“Can You Carry a Gun to a Polling Place? As Trump riles up his supporters, a look at what constitutes illegal voter intimidation.”
Dahlia Lithwick and Raymond Vasvari for Slate.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Trump’s Campaign Manager Said She Misspoke About Poll Watching with the RNC
TPM:
During MSNBC’s post-debate coverage that spanned into the early hours of the Thursday morning, Washington Post reporter Bob Costa remarked on something Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told him in the spin room about how the campaign was… Continue reading
Jim Bopp and I Differ in Understanding Trump’s Comments About Not Conceding
“Newby and Necessity”
Michael Morley for Jurist:
In short, requiring applicants to provide proof-of-citizenship is a common-sense backstop to help prevent the types of routine errors that inevitably arise when millions of people are filling out a particular form. In that sense, a… Continue reading
“North Carolina counties that slashed early voting sites see hours-long lines”
Alice Ollstein for Think Progress:
One of the areas with the longest lines this week — Charlotte’s Mecklenburg County — offered 22 locations for the first day of early voting in 2012. This year, they offered only 10. Voters reported… Continue reading
“What Happens if Trump Keeps Us ‘in Suspense’ on Election Night?”
Ned Foley in Politico:
The trouble would come if Trump really digs in. If he alone claims fraud while everyone else disagrees, then his solitary rants are more pathetic than dangerous. But if the Republican Party as a whole joins… Continue reading
Morning Consult Poll: When Voter Intimidation is Voter Fraud
This is odd. Nearly half of respondents to a Morning Consult poll say it is very or somewhat likely that there will be widespread voter fraud. But the # 1 type of fraud is not fraud at all: it is… Continue reading
“For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough”
“Governor Mike Pence at rally: ‘Voter fraud is real’”
“The Supreme Court’s Election Day ‘Doomsday scenario”
Ariane de Vote reports for CNN.
Trump Camp Will Fake Exit Polls, Possibly to Intimidate Voters and Lay Groundwork for Post-Election Shenanigans
Quite a story from the Guardian:
Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct their own crowd-funded exit polling on election day, ostensibly due to fears that electronic voting machines in certain areas may have been “rigged”, the Guardian has learned.… Continue reading
On Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd Talking Trump, Vote Rigging, and Voter Intimidation
Watch here at MSNBC.
New Trump Comments on Conceding If He Loses Seem to Say Two Contradictory Things
WaPo on Trump’s latest comments, and it seems like he seems like he’s saying two contradictory things:
Donald Trump said Thursday that he would accept the results of the presidential election “if I win,” but he doubled down on… Continue reading