Category Archives: election subversion risk
“Opinion: Voting in America is still secure. But a dark anti-election movement seeks to change that”
Sean Morales-Doyle oped in the LA Times:
In the years since, Trump’s ragtag gang of election deniers has built a movement, organizing everyday American citizens to take democracy down. Cleta Mitchell — one of the lawyers on the January 2021 … Continue reading
“What’s a ‘red’ and ‘blue mirage,’ and how election night vote counts make it hard to tell who will win” (And watch for a potential North Carolina RED shift)
Very helpful analysis by Stephen Pettigrew, Andrew Arenge and John Lapinski of NBC News of the complicated patterns we can expect to see of reported vote totals. Some specifics:
North Carolina: Most of the mail ballots will likely be reported first,… Continue reading
“Trump, Preparing to Challenge the Results, Puts His 2020 Playbook Into Action”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies are rolling out a late-stage campaign strategy that borrows heavily from the subversive playbook he used to challenge his loss four years ago.
This time, however, he is counting on reinforcements… Continue reading
“How Pro-Trump Activists Highlighted Georgia’s Elections Board”
New Yorker:
In 2021, Cleta Mitchell, the former Trump lawyer who tried to block the 2020 vote from being certified, formed a national coalition called the Election Integrity Network. It has been recruiting volunteers to hunt for voter fraud… Continue reading
“The Game Theory of Democracy”
NYT Magazine on the great Adam Przeworski and his work in game theory on democracy—and why he’s worried about democracy in the U.S.
“Efforts to combat disinformation in retreat as voters head to the polls”
WaPo:
During the chaos after the 2020 election, tech companies erected unprecedented defenses to prevent misinformation from spreading on their platforms.
Twitter’s Trust and Safety team added fact-checking labels to false claims about the election and blocked some of then-President… Continue reading
“Trump and Vance Escalate Efforts to Sow Doubts on Pennsylvania Voting”//”Trump lagging in early vote with seniors in Pennsylvania, a red flag for GOP” (These Stories Are Related!)
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, escalated their false attacks about the security of the Pennsylvania elections on Thursday, ramping up baseless accusations about voter fraud that could erode confidence of… Continue reading
“‘There’s no white knight coming’: Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies”
NBC News:
Four years ago, President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit to spread lies about the election, leading his supporters to act on their belief in mass voter fraud and eventually attack the U.S. Capitol.
With days to… Continue reading
New York Times: “Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way”
NYT:
In June 2023, YouTube decided to stop fighting the most persistent strain of election misinformation in the United States: the falsehood that President Biden stole the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump.
Within months, the largest video platform became… Continue reading
“Elon Musk’s America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X”
Wired:
For months, billionaire and X owner Elon Musk has used his platform to share election conspiracy theories that could undermine faith in the outcome of the 2024 election. Last week, the political action committee (PAC) Musk backs took it… Continue reading
“Fearing Election Day violence, local cops are becoming fast experts in election law”
Politico:
As Election Day nears, police chiefs and sheriffs around the country are bracing themselves for violent threats against election workers, turmoil at voting sites and intimidation of voters.
In Maricopa County, Arizona, multiple emergency hubs will be running… Continue reading
“‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses”
CNN:
Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results… Continue reading
“Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race”
NYT:
The torrent of polls began arriving just a few weeks ago, one after the other, most showing a victory for Donald J. Trump.
They stood out amid the hundreds of others indicating a dead heat in the presidential… Continue reading