Category Archives: chicanery
“The Hacker Behind The New Clinton Leaks Denies That He Made Stuff Up”
BuzzFeed:
Despite the many questions raised over new documents allegedly leaked from the servers of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, the hacker known as “Guccifer 2.0” continued to insist Tuesday that the documents were real, and that they were a… Continue reading
County, Investigating Voter Fraud, Will Bar “I Voted” Stickers Because of Fear of Vote Buying
This is weird:
The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into voter fraud. This unprecedented action was taken in response to reports of individuals from Chicago offering gifts to potential voters in exchange for a vote for… Continue reading
“Behind Donald Trump’s calls for his supporters to monitor the polls in November”
Just 31, Not 1000+, Non-Citizen Voters Shown to Have Voted in Virginia over Last Ten Years
Over the weekend, Drudge had a headline stating: “Report: 1,000+ Illegal Voters in Virginia.” And Dan Sciavino, Jr. tweeted: “Terrible. We know who the 1,000+ illegal aliens ARE NOT VOTING FOR! A fixed presidential election in the making….will we… Continue reading
“Election board: Article alleging voter fraud is fake”
Columbus Disptach:
An article posted on the Christian Times website stated that a Columbus electrical worker found a dozen sealed ballot boxes filled with thousands of ballots for the Nov. 8 election. The ballots contained votes for Hillary Clinton and… Continue reading
“How Hostile Poll-Watchers Could Hand Pennsylvania to Trump”
Erick Trickey for Politico Magazine.
Don’t Point to Voter Registration Fraud, or Absentee Ballot Fraud, to Defend Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Claims
Yesterday I posted Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Statements Literally Putting Our Democracy at Risk, in which I argued that Trump is undermining our faith in democracy itself by making irresponsible claims the election could be rigged through voter impersonation fraud… Continue reading
DHS Raising Threat of Cyber Hacking, But It is of Voter Registration Databases, Not Vote Counting Machines
Take a breath, folks.
Reid Wilson makes the point that’s been lost on much of the punditocracy and general public:
At least four states have had voter registration systems hacked in recent weeks. Officials in Arizona and Illinois said their… Continue reading
Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Statements Literally Putting Our Democracy at Risk
One of the things we take for granted is that even in tumultuous times when elections are hard fought, the losers concede the election and embrace the process, even if things did not go well. That’s what Al Gore did… Continue reading
Trump Again Raises Voter Fraud, Tells Supporters to Go to the Polls, Raising Risk of Voter Intimidation
From a speech today via Sopan Deb:
See my earlier LA Times oped, on the risks of Trump’s dangerous rhetoric.
The “Turkish Murderer” That True the Vote is Fundraising Around? A U.S. Citizen
Yesterday I reported that True the Vote was fundraising off the alleged Cascade Mall shooter, claiming that the “Turkish murderer” was not a U.S. citizen but voted in multiple elections.
Well it turns out, contrary to earlier reports, that the… Continue reading
Bipartisan Congressional Front to Protect U.S. Election Systems
Politico:
Congressional leaders are urging states to do everything they can to insulate their election systems from cyber attacks amid reports that more than a dozen states have already been targeted by hackers.
“We urge the states to take full… Continue reading
” He fought in World War II. He died in 2014. And he just registered to vote in Va.”
WaPo:
The FBI and local police are investigating how at least 19 dead Virginians were recently re-registered to vote in this critical swing state.
One case came to light after relatives of a deceased man received a note congratulating him… Continue reading