Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Virginia House passes bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in state, local elections”
More Reason to Distrust Gregg Phillips: CNN: “Trump’s voter fraud source caught in contradictions about non-profit he claims to run”
CNN’s K-Files:
Gregg Phillips, the source for Donald Trump’s claim that 3 million fraudulent votes were cast, has made several misleading statements about the groups he runs, VotersTrust and American Solutions.
Phillips has publicly described VotersTrust as a non-profit, specifically… Continue reading
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.
“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