Category Archives: chicanery

Quote of the Day: Jill Stein Recount BS Edition

November 25, 2016, 8:49 amchicaneryRick Hasen

“If there were something to do here, there are a lot of us who would be jumping on it” Adam Bonin, attorney representing democrats, to the Phil. Inquirer. (Bonin said that while every election has “little hitches and glitches,… Continue reading

“Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say”

November 25, 2016, 8:40 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining… Continue reading

Looks Like Someone Mangled Alex Halderman’s Views to Make Case for Recount to Help Clinton

November 23, 2016, 8:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Extensive Alex Halderman post at Medium begins: You may have read at NYMag that I’ve been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states. Thatarticle, which includes somebody else’s… Continue reading

New Claims of Electronic Vote Rigging Used to Steal Election from Clinton: What to Think?

November 22, 2016, 4:13 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Quite a report from Gabriel Sherman: Hillary Clinton is being urged by a group of prominent computer scientists and election lawyers to call for a recount in three swing states won by Donald Trump, New York has learned. The group,… Continue reading

NC: “Civitas Sues to Block Counting of Same-Day Votes”

November 22, 2016, 8:34 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WTVD reports. Given that the Fourth Circuit ordered this provision restored, hard to me to see that this complaint is about anything other than trying to stir up more doubts about the election.

Politifact Rates False InfoWars’ Ridiculous Claim that 3 Million Votes Cast in 2016 Election Were “Illegal Aliens”

November 19, 2016, 9:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

“White House Confirms Pre-Election Warning to Russia Over Hacking”

November 17, 2016, 8:04 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Over the past month, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has received two starkly different messages about hacking into American computer networks from the current and future presidents of the United States: Don’t you dare, and don’t worry, we’re… Continue reading

“Issa seeks to challenge ballots in close race”

November 16, 2016, 4:19 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

San Diego Union-Tribune: Rep. Darrell Issa said in a fundraising appeal Wednesday that he is mounting an effort to challenge the legality of some ballots still being counted in his tight re-election race . Issa said that he leads Democrat… Continue reading

“Was Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s Attack Dog, Paid Illegally?”

November 15, 2016, 8:14 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: A campaign watchdog group filed a complaint with federal election officials that alleges Stephen Bannon—recently named one of Donald Trump’s top White House advisers—may have gotten paid illegally during Trump’s campaign by pro-Trump billionaires. And now, a… Continue reading

Rep. Issa, Clinging to Narrow Lead as Ballots are Counted, Says Democrats Will Force Counting of Ballots from “Illegal, Unregistered Voters”

November 14, 2016, 11:51 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

At the time of this writing, Rep. Darrell Issa leads challenger Doug Applegate for California’s 49th congressional district by about 3,700 votes. But there are still an unknown number of provisional and other ballots left to be counted. On Friday… Continue reading