Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

Marc Caputo in Politico: A Trump election conspiracy theory fell apart Wednesday when Florida’s law enforcement agency said it had found no widespread voter fraud in the 2018 races for Senate and governor.President Donald Trump had complained repeatedly about election… Continue reading

“Trump escalates campaign to discredit mail balloting, threatening federal funds to two battleground states”

May 21, 2020, 6:57 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump on Wednesday escalated his campaign to discredit the integrity of mail balloting, threatening to “hold up” federal funding to Michigan and Nevada in response to the states’ plans to increase voting by mail to reduce the… Continue reading

“Trump’s bogus attacks on mail-in voting could hurt his supporters, too; The president is undermining democracy. He could also be undermining his own campaign.”

May 20, 2020, 10:51 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the Washington Post. It begins: On Wednesday morning, President Trump threatened to withhold aid from Michigan and Nevada because of purportedly illegal activity related to absentee ballots. In reality, the states are doing nothing… Continue reading

“Trump Steps Up Attacks on Mail Vote, Making False Claims About Fraud; President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for Michigan and Nevada if the states moved forward in expanding vote by mail.”

May 20, 2020, 9:42 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump on Wednesday escalated his assault against mail voting, falsely claiming that Michigan and Nevada were engaged in voter fraud and had acted illegally, and threatening to withhold federal funds to those states if they proceed in… Continue reading

Tweet of the Day

May 20, 2020, 8:56 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WTAF: How ridiculous had the anti-vote by mail push gotten? A reader sends along this from a South Carolina State Senate candidate saying he opposed vote by mail but wants you to vote absentee if you need to. pic.twitter.com/jhfBZmpTtU… Continue reading

Must-Read NYT: “Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting; Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting.”

May 18, 2020, 7:55 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Six months before a presidential election in which turnout could matter more than persuasion, the Republican Party, the Trump campaign and conservative activists are mounting an aggressive national effort to shape who gets to vote in November —… Continue reading

“‘It’s Partly On Me’: GOP Official Says Fraud Warnings Hamper Vote-By-Mail Push”

May 18, 2020, 7:46 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Pam Fessler for NPR.

Republicans on House Administration Committee Release Report on “Ballot Harvesting” That Comes Up with Zero Wrongdoing in California (But Is Full of Unsupported Innuendo)

May 15, 2020, 3:31 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

At one point they try to tie California activities to the illegal activities in North Carolina (which benefitted the Republican candidate). Really if this is the best you can do, why bother? (And I say this as someone who opposes… Continue reading

“Ignoring Trump and Right-Wing Think Tanks, Red States Expand Vote by Mail”

May 12, 2020, 7:06 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica has posted this article, which begins: On April 23, during the same week that Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state said he was contemplating a “significant expansion” of vote by mail, the Public Interest Legal Foundation emailed one of his… Continue reading

“Trump attacks decision to add in-person voting center in California House race”

May 10, 2020, 9:06 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump spent a portion of his Saturday focused on a special election in the suburbs of northern Los Angeles County, attacking a decision to add an in-person voting center there in a series of misleading tweets.The race… Continue reading

“A Conservative Legal Group Significantly Miscalculated Data in a Report on Mail-In Voting; President Trump touted a new report on voter fraud, but ProPublica found a critical error with the data. Even with the correction, experts say the report is misleading.”

May 3, 2020, 11:53 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: In an April report that warns of the risks of fraud in mail-in voting, a conservative legal group significantly inflated a key statistic, a ProPublica analysis found. The Public Interest Legal Foundation reported that more than 1 million… Continue reading

Federal District Court in Nevada Rejects True the Vote’s Ridiculous Theory That Allowing Vote-by-Mail Unconstitutionally Dilutes the Votes of Nevada Voters Who (Without Basis) Fear Voter Fraud from Vote by Mail Ballots

April 30, 2020, 8:43 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Order rejecting request for preliminary injunction.

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