More on the von Spakovsky/Fund Debunked Claims About Fraud and Coleman-Franken
Following up on this post, see Steven Rosenfeld’s thorough debunking.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“York: When 1,099 felons vote in race won by 312 ballots”
Byron York column for Washington Examiner. I don’t have time for a full response now, but you need to view everything von Spakovsky and Fund skeptically. On the allegations of Minnesota Majority in Coleman-Franken (discussed in detail in The Voting … Continue reading
“John Fund: Sure, Republicans Focus On Voter ID For Political Reasons”
Must-read TPM.
It seems that Fund agrees with me that absentee voting is the real problem if we were serious about curbing the potnential for fraud.
There’s lots about Fund and von Spakovksy’s efforts to spread the voter fraud meme… Continue reading
Fraudulent Fraud Squad Tag Team
Coming in the mail today: Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk by John Fund and Hans von Spakovksy.
I discuss the pioneering efforts of Fund and von Spakovsky in the 2000s to hype impersonation voter… Continue reading
Justin Levitt Must-Read Takedown of New Voter Fraud “Study”
Justin has put in the time to thoroughly demolish the so-called “study” from the National Center on Public Policy Research. For more, don’t miss his thorough annotation of the document itself. Thank you Justin for this public service.
The National Center voter fraud essay
As Rick noted (here and here), the National Center for Public Policy Research has produced an essay that has gotten some recent publicity. Branded a “study” by others, it is long on eloquence and passion … but… Continue reading
“Voter Fraud ‘Study’ Authored By Republican Who Pleaded Guilty In Abramoff Scandal”
TPM reports. More about the substance of the study is coming.
“Voter ID rules protect seniors, minorities from fraudsters, says new study”
Daily Caller [corrected link]: “Criminal justice data shows that blacks and poor people are the most common victims of voter fraud and are the greatest beneficiaries of voter identification rules, according to a new study.”
I hope to be… Continue reading
Surprise: Republicans Fundraising Off Voter Fraud Allegations
Last week I had a blog post entitled Democrats Fundraising Off Voting Wars in PA Voter ID Suit, which began:
Christian Adams reports.
One of the main claims I make regarding voter i.d. in The Voting Wars is… Continue reading
“Kris Kobach Credits ACORN Hysteria With GOP-Led Voter ID Renaissance (VIDEO)”
TPM reports.
“California GOP to pursue a voter ID initiative”
The Fraudulent Fraud Squad comes to Burbank.
“Even Shoddy Schmidt Report Shows ‘Voter Fraud’ Is a Fake Problem”
Keystone Politics: “I think the correct way to understand why Al Schmidt was willing to put his name on this hilariously unscientific ”study” on voting irregularities in Philly is that conservative politicians, pundits and blog trolls needed a passable … Continue reading
Is Eric Holder Right on Voter ID?
I’ve posted some thoughts over at Politico’s Arena.
“The GOP’s crime against voters”
Eugene Robinson: “Spare us any more hooey about ‘preventing fraud’ and ‘protecting the integrity of the ballot box.’ The Republican-led crusade for voter ID laws has been revealed as a cynical ploy to disenfranchise as many likely Democratic voters… Continue reading