 9, 2021, 7:08 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Bill Scher in the Washington Monthly.

“New CVF Report Sheds Light on Harassment of U.S. Election Officials”

June 8, 2021, 1:21 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Release: A new California Voter Foundation report sheds light on the threats and attacks U.S. election officials have endured in the wake of the 2020 election.“Documenting and Addressing Harassment of Election Officials” features findings gathered through interviews with eleven election… Continue reading

“‘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