“GOP Voting Fraud Squads Are Nothing New”
Rick Perlstein in the Washington Spectator.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“If he loses, Trump will continue spreading destruction and mayhem. This chart shows how.”
Greg Sargent for The Plum Line.
“White nationalists plot Election Day show of force; KKK, neo-Nazis and militias plan to monitor urban polling places and suppress the black vote’
Hard to believe this is 2016. Let’s hope law enforcement is ready. And there’s this:
It is difficult to know at what scale these plans will materialize because Anglin and his fringe-right ilk are serial exaggerators, according to Potok.… Continue reading
In DNC v. RNC Voter Intimidation Case, Court Orders Discovery on Trump, Republican Poll Monitoring Efforts
Pretty broad discovery required in short order, with hearing on November 4.
The judge rejected much of the discovery sought by the DNC given the time frame, but this should alone should be pretty educational on what efforts are actually… Continue reading
More Baseless Trump Allegations of Voter Fraud
Today, via Sopan Deb.
Breaking: Democrats Sue Trump, State Republican Parties, and Roger Stone for Voter Intimidation Tactics
The latest set of filings from Democrats (led by Marc Elias) against the Trump campaign, state Republican parties, and Roger Stone’s “Stop the Steal” group:
Nevada Complaint
Arizona Complaint
Pennsylvania Complaint
Ohio Complaint [corrected link]
I haven’t yet gone through… Continue reading
“What do Trump and Brexit have in common? Warnings of electoral fraud.”
Toby James for The Monkey Cage.
Is Trump Encouraging Illegal Multiple Voting in Colorado? (It Wouldn’t Work)
CNN:
Trump kicked off his rally here on Sunday by encouraging his supporters to “make sure” their ballots are properly counted, saying that he is a “skeptical person” when it comes to the state’s largely vote-by-mail process. He then encouraged… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Questions Veracity of Ballot Counting in Colorado”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump has found a new reason to question the legitimacy of the 2016 election — ballots — and he wasted little time here on Saturday before taking issue with the voting system in this largely vote-by-mail state.… Continue reading
“At ‘Poll Watcher Training’ Class, Republicans Trade Rumors, Fears of Fraud”
WSJ:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been raising hackles for weeks about a “stolen” election, and on Wednesday morning, in a suburban public library in northern Virginia, more than two dozen Republicans heeded his call.
The group had signed… Continue reading
Trump Campaign Admits Its Strategy Depends on Suppressing Democratic Turnout, But Is It Illegal?
This must-read Bloomberg Business piece explains that with Trump behind, the campaign’s strategy depends upon lowering Democratic turnout:
To compensate for this, Trump’s campaign has devised another strategy, which, not surprisingly, is negative. Instead of expanding the electorate, Bannon and… Continue reading
TMZ Misquoted Officials About Fears of Voter Fraud
Pro Publica/Electionland:
Yesterday TMZ posted an article declaring voter fraud to be “a real concern”. (Yes, that TMZ.) Here’s how the story begins:
NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and most blogs are trying to convince you there is virtually NO… Continue reading
Talking to Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air About Trump Vote Rigging Claims, Voter Fraud, and The Voting Wars
“Why Struck-Down Voter ID Laws Trouble Would-Be Voters”
Another must-read from Michael Wines of the NYT:
While Donald J. Trump repeatedly claims that the election is “rigged”against him, voting rights groups are increasingly battling something more concrete in this year’s ferocious wars over access to the ballot… Continue reading