Monthly Archives: October 2016
Ocean’s Eleven Parody on Election Rigging
Can’t decide if this is funny or not.
“Do Campaign Ads Matter? Donald Trump Offers a Rare Chance to Find Out”
Lynn Vavreck for NYT’s The Upshot.
“Kasich: Fear of election rigging ‘a big fat joke’”
Columbus Dispatch:
“To say that the elections are rigged and all these votes are stolen — that’s like saying we never landed on the moon,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, said on CBS “This Morning.” He added that such… Continue reading
“New voter ID rules, other election changes could cause confusion”
“Progressives ponder the unthinkable — a postelection Supreme Court blockade”
“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
“Voter registration system crashes in Va., preventing some from signing up in time”
WaPo:
A civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to force Virginia to extend its voter registration period after the state’s online system crashed Monday, the last day to register, preventing an unknown number of voters from getting on… Continue reading
“Anti-Semitic Posts, Many From Trump Supporters, Surge on Twitter”
NYT:
She had seen her face superimposed on the body of a concentration camp inmate. She had been called “a slimy Jewess.” She had been told she “deserved the oven.” One anonymous individual had electronically harassed her for 19 hours… Continue reading
“ACLU sues Georgia to re-open voter registration in storm-hit counties”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Brian Kemp, Ga’s Secretary of State, links to this story and tweets: “The ACLU wants to create chaos in our local elections offices. Stand with me & protect Georgia’s elections.”
Looks Like about 64,000 More People Were Able to Register to Vote in FL Thanks to Democrats’ Hurricane Lawsuit
See here.
Good news for voters.
“Don’t believe the hype. Foreign hackers will not choose the next president.”
Thomas Hicks, Matthew Masterson and Christy McCormick, the three sitting U.S. EAC Commissioners, have written this WaPo oped:
Recent reports regarding the ability of foreign hackers to change the outcome of the U.S. presidential election are overstated. Foreign hackers will… Continue reading
“Trump Supporters Have Been Primed For His Bogus Voter Fraud Claims For Years”
The great Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.
“Donald Trump Urges His Supporters to Monitor Polling Sites for Voter Fraud”
Trip Gabriel for the NYT:
is language has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering.
But as Mr. Trump casts doubt… Continue reading