Priebus with Weird Double Negative on Trump and Conceding
Politico:”He is not willing to not concede if he loses and there’s no fraud.”
Category Archives: chicanery
Quote of the Day: Fraudulent Fraud Squad Edition
#WearRed #StopFraud If you wear red when you vote #Republican, Republican poll observers can count votes and determine #Democrat #VoterFraud
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 22, 2016
(For background on Trump supporters wearing red to supposedly ferret out voter… Continue reading
“Group Plans Anti-Clinton ‘News’ In Black Press”
BuzzFeed:
A right-leaning nonprofit has proposed an 11th-hour effort to place news articles critical of HIllary Clinton and other Democrats in black newspapers in the runup to the November election, BuzzFeed News has learned.
The American Media Institute has approached… Continue reading
“Donald Trump jokes that it’s okay for his supporters to commit voter fraud”
It would be funny if his earlier comments were not so corrosive;
As Donald Trump once again warned his supporters on Saturday that voter fraud is rampant and could cost him the election, he wondered aloud if he’s receiving any… Continue reading
“The Price I’ve Paid for Opposing Donald Trump”
Horrifying and condemnable conduct. David French:
Trump’s alt-right trolls have subjected me and my family to an unending torrent of abuse that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I distinctly remember the first time I saw a picture of my… Continue reading
Trump Talking Points Urge Surrogates to Push Voter Fraud Line
Jonathan Swan for The Hill:
In campaign talking points sent out Wednesday and obtained by The Hill, the Trump team told Republican surrogates to cite examples of voter fraud in North Carolina, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Under a headline ‘Must… Continue reading
If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad
Earlier I suggested that today’s Internet hack which disrupted things could be a dry-run for election day. The NY Times now reports the pernicious and widespread nature of this attack:
And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have… Continue reading
Talking to Josh Marshall of TPM on His Podcast About Trump, Voter Fraud, and Election Rigging Nonsense
Josh:
Concerned about voter suppression? Bands of feral Trumpers descending areas with large populations of black or Hispanic voters to harass and vet voters? Me too. So in Episode #7 of the Josh Marshall show I talked to my favorite … Continue reading
Voter Fraud as Part of Donald Trump’s Pre-Mortem and Excuse for His Losing Campaign
From Jenna Johnson’s fabulous piece:
The gloomy mood has extended to his signature rallies, which Trump used to find fun. He would bound onto rally stages bursting with energy and a sense of excitement that intensified as the crowds chanted… Continue reading
“The Latest Subject Of A James O’Keefe Sting Wants The Full Videos Released”
Sam Stein reports for HuffPo.
“Can You Carry a Gun to a Polling Place? As Trump riles up his supporters, a look at what constitutes illegal voter intimidation.”
Dahlia Lithwick and Raymond Vasvari for Slate.
Twitter, Other Services Down Today: A Precursor to Election Day Dirty Tricks?
Call me paranoid. But I worry this is a dry run (from Russia?) for more election day shenanigans.
See MY UPDATED POST: If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad
“Videos Put Democrats on Defensive About Dirty Tricks”
NYT:
Mr. Creamer is not seen on the Project Veritas videos approving or endorsing plans to instigate fights at Trump rallies, but his underling, Mr. Foval, is shown boasting about using unseemly methods, like planting people at the gatherings to… Continue reading