Category Archives: election subversion risk

Trump on tape about Jefferson & 1800 election

July 22, 2021, 8:39 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeJanuary 6, The Big Lie, The Electoral Count ActNed Foley

It’s fascinating to hear Trump talk about the historical example that Bruce Ackerman and David Fontana wrote about in their article, Thomas Jefferson Counts Himself into the Presidency. One could rehash how that precedent should be characterized (a point… Continue reading

Collateral damage from ersatz audits

July 22, 2021, 8:08 amelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

Another state is afflicted with Arizona’s problem: a county’s voting machines have been decertified, because they became ensnared in a pseudo-audit that “was not transparent or bipartisan” (as Pennsylvania’s acting Secretary of State determined). What’s the county going to… Continue reading

Bloomberg Investigates Voter Fraud

July 22, 2021, 7:08 amelection subversion riskThe Big Lie, voter fraudNed Foley

Bottom line from nationwide deep dive: “the findings illustrate a lack of evidence to back up claims of widespread cheating.”

You can’t have elections without election officials

July 21, 2021, 12:30 pmelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

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?

July 21, 2021, 12:19 pmelection subversion risk, voting, Voting Rights ActNed Foley

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

July 21, 2021, 10:21 amelection subversion risk, political polarizationElectoral Count Act, January 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Breaking news.

Report on the Georgia hearing; what’s next?

July 19, 2021, 7:39 pmelection subversion risk, redistricting, voting, Voting Rights ActNed Foley

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

July 19, 2021, 6:47 pmelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsNed Foley

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

July 18, 2021, 8:16 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

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”

July 18, 2021, 6:40 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

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”

July 17, 2021, 7:27 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

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”

July 17, 2021, 6:16 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

538 Podcast, discussing a new survey from Bright Line Watch on “constitutional hardball” and threats to democracy.

A Reichstag Moment?

July 16, 2021, 8:20 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

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”

July 16, 2021, 4:31 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

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”

July 15, 2021, 4:51 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

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