Monthly Archives: October 2016
“RNC members agree with Trump: It’s rigged”; Reince Silent
“Indiana state police investigating possible voter fraud”
WISH:
Thousands of birth dates and names listed on Indiana voter registrations were changed, officials said Tuesday, prompting an investigation into possible voter fraud.
Hoosiers reported finding the incorrect information when checking to see if they were registered to vote,… Continue reading
“BPC, Election Administrators Partner to Collect First-Ever National Data on Voting Lines”
Release:
The Bipartisan Policy Center, in partnership with the Polling Place of the Future Project of the CalTech/MIT Voting Technology Project, today announces a nationwide effort to measure Election Day lines at polling places around the country. BPC will collect… Continue reading
“‘Rigged election’ rhetoric is having an effect on voters — just not in the way you think.”
Fascinating post from Charles Stewart:
Donald Trump’s relentless messaging about a “rigged election” is having an effect on the confidence voters have that their votes will be counted accurately. But, it’s not the effect you think.
I came to this… Continue reading
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
“Election Law Expert: Rigged Election ‘Extraordinarily Unlikely”
Ned Foley on NPR.
“McConnell, denounce Trump’s ‘rigged election’ comments”
Josh Douglas for CNN.
“Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ Election Could Hurt His Own Campaign, Research Shows”
Byron Tau for the WSJ:
But his rhetoric could also have the impact of hurting his own campaign, according to some of the latest research into the topic.
In one experiment conducted by Adam Seth Levine of Cornell University and… Continue reading
“Which Companies Keep Political Contributions Secret?”
Neil Minow talks to Bruce Freed.
“Trump poses an unprecedented threat to the peaceful transition of power”
WaPo editorial:
Now, for the first time in modern history, a major-party candidate rejects both sides of that equation. If he loses, Donald Trump says, it will be due to cheating that makes the result illegitimate. If he wins, he… Continue reading