Category Archives: chicanery

“Controversial Republican Mike Roman to run Donald Trump’s ‘election protection'”

October 18, 2016, 9:04 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read from Ben Jacobs of The Guardian: Donald Trump’s “election protection” effort will be run by Mike Roman, a Republican operative best known for promoting a video of apparent voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers outside a polling place… Continue reading

“Donald Trump says the election is ‘rigged.’ Here’s what his supporters think that means.”

October 18, 2016, 9:00 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: At a campaign rally here Monday evening, Dave Radtke, 66, said he expects Democrats will load people on buses in Chicago and bring them to Wisconsin to vote, where legal residents are allowed to register on Election Day. … Continue reading

“Election officials brace for fallout from Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ vote”

October 18, 2016, 8:58 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump’s escalating effort to undermine the presidential election as “rigged” has alarmed government officials administering the vote as well as Democratic and Republican leaders, who are anxiously preparing for the possibility of unrest or even violence on Election… Continue reading

“McConnell, denounce Trump’s ‘rigged election’ comments”

October 18, 2016, 8:53 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Josh Douglas for CNN.

“Trump poses an unprecedented threat to the peaceful transition of power”

October 18, 2016, 8:39 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: Now, for the first time in modern history, a major-party candidate rejects both sides of that equation. If he loses, Donald Trump says, it will be due to cheating that makes the result illegitimate. If he wins, he… Continue reading

“Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging”

October 18, 2016, 8:36 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT editorial: Instead of disavowing this absurdity outright, Republican leaders sit by in spineless silence. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, are the two most powerful Republicans in the country and should… Continue reading

“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