Category Archives: chicanery
Trump Again Threatens Voter Intimidation Methods
At an Ohio rally:
When Trump says” You know what I’m talking about?,” this is code for look out for black and brown people cheating.
Legal action should be taken to insure that the Trump campaign does not organize any… Continue reading
Audio of My KPCC “Take Two” Interview About Trump Election “Rigging” Claims
Video of Appearance on “All In” Talking Trump “Rigging” Claims with Ari Melber
“Donald Trump Is Warning That the Election Will Be Rigged. So Did John McCain in 2008”
New York magazine.
“What if Trump won’t accept defeat?”
“Donald Trump, a ‘Rigged’ Election and the Politics of Race”
Today’s must-read from Maggie Haberman and Matt Flegenheimer in the NYT:
Darrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia’s City Council president, said the racial overtones of Mr. Trump’s remarks were clear.
“When you talk about ‘certain areas’ in Pennsylvania, we all know what… Continue reading
Condemn Despicable Attacks on Trump Supporters—But Don’t Attribute It to the Clinton Campaign
I have long condemned violence and the threat of violence during elections. As I started a tweetstorm back in June, when some people were physically attacking Trump supporters, Our democratic system depends upon the ability to peacefully gather for political… Continue reading
“The Power of Mythical Fraudulent Voters”
David Shorr:
So here is an issue where one of the GOP fallacies literally tilts the burden of proof. In other words, the fallacy of fraudulent voters has pushed aside more fundamental questions about the need for ID in the… Continue reading
“Why Is C-SPAN Giving Roger Stone A Platform To Peddle Conspiracy Theories?”
C-SPAN follows the Hill into the cesspool that is Roger Stone:
[Wall St. Journal reporter Monica] Langley asked Stone, “One thing that Trump and you have alleged frequently is that this election could be ‘rigged.’ Why do you say that,… Continue reading
What If Trump Supporters Go Rogue on Voter Intimidation?
When You Try to Infiltrate Campaign, Be More Creative with Your Name
This person obviously failed Dirty Tricks 101:
An apparent Republican activist tried to join Democrat Russ Feingold’s team this week in what Feingold’s campaign suspects was a plot to dig up dirt on him….
The woman signed up to be… Continue reading
“Trump Hammers Claim of Fraud in New Ad as Early Voting Nears”
Hope Yen reports for AP.
“GOP once posted uniformed guards at polls in Latino parts of Santa Ana. Is Trump’s call for poll watchers an echo of that time?”
Must-read Kurtis Lee LAT.