Right-wing activist Ken Blackwell, a former Ohio Secretary of State criticized for voter suppression practices and an adviser to the Trump-Pence campaign, pulled out all the rhetorical stops in an attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf published by the American Thinker Monday under the headline, “Governor Wolf and his legion of darkness must be stopped … Continue reading Notorious Voter Suppressor Kenneth Blackwell Denounces Pennsylvania Governor and His ‘Legion of Darkness’
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‘What’s the downside for humoring him?’: A GOP official’s unintentionally revealing quote about the Trump era
The problem, though, is that to do so, Trump’s enablers are breathing life into Trump’s and his legal team’s haphazard and specious claims of fraud. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/10/whats-downside-humoring-him-gop-officials-unintentionally-revealing-quote-about-trump-era/ -Washington Post; 11/10/2020
An Atlanta election worker is in hiding after a claim that he tossed a ballot. His boss says the claim is false.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/06/us/trump-biden/an-atlanta-election-worker-is-in-hiding-after-a-claim-that-he-tossed-a-ballot-his-boss-says-the-claim-is-false https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/06/us/trump-biden/an-atlanta-election-worker-is-in-hiding-after-a-claim-that-he-tossed-a-ballot-his-boss-says-the-claim-is-false -The New York Times; 11/6/2020
Alex Jones says the White House encouraged him to speak at the Arizona anti-democracy event where he made violent threats and fomented civil war
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said he spoke at a November 5 rally against Arizona election officials and ballot counters after receiving encouragement from people at the White House and from a former Trump administration official. During his deranged speech outside the Maricopa County Elections Department, Jones issued several threats and hyped the prospect of … Continue reading Alex Jones says the White House encouraged him to speak at the Arizona anti-democracy event where he made violent threats and fomented civil war
On Fox News, Newt Gingrich (R) calls on Bill Barr to arrest election workers
White House Aide Paula White Calls on God and His Followers to Fight to Keep Trump in Office
Many of President Donald Trump’s religious-right supporters, especially those from the dominionist “apostolic” and Pentecostal camp, have repeatedly declared that Trump was anointed by God and prophesied that he would win reelection. While Trump’s reelection prospects dwindled as vote counting continued this week, some of those leaders have insisted that evil forces of witchcraft and … Continue reading White House Aide Paula White Calls on God and His Followers to Fight to Keep Trump in Office
AP fact check: Trump fabricates election corruption
Pro-Trump media pivot to faithless electors, urging GOP legislatures to assert control
Figures in pro-Trump media are signaling a pivot to encouraging faithless electors in the still-undecided 2020 presidential election. The strategy is to encourage Republican-controlled legislatures in key states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan to claim constitutional authority to appoint pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College, regardless of their state’s popular vote. https://www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-and-suppression/pro-trump-media-pivot-faithless-electors-urging-gop-legislatures-assert -Media Matters; … Continue reading Pro-Trump media pivot to faithless electors, urging GOP legislatures to assert control
Pro-Trump media pivot to faithless electors, urging GOP legislatures to assert control
Figures in pro-Trump media are signaling a pivot to encouraging faithless electors in the still-undecided 2020 presidential election. The strategy is to encourage Republican-controlled legislatures in key states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan to claim constitutional authority to appoint pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College, regardless of their state’s popular vote. https://www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-and-suppression/pro-trump-media-pivot-faithless-electors-urging-gop-legislatures-assert -Media Matters; … Continue reading Pro-Trump media pivot to faithless electors, urging GOP legislatures to assert control
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