Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Exclusive emails: Inside Trump’s botched Georgia fight”

November 4, 2022, 6:47 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Axios: Late on the night of Jan. 6, 2021, as the world reeled from the shocking images of a pro-Trump mob ransacking the U.S. Capitol, conservative activist and Trump legal adviser Cleta Mitchell focused her attention elsewhere — on… Continue reading

“Candidate promises Republicans can take permanent control of Wisconsin”

November 1, 2022, 12:16 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Hinting at his plans to overhaul how elections are run, the Republican running for governor of Wisconsin this week said his party would permanently control the state if he wins.“Republicans will never lose another election in Wisconsin after I’m… Continue reading

“Ringleader of Trump-aligned election officials nears Nevada takeover”

November 1, 2022, 6:56 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: A leading proponent of the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen is on the verge of becoming the chief elections official in Nevada — which would put him in charge of running the vote in the critical… Continue reading

“How the Biden Administration Caved to Republicans on Fighting Election Disinformation”

November 1, 2022, 6:48 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

ProPublica: In May, one Department of Homeland Security office instructed staffers that work on “sensitive” topics including disinformation should be put on “immediate hold,” according to material reviewed by ProPublica. In the months that followed, DHS canceled a series of… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Interview with Maggie Haberman on “Trump, Trumpism, and the Threats to American Democracy”

October 31, 2022, 3:56 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Watch my interview for the Safeguarding Democracy Project’s Fall webinar series here:

“In 5 key battlegrounds, most GOP state legislative nominees are election deniers, report finds”

October 31, 2022, 7:38 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Nearly 6 in 10 Republican state legislature nominees in five key battleground states deny the results of the 2020 election, according to an analysis by a group tracking the races.Of those 450 Republican nominees — including incumbents running… Continue reading

“Election denier Mark Finchem’s sleeper campaign closes in on MAGA prize; The Oath Keeper hoping to run Arizona’s elections is getting outspent 40 to 1 and makes few press or campaign appearances. He still might pull it off.”

October 31, 2022, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo reports: The stakes are enormous, as it would elevate Finchem to second in line of succession for governor andhand himthe power to upend how elections are run in a key swing state that decided the 2020 election… Continue reading

“It’s 2024. Trump Backers Won’t Certify the Election. What Next, Legally?”

October 29, 2022, 10:06 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: It’s a nightmare scenario for American democracy: The officials incharge of certifying an election refuse to do so, setting off a blizzard of litigation and possibly a constitutional crisis.And there are worrying signs that the fears of independent scholars,… Continue reading

“How ‘mule watchers’ evolved from a Truth Social meme into a ballot drop box patrol”

October 28, 2022, 9:05 amElection Meltdown, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: A black Jeep crept along Coury Avenue on Wednesday night, rolling by one of the many ballot drop boxes collecting early votes for the midterm elections. The driver, a man who declined to give his name, said he… Continue reading

“Election deniers hope a hand count in Nevada offers a roadmap for the future; The GOP nominee for secretary of state has pushed to jettison voting machines. One county is already experimenting with counting ballots manually.”

October 28, 2022, 7:04 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“How Mike Lindell’s Pillow Business Propels the Election Denial Movement”

October 27, 2022, 8:12 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: American entrepreneurs have long mixed their business and political interests. But no one in recent memory has fused the two quite as completely as Mr. Lindell. In less than two years, the infomercial pitchman has transformed his company into… Continue reading

“Election officials in Shasta County, one of California’s most intense election-denial hot spots, are increasingly nervous as November nears.”

October 27, 2022, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT’s California Today.

“How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became ‘Watch the Polls'”

October 24, 2022, 2:40 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

TIME reports.

“Biden admin set to warn about threats to nation’s election infrastructure”

October 24, 2022, 10:19 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Top Biden national security officials are tracking multiple threats to the nation’s election security infrastructure ahead of the midterms and are set to issue warnings, including in an internal intelligence bulletin this week, according to two people familiar with… Continue reading