Category Archives: chicanery

“Is Trump Urging His Gun-Toting Supporters To Break Voter Intimidation Laws?”

October 18, 2016, 8:23 amcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM: Donald Trump is engaging in an unprecedented campaign of voter fraud fear-mongering. Not only is he putting Americans’ trust in the bedrock of U.S. democracy at risk, but what he has urged his supporters to do… Continue reading

PBS News Hour Interview with Me and Al Cardenas on Trump Vote-Rigging Claims

October 17, 2016, 7:19 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch.

Big Newby Scandal in KS – How Long Will He Remain at EAC?

October 17, 2016, 5:56 pmchicanery, election administration, Election Assistance CommissionRick Hasen

AP: When Brian Newby took the helm of a federal election agency, he left behind an unfolding scandal in Kansas in which he was having an affair with a woman he promoted in his previous job and used her to… Continue reading

“Election officials, Clinton team brace for fallout from Trump’s ‘rigged’ claims”

October 17, 2016, 4:31 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Donald Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claims Raise Historical Alarms”

October 17, 2016, 4:27 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth for NBC News.

“Trump says the election could be rigged. Here’s why it won’t be.”

October 17, 2016, 12:04 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I spoke with Alex Cohen of KPCC’s Take Two.

Why a Green But Not a Libertarian in that AZ Congressional Race Where Republicans Supporting the Green?

October 17, 2016, 10:07 amballot access, chicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

Richard Winger: The 2016 Green Party nominee in this race, Ray Parrish, was nominated in the 2016 Green Party primary with 66 write-in votes. A Libertarian, Kim Allen, ran in the Libertarian primary in this district this year. Allen… Continue reading

There He Goes Again Dep’t; A Collection of My Responses to Trump’s Irresponsible Vote Rigging Rhetoric

October 17, 2016, 8:49 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This morning Donald Trump tweeted the following: Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day. Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2016… Continue reading

“As Donald Trump warns of ‘rigged’ election, campaign looks for Missouri poll watchers”

October 17, 2016, 8:12 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The KC Star reports.

Trump’s Vote Rigging Rhetoric Causes Supporters to Lose Faith in Fairness of the Electoral Process

October 17, 2016, 8:10 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Morning Consult: Eighty percent of Americans say they are confident their vote will be accurately counted in the election. But independent voters are markedly less certain their votes will count, with just 68 percent saying they are confident their vote… Continue reading

“‘Rigged Election Talk Didn’t Start with Trump”

October 17, 2016, 8:06 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Weigel reports.

Outrages, Real and Imagined, Over Firebombing/Vandalism at NC GOP Office, and a Glimmer of Hope

October 16, 2016, 6:39 pmcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Charlotte Observer reports: “Hillsborough police said somebody threw a bottle of flammable liquid through the window of Orange County’s GOP headquarters, setting campaign signs, supplies and furniture ablaze before burning itself out….A swastika and ‘Nazi Republicans get out… Continue reading

Today in “Mitch McConnell is Still a Wimp” Dept

October 16, 2016, 2:59 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump on Sunday intensified his claims that the presidential campaign is “rigged” against him, sowing doubts about the integrity of the country’s democratic process even as his own running mate and other Republican leaders sought to assure… Continue reading

“Republican Lawyers’ Group Backs Trump On “Rigged” Election Warning”

October 16, 2016, 2:57 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner for BuzzFeed: Even as leaders of and lawyers for both major political parties denounce Donald Trump’s warnings that next month’s election could be “rigged,” one top Republican legal group is standing by the nominee. “History has proven that… Continue reading