Tag Archives: The Big Lie

“Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona Election Official”

August 14, 2023, 5:24 amUncategorizedThe Big LieNed Foley

This is serious. While this case is one individual, it’s part of a disturbing development: “Threats against election workers and officials increased after former President Donald J. Trump spread the lie that fraud had cost him the 2020 presidential election.”… Continue reading

“Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote”

August 14, 2023, 5:16 amUncategorizedJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

While waiting for the Georgia indictment expected this week, the N.Y. Times recaps in detail the events upon which the anticipated charges are based. One detail I hadn’t seen before: “The Raffensperger family was soon barraged with threats, leading his… Continue reading

“Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach”

August 13, 2023, 6:24 amUncategorizedJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

CNN “exclusive” report: “Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system… Continue reading

“Trump probe: Fulton jurors seek testimony from Gingrich, Flynn”

October 8, 2022, 10:54 amUncategorized2022 Election Cycle, The Big LieFranita Tolson

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the story here.

“Voting Systems: How They Work, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation”

October 6, 2022, 3:41 pmelection administration, election subversion riskThe Big LieFranita Tolson

New report from Steven Rosenfeld (National Political Report, Voting Booth) and Duncan Buell (Chair Emeritus, USC Dept. of Computer Science). Short description of the report from its authors: This report describes how the systems that create ballots and detect and… Continue reading

“A majority of GOP nominees – 299 in all – deny the 2020 election results”

October 6, 2022, 2:33 pmUncategorized2022 Election Cycle, The Big LieFranita Tolson

The Washington Post reports. Yikes.

“Money flowing to some election deniers sets off scramble in secretary of state races”

October 6, 2022, 1:55 pmelection subversion risk2022 Election Cycle, The Big LieFranita Tolson

CNN reports.

“Election officials confront a new problem: Whether they can trust their own poll workers”

October 6, 2022, 11:19 amelection subversion risk2022 Election Cycle, The Big LieFranita Tolson

Article in Politico sounding the alarm about 2020 election deniers and far right candidates encouraging like-minded individuals to become poll workers (not poll watchers, poll WORKERS) and engage in behavior that is problematic, to say the least. This development could… Continue reading

“Who’s Bankrolling Election Deniers?”

October 6, 2022, 11:09 amelection subversion risk, Uncategorized2022 Election Cycle, The Big LieFranita Tolson

Issue One has a new report out that shows that election-denying secretary of state candidates have collectively raised more than $12 million for their campaigns this election cycle — including more than $5.8 million raised by election deniers who prevailed in… Continue reading

1/6 Select Committee Still Planning Its Investigation

July 29, 2021, 8:44 amelection subversion riskThe Big LieNed Foley

Politico reports: “Lawmakers on the Jan. 6 select committee describe their probe’s reach as still undefined.” For what it’s worth, I think it’s important to focus on whether–and if so how–the “Stop the Steal” organizers thought they were going… Continue reading

New details on Trump’s efforts to get Acting AG Rosen to assist his election subversion efforts.

July 28, 2021, 4:38 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Washington Post reports. We know Trump wanted to overturn the result of the election. What we don’t (yet?) know is the full extent of the lengths he went in this effort and whether anything he did crossed the line… Continue reading

1/6/21 versus 1/6/25?

July 27, 2021, 12:28 pmelection subversion riskThe Big LieNed Foley

As reports of today’s select committee hearing are starting to roll in (from The NY Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, and elsewhere), I’m struck by the fact that the ongoing threat to democracy is… Continue reading

“The Limited Power of Trump’s Endorsements”

July 27, 2021, 11:49 amcampaigns, political polarizationThe Big LieNed Foley

Mischiefs of Faction has new analysis of 2018 data. Their assessment: “Republican candidates looking for electoral success may want to think carefully before welcoming Trump’s endorsement.”

Preview of select committee’s hearing

July 26, 2021, 6:23 pmelection subversion riskJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Some emphasize the division between Republicans, others the attempt by Democrats to enlist Cheney and Kinzinger in establishing a responsibly bipartisan investigation: The Hill, Politico, Washington Post, NY Times, WSJ