Bloomberg Investigates Voter Fraud
Bottom line from nationwide deep dive: “the findings illustrate a lack of evidence to back up claims of widespread cheating.”
Category Archives: election subversion risk
You can’t have elections without election officials
CNN reports on the risk of “a mass exodus” among election administrators, threatening the ability to run elections in the future. A snippet:
“Everything I’ve heard from state officials and from locals is how unbelievably stressful it is, that they… Continue reading
“21st Century Jim Crow” or Electoral McCarthyism?
This op-ed in The Washington Post, by John C. Ackerman, an Illinois county clerk, argues that calling the new state laws that cut back on voting opportunities “21st century Jim Crow” is a “vilification campaign” aiming “to smear Republicans… Continue reading
Pelosi rejects Banks & Jordan for 1/6 committee
Report on the Georgia hearing; what’s next?
Washington Post summarizes. Given the Republican non-participation, this doesn’t sound like an effective strategy to overcome a filibuster. USA Today reports that Senate Democrats, essentially abandoning S1, will turn instead to VRA reform “this autumn”; if true, this presumably… Continue reading
The Arizona Audit
There is more news about the seemingly endless Maricopa County pseudo-audit. Maybe I’m naive, but I’m inclined to ignore whatever “results” come from this inherently inappropriate process. If the so-called “results” are favorable to Trump, it’s meaningless. It’s equally meaningless… Continue reading
Wildenthal: Time for a DEFEND Act
The following is a guest post from Bryan Wildenthal:
In this time of extreme peril for voting rights and basic election integrity, and given Congress’s obvious inability to pass any major new federal voting or election provisions, I urge consideration… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace”
AP:
A Republican state lawmaker, bolstered by support from top Republican candidates, has launched a push for a “forensic investigation” of the presidential election results, a review modeled on the widely discredited process underway in Arizona….The audit has fast… Continue reading
“A second federal judge castigates attorneys who filed a lawsuit challenging the 2020 results”
Covering proceedings in Colorado on Friday, WaPo has the quote of the day:
“Did that ever occur to you? That, possibly, [you’re] just repeating stuff the president is lying about?” Federal Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter asked the two lawyers,… Continue reading
“What The Latest Debate Over Voting Rights Means For American Democracy”
538 Podcast, discussing a new survey from Bright Line Watch on “constitutional hardball” and threats to democracy.
A Reichstag Moment?
Dana Milbank on one of the revelations in Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker’s forthcoming book:
[W]e know that 1933 was very much on the mind of the nation’s top soldier, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.… Continue reading
The Latest on the Arizona “Audit”
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said Thursday that the Legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County for an unprecedented and controversial review of 2020 election results that is deep into its third month….Also during the… Continue reading
“Top generals mobilized on fears Trump wanted military post-election coup, book details”
NBC News on the revelations in Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker’s forthcoming book I Alone Can Fix It:
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, worried that then-President Donald Trump would try to use the military… Continue reading
“Activist Shareholders Score Wins on Election Spending After Riot”
Bloomberg:
Like Duke Energy, shareholders at Netflix Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc., and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and others have endorsed political spending disclosures in the sixth months since the riot, according to Bloomberg’s Proxy Tracker. The Netflix proposal… Continue reading