“What do Trump and Brexit have in common? Warnings of electoral fraud.”
Toby James for The Monkey Cage.
Category Archives: chicanery
“The R.N.C.’s ‘Don’t Get Out the Vote’ Drives”
NYT editorial on the consent decree.
“‘Jew-S-A!’ chant is latest reminder of white supremacist support for Trump”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s campaign manager on Sunday forcefully disavowed a supporter as “deplorable” for chanting “Jew-S-A!” at a weekend rally, the latest incident of anti-Semitic rhetoric used by some of the GOP nominee’s backers.
“[The man’s] conduct is completely unacceptable… Continue reading
Is Trump Encouraging Illegal Multiple Voting in Colorado? (It Wouldn’t Work)
CNN:
Trump kicked off his rally here on Sunday by encouraging his supporters to “make sure” their ballots are properly counted, saying that he is a “skeptical person” when it comes to the state’s largely vote-by-mail process. He then encouraged… Continue reading
Lee County (NC) Democrats Allege Trump Supporter with Baseball Bat at Polls
I’m afraid these kinds of stories of possible voter intimidation will increase as we get closer to election day, and many will be hard to fact check.
Jacob Soboroff Talks of “Rigged” Voting in Philly
Watch.
“Is this proof of voter fraud or election rigging?: A user guide”
Philip Bump performing a useful service. For example, on dead people “voting,” here’s a common one, an administrative foul-up:
But there are stories about ballots being cast for dead people!
Is this vote-rigging? No.
Is this in-person voter fraud? Probably… Continue reading
“Hoax Image of Immigration Officers Arresting Voters Is Making Rounds on Social Media”
Electionland:
An image has begun circulating on Twitter that appears to show an immigration officer arresting someone in line to vote. The image is a hoax, as is the accompanying threatening language directed at Hispanic voters.
The image is a… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Questions Veracity of Ballot Counting in Colorado”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump has found a new reason to question the legitimacy of the 2016 election — ballots — and he wasted little time here on Saturday before taking issue with the voting system in this largely vote-by-mail state.… Continue reading
“Prominent Democratic law firm pays questionable ‘bonuses’ to partners for campaign contributions”
Boston Globe/Center for Responsive Politics:
From 2010 through 2014, Strouss and Bradley, along with founding partner Michael Thornton and his wife, donated nearly $1.6 million to Democratic Party fund-raising committees and a parade of politicians — from Senate minority… Continue reading
Double Voter (for Trump) Caught in Iowa
People who do this are often not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Then again, if you are told how easy it is to rig an election, maybe you try such nonsense.
“Trump Doesn’t Have the Ground Game to Intimidate Voters”
“Miami-Dade busts 2 women for election fraud”
Literal stuffing of the ballot box by an election worker:
A 74-year-old woman tasked with inserting Miami-Dade County voters’ completed mail ballots into a counting machine was arrested Friday after co-workers caught her illegally marking ballots, resulting in an unknown… Continue reading