Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
Jim Bopp in True the Vote Fundraising Email: “Leftists are illegally diluting voter rights — it’s just plain wrong, and frankly, illegal and unconstitutional.”
“Barr says, without citing evidence, that an election done predominantly by mail would not be secure”
“Trump’s False Attacks on Voting by Mail Stir Broad Concern”
NYT:
resident Trump is stepping up his attacks on the integrity of the election system, sowing doubts about the November vote at a time when the pandemic has upended normal balloting and as polls show former Vice President Joseph R. … Continue reading
“In Arizona, Trump Boasts About His Wall and Repeats Unfounded Predictions of Voter Fraud”
NYT:
He ratcheted up his usual predictions of fraud in the November election, made without any supporting evidence, by suggesting that mail-in ballots — which will be in more widespread use as Americans face limits on their movements because of… Continue reading
“Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, voted by mail in April from a mansion they haven’t lived in for 4 years”
Business Insider:
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence voted by mail for this month’s Indiana Republican primary using a home address that they haven’t lived at for nearly four years, Insider has learned.The Pences cast their mail-in… Continue reading
“Trump spreads new lies about foreign-backed voter fraud, stoking fears of a ‘rigged election’ this November”
CNN:
Reeling after a weekend campaign rally with lower-than-expected turnout, President Donald Trump changed the subject Monday morning with a series of widely debunked lies about alleged voter fraud in US elections, stoking fears of a “rigged election” this… Continue reading
AG Barr Adds Fuel to the Fire by Fanning Trump’s Unsupported Allegations of Widespread Voter Fraud Via Mail in Ballots; Despicable and Dangerous
It’s not just what Barr has now done to SDNY’s Berman, or how he spun the media with a misleading reading of the Mueller report. Barr is now doubling down on President Trump’s wholly unsubstantiated claims of massive voter… Continue reading
Two Republican EAC Commissioners on “True the Vote” Podcast: “U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Join Voter Suppression Group to Discourage Mail-In Voting”
Alex Kotch:
In late May, two Republican members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission used a podcast produced by True the Vote, a right-wing voter suppression group, to cast doubt on the security of mail-in voting for the… Continue reading
“The Damage of Trump’s Voter-Fraud Allegations Can’t Be Undone; A new study suggests that even fact-checking the president’s false claims won’t restore confidence in elections.”
David Graham in The Atlantic:
It’s too early to say who will win the 2020 presidential election, but there’s a good chance that one loser will be faith in the electoral system. President Donald Trump is alleging—as he did four… Continue reading
“Bice: Next chairman of Visit Milwaukee accused by alderman of ginning up voter fraud concerns in 2011 email”
Daniel Bice for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
“Low rates of fraud in vote-by-mail states show the benefits outweigh the risks”
Brookings:
Heritage makes their full database available, so we were able to look into the cases of voter fraud that they claim represent rampant illegal activity. We began with the five states that have already used universal vote-by-mail systems… Continue reading
“U.S. Supreme Court asked to rule on Kobach’s signature Kansas voter registration law”
Wichita Eagle:
Kansas will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a state law championed by former secretary of state Kris Kobach — struck down by lower courts— that requires residents to prove their citizenship when registering to vote.The… Continue reading
True the Vote Goes Full Nativist, Flirts with Anti-Semitism, Accusing “Globalists” of “financing ANTIFA terrorists to riot in the streets”
From their latest email: