Today’s Must-Read: The Atlantic Interviews Gregg Phillips, Who Backpedals on His Bogus Voter Fraud Claims
It’s kind of what you’d expect: a whole lot of bluster and no proof—along with close ties to True the Vote.
Read it.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Read Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s draft voter ID and election reform bills”
Trump Voter “Fraud” “Investigation” EO Still Promised
From WaPo’s The tale of a Trump falsehood: How his voter fraud claim spread like a virus:
The controversy over alleged voter fraud was quickly drowned out in recent days by controversy over Trump’s new executive order on immigration.… Continue reading
“Trump should forget the time-wasting voter fraud claims and focus on keeping — not making — America great”
“We Need The PCEA More Than Ever”
Doug Chapin:
Over the weekend – a little more than three years after its initial release – the report of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA), and the rest of its work, was no longer available online after the… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s Next Big Lie”
Marc Elias has posted this piece at Medium:
Before his executive order aimed at keeping US Green Card holders and refugees out of the country based on their religion, much of President Trump’s time was spent last week nursing his… Continue reading
“Voter fraud investigations have already happened. They don’t support Trump’s assertions.”
“Republicans in Congress don’t want anything to do with Trump’s voter-fraud probe”
WaPo:
If President Trump is waiting for the Republican Congress to join him in his quixotic quest to launch the first investigation in American history that will uncover systematic voter fraud — well, he may be waiting a while.
ABC … Continue reading
Oral Argument in WI Voter ID Appeals Before 7th Circuit Reset for Feb. 24
The court postponed the original January date without explanation.
“Trump’s Voting Investigation Is a Great Idea; As long as it looks like this.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a “major investigation” into voter fraud. While his tweets announcing the call focus on the possibility of double voting and voter registration fraud, the… Continue reading
“Trump’s voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency”
Dan Balz:
There is no benign explanation for President Trump’s false assertion that millions of people voted illegally in the last election. It is either a deliberate attempt to undermine faith in the democratic process, an exhortation to those who… Continue reading
My Prediction on Voting Rights under Trump/Sessions
Here, at Slate’s set of predictions for the new administration.
“ACLU seeks copy of Kobach’s proposed changes to U.S. election law”
AP:
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal court to force Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to turn over proposed changes to the nation’s voter registration law that the conservative Republican was photographed bringing to a meeting in… Continue reading
“Trump Promises ‘Major Investigation’ of Voter Fraud in 2016 Election”
NYT:
Mr. Trump doubled down Wednesday on his fraudulent assertion that millions of illegal immigrants gave Hillary Clinton her 2.8 million-ballot victory in the popular vote, saying he would order a “major investigation” and tighten voting controls.
More on this… Continue reading