“What the Jan. 6th Report Says About the Fake Electors Scheme”
“Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights”
NYT:
For the last two years, Democrats in battleground states have played defense against Republican efforts to curtail voting access and amplify doubts about the legitimacy of the nation’s elections.
Now it is Democrats, who retained all but one of… Continue reading
“3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissed”
AP:
A third case of a defendant who was arrested by an elections police unit created by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has been thrown out.
Terry Hubbard, 63, was among 20 people arrested last August… Continue reading
“The Electoral College is hazardous to democracy, Raskin says”
Politico:
Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday the Electoral College “has become a danger” to American democracy.
Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” the Maryland Democrat said: “I think that the Electoral College now, which has given us five popular vote… Continue reading
“McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O’Brien told Jan. 6 committee”
Politico:
Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O’Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked him to look into something he’d been hearing: retired military… Continue reading
A Tale of Two Presidents
Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating:
This is too easy and kind of cheap, but anyway: pic.twitter.com/3T25pnvCH1— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) December 25, 2022
“New Population Estimates Show Further Changes In Congressional Apportionment”
Election Data Services release:
The Census Bureau’s new population estimates released yesterday (December 22. 2022) would have changed congressional apportionment in eight states from the final 2020 Census apportionment that was adopted just a year ago. The new data… Continue reading
Breaking: Kari Lake’s Election Contest Fails in Arizona Because of Utter Failure of Proof
An Arizona trial court has ruled that Kari Lake’s attempt to contest the results of the Arizona gubernatorial election has failed because Lake utterly failed to prove that there was any intentional misconduct, much less misconduct that could have affected… Continue reading
“Federal effort to boost election worker protections fizzles”
AP:
Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year, leaving state officials looking to their legislatures for support.
The massive budget bill that passed… Continue reading
“The Michigan lawyer pushing Trump’s voter-fraud fictions in U.S. courts”
Reuters special report:
Stefanie Lambert was a Detroit defense lawyer working on a succession of routine criminal cases – theft, drug possession and firearms charges. Then Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss transformed her life.
As Trump started falsely alleging voter… Continue reading
“How the Worst Fears for Democracy Were Averted in 2022”
NYT:
The election results suggest that a focus on Mr. Trump’s election lies did not merely galvanize Democrats but also alienated Republicans and independents. Final turnout figures show registered Republicans cast more ballots than registered Democrats in Arizona and Nevada,… Continue reading