Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Why Donald Trump’s ‘Ballot Watchers’ Might Be Illegal”
“Poll: 60% of Republicans believe illegal immigrants vote; 43% believe people vote using dead people’s names”
“Indiana Officials Target A Black Voter Registration Drive On A Technicality”
Must-read HuffPo:
Varoga said the Oct. 4 police action prevented the group from registering 5,000 to 10,000 additional voters ahead of Indiana’s Oct. 11 voter registration deadline. He’s worried that clerks won’t count some of the 45,000 applications the… Continue reading
FL: “Despite Trump’s plea, little sign of interest in poll watching”
Tallahassee Democrat:
Few local voters have answered Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to sign up as poll watchers to prevent a rigged election. On the campaign trail this week, he warned of the media and partisans conspiring to… Continue reading
TX: “Officials prepare for uncertainty, confusion as early voting begins Monday”
Houston Chronicle:
Harris County politicos are bracing for uncertainty with Monday’s start to early balloting, as many voters remain confused about Texas’ voter identification requirements and Donald Trump continues to warn – without proof – of a “rigged election.”
Meanwhile,… Continue reading
“Election officials acknowledge voter fraud but say Trump concerns overblown”
“The Impact of Voter Fraud Claims on Voter Registration Reform Legislation”
Margaret Goarke has written this article for Political Science Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
MARGARET GROARKE examines the impact that claims of voter fraud has had on three cases of voter registration reforms in the United States. She argues that… Continue reading
“Donald Trump jokes that it’s okay for his supporters to commit voter fraud”
It would be funny if his earlier comments were not so corrosive;
As Donald Trump once again warned his supporters on Saturday that voter fraud is rampant and could cost him the election, he wondered aloud if he’s receiving any… Continue reading
Trump Talking Points Urge Surrogates to Push Voter Fraud Line
Jonathan Swan for The Hill:
In campaign talking points sent out Wednesday and obtained by The Hill, the Trump team told Republican surrogates to cite examples of voter fraud in North Carolina, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Under a headline ‘Must… Continue reading
If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad
Earlier I suggested that today’s Internet hack which disrupted things could be a dry-run for election day. The NY Times now reports the pernicious and widespread nature of this attack:
And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have… Continue reading
Talking to Josh Marshall of TPM on His Podcast About Trump, Voter Fraud, and Election Rigging Nonsense
Josh:
Concerned about voter suppression? Bands of feral Trumpers descending areas with large populations of black or Hispanic voters to harass and vet voters? Me too. So in Episode #7 of the Josh Marshall show I talked to my favorite … Continue reading
Today’s Must-Read: “How Charges of Voter Fraud Became a Political Strategy”
Michael Wines with the absolute must-read in the NYT:
In asserting that the presidential election has been rigged against him and casting accusations of widespread voter fraud, Donald J. Trump has tapped deep into an increasingly prevalent theme of Republican… Continue reading
On KCRW’s To the Point: “Would Divided Government Mean Gridlock?”
I was a guest on this show with the great Warren Olney:
GOP candidates point with alarm at Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees, free college tuition and “Big Government” that’s bigger than ever. Advocates for Republicans are almost saying… Continue reading