Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover”

July 29, 2021, 11:27 amelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The article notes that Fulton County is “home to a tenth of all Georgians.” Under Georgia’s new law, “the State Election Board can replace a county’s election board following a performance review/audit/investigation. Then, a temporary… Continue reading

1/6 Select Committee Still Planning Its Investigation

July 29, 2021, 8:44 amelection subversion riskThe Big LieNed Foley

Politico reports: “Lawmakers on the Jan. 6 select committee describe their probe’s reach as still undefined.” For what it’s worth, I think it’s important to focus on whether–and if so how–the “Stop the Steal” organizers thought they were going… Continue reading

New details on Trump’s efforts to get Acting AG Rosen to assist his election subversion efforts.

July 28, 2021, 4:38 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Washington Post reports. We know Trump wanted to overturn the result of the election. What we don’t (yet?) know is the full extent of the lengths he went in this effort and whether anything he did crossed the line… Continue reading

More reports on DOJ warnings to states

July 28, 2021, 4:19 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

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A call for pro-democracy journalism

July 28, 2021, 4:11 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

Margaret Sullivan in The Washington Post, explicitly invoking the work of Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein, calls for Big Media to reframe its approach: “The democracy beat shouldn’t be some kind of specialized innovation, but a widespread rethinking… Continue reading

Arizona “audit” update: GOP go-between quits

July 28, 2021, 1:41 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

NBC: Arizona’s former Secretary of State, Ken Bennett, is resigning his role in supervising the Cyber Ninjas on behalf of the state senate. Having been shut out of the process, he announced: “I cannot put a rubber stamp on… Continue reading

Georgia may not be done revising its election laws

July 28, 2021, 1:28 pmelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The Georgia legislature is thinking of new ways to strip power from the Secretary of State’s office, another apparent rebuke to Brad Raffensperger. To be fair, the whole idea of elected partisans running elections… Continue reading

Two excellent podcasts on yesterday’s 1/6 hearing

July 28, 2021, 7:54 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

Luke Broadwater of the NY Times was on the Daily podcast and provided a superb overview and analysis of the political dynamics leading up to and surrounding yesterday’s hearing. The Lawfare podcast went even deeper into details, with Quinta… Continue reading

DOJ Refuses to Defend Rep. Brooks

July 27, 2021, 6:44 pmelection subversion riskJanuary 6Ned Foley

Significant development in litigation over the Big Lie and its consequences.

1/6/21 versus 1/6/25?

July 27, 2021, 12:28 pmelection subversion riskThe Big LieNed Foley

As reports of today’s select committee hearing are starting to roll in (from The NY Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, and elsewhere), I’m struck by the fact that the ongoing threat to democracy is… Continue reading

January 6 Select Committee Gets Started

July 27, 2021, 9:37 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

As the committee’s hearings begin with riveting testimony of the horrific violence at the Capitol on January 6, and with much discussion about the need for the committee to figure out what caused the breach of the Capitol that day… Continue reading

Preview of select committee’s hearing

July 26, 2021, 6:23 pmelection subversion riskJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Some emphasize the division between Republicans, others the attempt by Democrats to enlist Cheney and Kinzinger in establishing a responsibly bipartisan investigation: The Hill, Politico, Washington Post, NY Times, WSJ

NFRPP Discussion of S1/HR1

July 26, 2021, 3:53 pmelection subversion risk, redistricting, votingNed Foley

The Network for Responsible Public Policy last week hosted a discussion on the current status, and future prospects, of the For the People Act, still pending in the Senate as S1 (having been enacted by the House as HR1). Dan… Continue reading

Latest on Arizona’s pseudo-audit

July 26, 2021, 6:16 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

Newsweek reports on internal divisions among participants, apparently because preliminary figures tracked officially certified results (thus confirming Biden’s victory).