“Republicans Finally Have a Voter Fraud Scandal. And None of Them Want to Talk About It.”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“Republicans Are Casting Doubt On Normal Election Processes For The Sake Of Winning”
Sam Levine for HuffPost.
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, One of the Rare Democrats on Trump’s Voter “Fraud” Commission, May Soon Be Out of Office
Politico:
Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decades-long run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era.
Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than… Continue reading
“With 2020 looming, Trump and his allies keep hinting that Florida’s process is suspect”
WaPo:
But then, in an interview with Fox News after Scott was declared the winner, Trump still claimed that the race had been affected by fraudulent votes.
“Rick Scott won and he won by a lot,” Trump told “Fox News… Continue reading
“Democrats are now going there on ‘stolen’ elections”
Aaron Blake for The Fix:
For more than two years, President Trump has baselessly alleged rampant electoral fraud. He pre-blamed voter fraud for his expected 2016 loss, and then he cited it again even after he shockingly won. (Something … Continue reading
“Republicans Walters and Kim adopt Trump tactic of charging vote fraud with no evidence of wrongdoing”
LAT:
Two Orange County Republicans facing the prospect of defeat in the Nov. 6 congressional election as final ballots are counted have adopted President Trump’s tactic of making baseless allegations of vote fraud.
Neither GOP Rep. Mimi Walters nor Republican… Continue reading
“Discrediting The Recount Process Takes Advantage Of Voters’ Lack Of Understanding”
Listen to NPR:
The Florida recounts have demonstrated that many voters are unaware of election governing rules, which makes them more vulnerable to political rhetoric casting doubt on the legitimacy of the results.
Trump’s Caricature of How Voter Fraud Supposedly Happens
“When people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. Nobody… Continue reading
“Bogus Voter Fraud Claims”
Factcheck.org:
With votes continuing to be counted in very close elections in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, President Donald Trump and some other Republicans have been crying foul, making false and misleading claims of supposed election fraud perpetrated by Democrats in… Continue reading
“What’s Happening in Florida Is a Nightmare. 2020 Could Be So Much Worse.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far… Continue reading
“Florida judge sees no evidence of vote-counting fraud in Broward County”
AP:
A Florida judge said he’s seen no evidence of wrongdoing in the vote-counting in Broward County and urged all sides to “ramp down the rhetoric.”
Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter said during an emergency hearing Monday that there is… Continue reading
“GOP sidesteps ‘cooking the books’ claim in Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema Senate race”
Arizona Republic:
A top national Republican on Sunday sidestepped his group’s assertion that the top Maricopa County election official is “cooking the books” for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona’s still-unresolved U.S. Senate race.
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, the National Republican… Continue reading
“Rick Scott’s monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud”
Politico:
Gov. Rick Scott asked state law enforcement to investigate Broward County election officials because of potential “rampant [voter] fraud,” even though monitors from his own administration say they have seen none in that county.
“Our staff has seen no… Continue reading
Rick Scott, Without Evidence, Accuses Bill Nelson of “Committing Fraud”
Politico:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Sunday that he’s won his closely contested Senate race against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and that his opponent is “committing fraud” in an effort to steal the race from him and is a “sore… Continue reading