Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Trump’s Revenge Begins in Georgia”

July 13, 2021, 3:55 amelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

The Atlantic: To many Americans, Brad Raffensperger is one of the heroes of the 2020 election. Georgia’s secretary of state, who is a conservative Republican, refused then-President Donald Trump’s direct pleas to “find” the votes that would overturn his… Continue reading

Sanctions Hearing in 2020 Michigan Election Case

July 12, 2021, 10:02 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Detroit News reports: Sidney Powell, one of the most vocal figures in the push to overturn the 2020 election, stood by her efforts Monday during a contentious and unusual six-hour hearing in which a Detroit federal judge repeatedly… Continue reading

“The Republican Party’s top lawyer called election fraud arguments by Trump’s lawyers a ‘joke’ that could mislead millions”

July 12, 2021, 5:51 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

WaPo: The Republican Party’s top lawyer warned in November against continuing to push false claims that the presidential election was stolen, calling efforts by some of the former president’s lawyers a “joke” that could mislead millions of people, according… Continue reading

“Four Concrete Ways that Congress Can Act Against Election Subversion”

July 12, 2021, 6:39 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Smerconish.com. A snippet: Around the country, those who stood up to Trump’s attempts to subvert the will of the people in the 2020 elections are being replaced by those who repeat the “Big Lie”… Continue reading

RINOcracy on the Threat of Election Subversion

July 12, 2021, 3:42 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Douglas Parker blogs: “Democrats need to make the defense of democracy the central and defining issue of the 2022 elections.”

“Trump’s still waging a war on truth — and it’s still bad for democracy”

July 11, 2021, 6:59 amelection subversion risk, political polarizationDan Tokaji

Doyle McManus in the LAT: Eight months after he lost convincingly to President Biden, Trump and his followers are studiously maintaining an alternative reality — and having remarkable success keeping the fiction alive.Almost two-thirds of GOP voters told pollsters… Continue reading

“The Biggest Threat to Democracy Is the GOP Stealing the Next Election”

July 9, 2021, 4:37 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

You’ve seen many headlines like this in the past few months, but this Atlantic commentary by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt (authors of How Democracies Die) is definitely worth reading. It begins: The greatest threat to American democracy today is… Continue reading

“Toyota stops donations to election objectors after PAC takes ads out against company”

July 9, 2021, 4:34 amcampaign finance, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Detroit News: Toyota Motor Corp. will no longer donate to members of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election in January, the company said Thursday, after facing blowback over corporate contributions….Like many other companies, Toyota announced it would… Continue reading

Brennan Center: “Partisan Election Review Efforts in Five States”

July 9, 2021, 3:42 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

From the new report’s intro: More than seven months after Arizona officials certified the 2020 presidential election results, the state senate’s ongoing partisan review of Maricopa County’s results has received national attention. But what’s happening in Arizona is not… Continue reading

“Trump’s Election Lies Are Taking Over Republican Senate Races”

July 9, 2021, 3:38 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Vice News: Most of the GOP front-runners in key Senate races are clinging to the lie that Trump actually won the 2020 election, seeking to out-Trump one another to win the GOP base. In the process, they run the… Continue reading

Arizona SOS asks AG to investigate alleged election interference by Trump camp

July 8, 2021, 4:09 amelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Arizona Republic: “Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich to open a criminal investigation into possible efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to influence Maricopa County supervisors as the ballots… Continue reading