Category Archives: chicanery

“The Price I’ve Paid for Opposing Donald Trump”

October 21, 2016, 8:31 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

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

October 21, 2016, 8:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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

October 21, 2016, 4:52 pmchicanery, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

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

October 21, 2016, 4:16 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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

October 21, 2016, 3:50 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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”

October 21, 2016, 2:10 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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.”

October 21, 2016, 10:47 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick and Raymond Vasvari for Slate.

Twitter, Other Services Down Today: A Precursor to Election Day Dirty Tricks?

October 21, 2016, 9:50 amchicaneryRick Hasen

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”

October 20, 2016, 8:42 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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

“Trump’s ‘Rigged’ Ruse; Voters should feel confident in American democracy when casting their ballots.”

October 20, 2016, 4:19 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Karen Hobert Flynn oped.

Trump Camp Will Fake Exit Polls, Possibly to Intimidate Voters and Lay Groundwork for Post-Election Shenanigans

October 20, 2016, 4:04 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Quite a story from the Guardian: Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct their own crowd-funded exit polling on election day, ostensibly due to fears that electronic voting machines in certain areas may have been “rigged”, the Guardian has learned.… Continue reading

On Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd Talking Trump, Vote Rigging, and Voter Intimidation

October 20, 2016, 3:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch here at MSNBC.

“State Dept. accuses Russia of ‘PR stunt’ in election-monitoring flap”

October 20, 2016, 12:54 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The State Department on Thursday accused Moscow of a “PR stunt” after reports emerged that the U.S. had rejected Russia’s request to send delegates to “monitor” November’s polls — the latest twist in a bizarre election season sullied by… Continue reading

New Trump Comments on Conceding If He Loses Seem to Say Two Contradictory Things

October 20, 2016, 11:30 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo on Trump’s latest comments, and it seems like he seems like he’s saying two contradictory things: Donald Trump said Thursday that he would accept the results of the presidential election “if I win,” but he doubled down on… Continue reading

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