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Voter Fraud

  1. early and often
    Donald Trump,Mike Johnson
    Why Trump and Mike Johnson Are Promoting a Redundant Ban on Noncitizen VotingIn an effort to win Trump’s protection, the Speaker is abetting a preemptive attack on the legitimacy of the 2024 election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Trump Team Accuses DeSantis of Plotting to ‘Rig’ Iowa CaucusCasey DeSantis issued a confusing call for non-Iowans to “descend” on the state. Now Team Trump is crying “voter fraud.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. explainer
    Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A TimelineThe insurrection wasn’t a one-day event. It was the culmination of a multifaceted, yearslong plot — and it isn’t over.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. voter fraud
    What Is a ‘Rigged’ Election Anyway?Republicans claim Democrats are breaking election and voter laws. But deep down the complaint may be that perfectly legal votes are bad for the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. voter fraud
    You’re Not Supposed to Register to Vote in Two States, Mark MeadowsThe former Trump chief of staff, who takes a hard line on election fraud, played pretty fast and loose with his own voting behavior.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. the system
    Can Republicans Commit Voter Fraud?The revealing case of Mark Meadows.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  7. politics
    California Republicans’ Demonization of Voting by Mail May BackfireThe state has made universal voting by mail permanent. Now Republicans must deal with the effect of Trump’s disinformation on mail ballots.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. arizona audit
    Arizona Audit Aftermath Shows Trump Conspiracy Theories Will Go On ForeverYes, the recount in Arizona showed Biden’s lead actually increasing, but there’s always another rabbit hole for MAGA folks to explore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. 2021 california recall election
    Larry Elder Campaign Concedes Defeat and Claims Fraud – Before Election DayTelling the Big Lie extra-early is a new one for California Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. california recall election
    A Defeat of the Newsom Recall Will Feed a New Round of MAGA Conspiracy TheoriesThe recall has lost ground, or maybe never had any. But Newsom’s momentum will be treated by Trump and Republicans as signs of a rigged election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. voting rights
    Bipartisan Voting-Rights Legislation May Simply Be ImpossibleThe pious hopes of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema notwithstanding, we are in a historic moment, like Reconstruction, when one party is incorrigible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. politics
    Maricopa County Will Replace Voting Machines ‘Audited’ by Cyber NinjasArizona’s most populous county won’t be reusing the machines, citing concerns they could have been tampered with during the partisan audit.
    By Nia Prater
  13. 2022 midterms
    Kris Kobach Won’t Go AwayThe Republican Party’s gift that keeps on giving to Kansas Democrats is running for attorney general.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. voting rights
    What Is the Republican Party’s Position on Voting Rights?The implicit GOP position is to defer to states and localities — so far as their decisions help Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. republican party
    Why Republicans Think They Can Regain Power Without Repudiating TrumpismFrom the midterm precedents to the belief that Trump expanded the GOP’s reach, Republicans have a host of reasons to be complacent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Dominion Voting Sues Fox News Over Election Fraud ClaimsDominion, which is seeking $1.6 billion in damages, is the second voting company to sue Fox for promoting baseless pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
    By Nia Prater
  17. voting rights
    Republicans Return to Old Voter-Suppression PlaybookTrump shifted the focus to phony vote-by-mail fraud claims, but Republicans tried to limit all kinds of voting pre-2020 — and they’re at it again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. politics
    Trump Repeatedly Pressured Justice Department to Help Overturn ElectionAfter DOJ leaders refused to file a Supreme Court lawsuit, Trump nearly fired the acting attorney general just days before the attack on Congress.
    By Chas Danner
  19. georgia
    White House Forced Out U.S. Attorney Amid Effort to Overturn Election in GeorgiaThe top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, Byung Pak, was reportedly told to resign because Trump was upset he didn’t help find voter fraud in Georgia.
    By Chas Danner
  20. conservatism
    House GOP Admits It Opposes Democracy, Not Voter FraudHouse Republicans claimed that they object to affirming Biden’s victory out of concern for voter fraud. A colleague just called their bluff.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. the national interest
    Trump Tells Georgia Official to Steal Election in Recorded Call“I just want to find 11,780 votes.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. swan songs
    Barr Pans Trump’s Coup Schemes in Final Press ConferenceThe outgoing attorney general reiterated that he is not onboard with some of the extreme measures the president has reportedly been seeking.
    By Chas Danner
  23. troublemaker
    Will Trump’s Antics Suppress Republican Turnout in the Georgia Senate Runoffs?By falsely claiming the GOP-run election was stolen, he could damage his party in two very close Senate races it can’t afford to lose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. early and often
    Trump Spent His Holiday Weekend Bolstering His Loser RoutineA roundup of Trump’s latest preposterous election claims and flailing attempts to convince America that he’s definitely not a loser.
    By Chas Danner
  25. contested election
    Rudy Melts Down Over Trump and ‘Voter Fraud’ During Insane Press ConferenceThe president’s legal team alleged a vast conspiracy to install Joe Biden, bankrolled by “communist money.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Lindsey Graham Pressured Georgia Secretary of State to Toss Legal BallotsSecretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he’s alarmed by the efforts of Graham and other Trump allies to challenge Biden’s victory in Georgia.
    By Chas Danner
  27. contested election
    How Long Can Trump Keep Contesting the Election?Republicans could bring the president’s madness to an end, but there are a series of deadlines that may force the issue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    Trump’s Only Credible Legal Strategy Won’t Be EnoughIt’s possible the Supreme Court will accept Republican efforts to disallow late mail ballots in Pennsylvania. But there aren’t enough votes to matter.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. vision 2020
    The Democratic Advantage in Voting by Mail Is a Mixed BlessingDemocrats will be able to “bank” a lot of early votes, but then they may have to fight all the way to the Supreme Court to get them counted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. vision 2020
    Trump Keeps Repeating These Ludicrous Attacks on Voting by MailSome Trump claims are made up, others are exaggerations, and still others mistake safeguards against fraud for fraud.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. contested election
    The System for Resolving a Contested Presidential Election Is Also a MessThe two-week period in Congress in January is convoluted, depends on the good faith of the party in power, and requires lawmakers to act briskly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. vision 2020
    Top Republican Election Lawyer Trashes Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ LiesBen Ginsberg tried to find widespread “voter fraud” for decades. Now he’s calling out Trump’s claims as fraudulent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. vision 2020
    Democrats Scramble to Prevent Premature Trump Victory DeclarationIn battlegrounds with little experience voting by mail, a faster count may keep Trump from calling the race before all the votes are counted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. vision 2020
    If Trump Was Really Worried About Mail-Ballot Security, He’d Try to Fund ItTrump complains about overwhelmed and insecure election systems. Why won’t he accept Democratic proposals to spend some money to address them?
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. 2020 elections
    Trump’s Election-Day GambitAnother escalation of a well-worn strategy for the president.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  36. vision 2020
    How Trump Is Trying to Ensure an Early Election Night LeadTrump’s demonization of voting by mail has convinced his fans to vote in person, which could skew the early returns and lead to a contested election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. vision 2020
    Why Do Trump Supporters Act Like His Reelection Is Certain?For reasons varying from a Trumpian infatuation with “winning” to thoughts of contesting a loss, many Republicans act as though it’s a done deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. vision 2020
    What We Can Do to Stop Voting Chaos in NovemberTime is running out and options are limited, but there are still steps we can take to protect voting rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. florida man
    Trump’s Voter Registration Mistake Is What He’d Call FraudHe had to correct his Florida voter registration after initially listing the White House, which is not in Florida, as his “legal residence.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. vision 2020
    Thanks to Trump, Republicans May Skip Voting by MailSome Trump supporters in the swing state of Pennsylvania think voting by mail is bad — and they are handing Democrats an advantage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. vision 2020
    Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Contest Any Election LossBy deeming voting-by-mail systems a way a majority of states use to rig elections, POTUS has laid a foundation to declare a close election fraudulent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. vision 2020
    45 States Already Allow the Kind of Voting by Mail Trump Considers FraudulentTrump is fighting a rearguard action against a common form of voting at the worst possible time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. vision 2020
    Trump Threatens to Cut Off Funds for States That Expand Voting by MailThere’s no legal theory supporting presidential intervention in state election decisions, so Trump may just be preparing to challenge adverse results.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. 2020 elections
    Heads We Win, Tails You Lose: For Trump, All Democratic Wins Are ‘Rigged’In a bad omen for November, Trump is making contradictory claims of fraud in a special congressional election in California that his party may win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. vision 2020
    Fear of the Coronavirus Is Not Enough to Get a Texas Mail BallotNew Hampshire Republicans say a reasonable fear of death is a “disability” which justifies use of an absentee ballot. Texas scoffs at that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. coronavirus
    In New Hampshire, COVID Ruled a ‘Disability’ Justifying Voting by MailIn a restrictive state when it comes to voting, Republicans will make a onetime exception for the pandemic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. vision 2020
    Here Are the Red States That Limit Voting by Mail to Trump–Approved GroupsIt’s becoming the GOP party line that the procedure should be limited to seniors and military folk. Some places already follow that rule.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. vision 2020
    What Democrats Might Need to Sacrifice to Get Voting by MailAlthough Republicans aren’t going to support sending a mail ballot to every voter, there could be some version of the practice the GOP accepts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. vision 2020
    Get Ready for Guerrilla Warfare on Voting RulesThe Trump campaign will fight state by state against reforms that allow voters frightened by the coronavirus to cast ballots in the November election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. mike pompeo
    Mike Pompeo Isn’t Riding to the Rescue in KansasTrump’s other Kansas buddy, Kris Kobach, could well blow another statewide election for Republicans, one that could even lose them Senate control.
    By Ed Kilgore
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