Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
A Silver Lining from Trump Vote Rigging Claim: Republicans Repudiating Voter Fraud Myth
Here’s Jennifer Rubin in today’s WaPo:
Claims of massive fraud and efforts to discredit the election system are preposterous on their face, but injurious to our democratic system. Long before Trump arrived on the scene Republicans helped manufacture an environment… Continue reading
“Controversial Republican Mike Roman to run Donald Trump’s ‘election protection'”
Must-read from Ben Jacobs of The Guardian:
Donald Trump’s “election protection” effort will be run by Mike Roman, a Republican operative best known for promoting a video of apparent voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers outside a polling place… Continue reading
“Donald Trump says the election is ‘rigged.’ Here’s what his supporters think that means.”
WaPo:
At a campaign rally here Monday evening, Dave Radtke, 66, said he expects Democrats will load people on buses in Chicago and bring them to Wisconsin to vote, where legal residents are allowed to register on Election Day. … Continue reading
“Election officials brace for fallout from Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ vote”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s escalating effort to undermine the presidential election as “rigged” has alarmed government officials administering the vote as well as Democratic and Republican leaders, who are anxiously preparing for the possibility of unrest or even violence on Election… Continue reading
PBS News Hour Interview with Me and Al Cardenas on Trump Vote-Rigging Claims
“Election officials, Clinton team brace for fallout from Trump’s ‘rigged’ claims”
“Donald Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claims Raise Historical Alarms”
Zack Roth for NBC News.
“Trump says the election could be rigged. Here’s why it won’t be.”
I spoke with Alex Cohen of KPCC’s Take Two.
There He Goes Again Dep’t; A Collection of My Responses to Trump’s Irresponsible Vote Rigging Rhetoric
This morning Donald Trump tweeted the following:
Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day. Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2016… Continue reading
“As Donald Trump warns of ‘rigged’ election, campaign looks for Missouri poll watchers”
Trump’s Vote Rigging Rhetoric Causes Supporters to Lose Faith in Fairness of the Electoral Process
Morning Consult:
Eighty percent of Americans say they are confident their vote will be accurately counted in the election. But independent voters are markedly less certain their votes will count, with just 68 percent saying they are confident their vote… Continue reading
“‘Rigged Election Talk Didn’t Start with Trump”
“Donald Trump’s Biggest Lie is About the Election Itself”
Watch Brian Stelter on CNN.
It’s important.