Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field
2 years, 3 months ago

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field

Associated Press  

Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review. In Michigan, the Republican candidates for governor, secretary of state and attorney general have all repeated Trump’s election lies. “If even one or two of these people win, we’re in a full-blown constitutional crisis,” said Ellen Kurz, a Democrat whose group, iVote, is involved in the swing state secretary of state races. Gray has repeated Trump’s lies about 2020 being “rigged,” traveled to Arizona to watch a partisan review of ballots that was derided as deeply flawed and proposed additional regular election audits in Wyoming. Many faced primary challengers this year, as in Georgia, but Trump’s movement knocked out incumbents in only two races — the Idaho attorney general primary and in Indiana’s secretary of state race, where Diego Morales won the nomination at the state Republican Party convention after repeating Trump’s fraud claims.

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GOP losses 'only strengthen Donald Trump's hand' over Senate leadership: Morning Joe
1 month, 1 week ago

GOP losses 'only strengthen Donald Trump's hand' over Senate leadership: Morning Joe

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said a string of Republican losses in swing state races could give him leverage in the battle to replace Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. Some of the president-elect's advisers believe he should block Sen. John Thune, who is disliked in MAGA circles, in a leadership struggle against Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Rick Scott, and the "Morning …

Here's where Trump and Harris stand in the seven swing states for the 2024 presidential election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here's where Trump and Harris stand in the seven swing states for the 2024 presidential election

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in the fight of their lives ahead what could be one of the closest presidential elections in history November 5. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race for the White House with one month to go before Election Day There are 538 electoral votes in total. …

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election and took no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer of power. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to …

'Doesn't have confidence he'll win': Morning Joe sees Trump scrambling with latest rants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Doesn't have confidence he'll win': Morning Joe sees Trump scrambling with latest rants

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned that Donald Trump is already ramping up his election lies over fraud because he doesn't believe he'll win fair and square. The Republican nominee repeatedly suggested over the weekend that the election would be stolen from him after making similar claims before the 2020 vote, and the "Morning Joe" host said Trump was setting the stage …

Election-denying MAGA lawmaker compares GOP's poll watchers to SEAL Team 6
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Election-denying MAGA lawmaker compares GOP's poll watchers to SEAL Team 6

Raw Story  

Rep. Eli Crane compared the Republican Party's planned army of poll watchers for the November election to SEAL Team 6 snipers, according to Rolling Stone. Crane, himself a former Navy SEAL and winning "Shark Tank" contestant, declared that poll watchers would be “boots on the ground” to counteract a “desperate” opposition which will “do whatever it takes to hold on …

Election certification disputes in handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election certification disputes in handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest

LA Times  

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. In Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes the Democratic-leaning city of Atlanta, a group run by members of former President Trump’s administration last month …

Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest

Associated Press  

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. In Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes the Democratic-voting city of Atlanta, a group run by members of former President Donald Trump’s administration last …

Election chief in key state of Arizona vows to 'prebunk' lies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Election chief in key state of Arizona vows to 'prebunk' lies

Raw Story  

Three days a week, Adrian Fontes lifts weights at 4:00 am to decompress from running elections in one of America's crucial battleground states. Fontes, a Marine Corps veteran and Arizona native, said one of his "favorite" falsehoods stems from a Republican-led audit in 2021, during which someone floated the possibility that fraudulent ballots flown to the state from southeast Asia …

Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors
1 year ago

Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Prosecutors began outlining their case Wednesday against 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and other charges for serving as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020. Investigators say the group met at the Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a document falsely stating they were the state’s “duly elected and qualified electors.” Each …

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. State Republicans continue to attempt their own review of the 2020 results, but that effort has been tied up in the courts …

All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
1 year, 4 months ago

All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump was repeatedly told by top Republican officials and allies, including people he often relied on for candid advice, that his claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election were bogus. Former Vice President Mike Pence “The Defendant’s Vice President—who personally stood to gain by remaining in office as part of the Defendant’s ticket …

Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns
1 year, 6 months ago

Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Most Republican candidates running for the Virginia legislature this year are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights. Nearly three years after Democrat Joe Biden won the White House, the Virginia candidates’ messaging shows the durability among Republicans of Trump’s claims, something that’s been reflected in previous …

Kentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primaries
1 year, 7 months ago

Kentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primaries

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s secretary of state has won bipartisan praise during his first term in office for expanding voter access during the COVID-19 pandemic and overseeing elections that have been free of widespread problems. The battle for Kentucky’s top elections post follows similar campaigns during last year’s midterm elections, when candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election …

GOP election deniers are gaining control of Republican operations
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP election deniers are gaining control of Republican operations

Raw Story  

Republicans who ran on election conspiracy theories lost a number of critical races around the country last year — in particular several who were running to be secretaries of state, administering state election systems themselves. And in July, Idaho Republicans chose Dorothy Moon, a former state legislator who has said there was a 'big problem' with the 2020 vote and …

Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP
2 years ago

Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three statewide offices after promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election are not planning to go quietly. In a statement posted this week to social media, she said the state Republican Party had begun operating as “mini-gangs instead of soldiers fighting for freedom,” and that the state was …

Republicans who falsely claimed Trump won in 2020 are losing their races in critical state-level elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans who falsely claimed Trump won in 2020 are losing their races in critical state-level elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So-called election deniers have won fewer than one in six races for statewide positions …

GOP's AG Nominee In Michigan Pushes Election Fraud Lies While Facing Election Fraud Probe
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP's AG Nominee In Michigan Pushes Election Fraud Lies While Facing Election Fraud Probe

Huff Post  

Matthew DePerno, the Republican nominee for attorney general in Michigan who has made a name for himself by pushing lies about the 2020 election — and by becoming the target of an investigation into whether he illegally tampered with voting machines — is spending the final stretch of his campaign spouting new falsehoods about supposed election crimes. In a recent …

Arizona GOP secretary of state nominee stands by election conspiracy theories in debate
2 years, 3 months ago

Arizona GOP secretary of state nominee stands by election conspiracy theories in debate

CNN  

CNN — Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem doubled down on the conspiracy theories that he has espoused about the 2020 presidential election in a debate against Democrat Adrian Fontes Thursday night, asserting that the votes in several key Arizona counties should have been “set aside” even though there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the …

Democrats feel pressure to 'save the republic' in campaigns to run state election systems
2 years, 3 months ago

Democrats feel pressure to 'save the republic' in campaigns to run state election systems

Raw Story  

Adrian Fontes is tired of responding to the outrageous claims of Mark Finchem, a Trump-backed Republican election denier with ties to QAnon. As Fontes put it, “It’s a great deal of pressure knowing you’re running in a political contest to save the republic.” The stakes are just as high in Nevada, where Democrat Cisco Aguilar is looking to defeat Jim …

How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election
2 years, 3 months ago

How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election

Raw Story  

Republican candidates who claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump have been nominated for governor in four critical swing states, raising concerns that if elected they could try to sway election results in 2024 and beyond. The current proposal, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, requires that at least six days before the Electoral College meets, …

How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election
2 years, 3 months ago

How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election

Raw Story  

Republican candidates who claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump have been nominated for governor in four critical swing states, raising concerns that if elected they could try to sway election results in 2024 and beyond. The current proposal, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, requires that at least six days before the Electoral College meets, …

Republican goes off on his own party — accuses 'globalists' of running the Michigan GOP
2 years, 4 months ago

Republican goes off on his own party — accuses 'globalists' of running the Michigan GOP

Raw Story  

With the Michigan Republican convention just days away, former GOP gubernatorial candidates continue to lob criticism at a Michigan Republican Party facing infighting — including Ryan Kelley, who on Saturday called for an overhaul of the state’s GOP leadership and said he’s considering a bid for party chair. “People have asked me if I would look at the Michigan GOP …

Trump ally and 2020 election denier Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump ally and 2020 election denier Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor

LA Times  

Kari Lake, who put false claims of election fraud at the center of her campaign, won the Republican primary for Arizona governor. Kari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced by Donald Trump and his staunch supporters, has won the Republican primary for Arizona governor. Lake has said she would not have …

Election deniers are one step closer to taking control of voting in 4 key states
2 years, 4 months ago

Election deniers are one step closer to taking control of voting in 4 key states

CNN  

CNN — Republican candidates who espouse Donald Trump’s false claims that the last presidential election was stolen are steadily advancing through primaries for positions to oversee the next one in swing states. The state party endorsed Kristina Karamo, who has claimed she witnessed irregularities during the last election, for secretary of state and Matthew DePerno, who was involved in a …

Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Trump-endorsed state lawmaker who won the GOP nomination for Arizona secretary of state is the latest candidate to advance to the November ballot for a post overseeing state elections while denying the results of the last one. He has embraced former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and has promised to upend …

Trump-loving election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump-loving election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states

Raw Story  

Mark Finchem, an Arizona state representative who has said he would not have certified the 2020 election, won the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday, making him the latest election denier to move closer to controlling his state’s election system. Across the country, Republicans who say the 2020 election was rigged are vying to be elected secretary of …

Trump loyalist wins GOP nod to oversee Arizona elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump loyalist wins GOP nod to oversee Arizona elections

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona lawmaker who embraces election conspiracies and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary Tuesday for the top elections post in the presidential battleground. His challengers included another candidate who repeated Trump’s false claims that he lost the 2020 presidential election because of fraud, a longtime state lawmaker and a businessman endorsed by …

Arizona GOP primary tests power of Trump's election lies
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona GOP primary tests power of Trump's election lies

The Independent  

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How Trump’s footprint is all over Michigan’s race for governor
2 years, 4 months ago

How Trump’s footprint is all over Michigan’s race for governor

Raw Story  

Days before Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump made an announcement some of his supporters had begged him not to do: He just might endorse right-wing media personality Tudor Dixon for governor. Ralph Rebandt participates in a GOP gubernatorial debate on WKAR’s Off the Record, July 15, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins Trump’s Dixon endorsement means …

Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie
2 years, 5 months ago

Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie

Associated Press  

DENVER — Republicans in Colorado rejected two prominent candidates whose political profiles were centered on election falsehoods in a fresh reminder that fealty to former President Donald Trump’s lies about mass voter fraud is no guarantee of success with conservative voters. And in Oklahoma, Sen. James Lankford easily defeated a GOP primary challenge from an evangelical pastor who complained he …

Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state
2 years, 6 months ago

Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state

Associated Press  

RENO, Nevada — A former state lawmaker who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Nevada secretary of state, the office that oversees elections in the perennial presidential battleground. In April 2021, Nevada’s Republican Party voted to censure the current secretary of state, Barbara …

Trump’s bid to reshape GOP faces biggest hurdles in Georgia
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s bid to reshape GOP faces biggest hurdles in Georgia

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Brian Kemp refused to accept Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud …

GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state. States United Action, a nonpartisan advocacy organization co-founded by Whitman, has been tracking secretary of state races and identified nearly two dozen Republican candidates who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election. Adams …

GOP Election-Deniers Elevate Races For Secretary Of State
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP Election-Deniers Elevate Races For Secretary Of State

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state. States United Action, a nonpartisan advocacy organization co-founded by Whitman, has been tracking secretary of state races and identified nearly two dozen Republican candidates who deny the results of the 2020 …

Republican election deniers elevate races for secretary of state
2 years, 7 months ago

Republican election deniers elevate races for secretary of state

LA Times  

Mesa County, Colo., clerk Tina Peters, who is under indictment for a security breach of voting systems, is challenging the incumbent secretary of state. Adams has said “there’s no way that Trump lost” and claimed that LaRose isn’t any different from Stacey Abrams, a Democrat and national voting rights advocate who is running for governor in Georgia. Michigan Secretary of …

Election denialism beliefs animate some GOP candidates in Michigan
2 years, 7 months ago

Election denialism beliefs animate some GOP candidates in Michigan

NPR  

Election denialism beliefs animate some GOP candidates in Michigan Michigan was a focal point in Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. Zach Gorchow of Gongwer News Service tells NPR's Ailsa Chang that election misinformation still looms large there. CHANG: Gorchow's talking about Kristina Karamo, who is running for secretary of state in Michigan, and Matt DePerno, who's running for …

Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG
2 years, 8 months ago

Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG

NPR  

Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Michigan Republicans picked two candidates — both deny the 2020 election results and have been endorsed by former President Donald Trump — to serve as the state's next top elections officer and top law enforcement official. Kristina …

This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism
2 years, 8 months ago

This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism

NPR  

This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Michigan Republicans will meet this weekend to decide which candidates to nominate for a number of key statewide positions, marking an early swing-state test of former President Donald Trump's influence in the midterm elections. The AG's race …

Republicans who pushed fake Electoral College documents in 2020 need to face 'criminal prosecution': attorney
2 years, 11 months ago

Republicans who pushed fake Electoral College documents in 2020 need to face 'criminal prosecution': attorney

Raw Story  

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has been doing a great deal of reporting on MAGA Republicans who, after the 2020 presidential election, circulated fake “Electoral College” documents in states that Joe Biden won and falsely claimed, on those documents, that Donald Trump won the states in question. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration — told the host, “Under state law, I think clearly you have …

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting
2 years, 11 months ago

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting

NPR  

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. To be clear, Republican election officials in the state deemed the results "free, fair, and accurate" and even a discredited GOP-led "audit" run in the state's largest county agreed Biden won. An …

GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed job
3 years, 1 month ago

GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed job

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 will lead the Biden administration’s effort to protect future elections. Homeland Security officials said Wyman will help lead the next round of elections in a “non-partisan manner to ensure the security and resilience of our election infrastructure.” “Kim’s reputation is …

Trump threatens to withhold future support for GOP: "Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24"
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump threatens to withhold future support for GOP: "Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24"

Salon  

Donald Trump, who has insistently pushed the baseless notion that the 2020 election was marred by sweeping election fraud, appears to be dissuading his supporters from voting in the 2022 and 2024 elections if the GOP fails to "solve" the apparent fraud. "If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020, Republicans will not be voting in '22 or …

Trump endorses ‘big lie’ proponents for state election posts
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump endorses ‘big lie’ proponents for state election posts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Before winning Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in his race to become Arizona’s top election official, Mark Finchem received several calls from people close to the former president making clear they approved of the work he was doing to challenge the results of the 2020 election. “He notices when people are fighting for the truth about the November …

More than 700 Republicans running in 2022 have pushed Trump’s election lies
3 years, 5 months ago

More than 700 Republicans running in 2022 have pushed Trump’s election lies

Salon  

Hundreds of Republican federal and state candidates have embraced former President Trump's election lies as they run for office or seek re-election in 2022. Another 500 of the 600 state lawmakers who have echoed Trump's lies are up for re-election next year, including at least 16 who attended the "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the Capitol riot. Arizona state …

GOP Arizona official: Why I had to speak the truth after Trump’s falsehoods (Opinion)
3 years, 7 months ago

GOP Arizona official: Why I had to speak the truth after Trump’s falsehoods (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Stephen Richer is the Maricopa County recorder. Last Wednesday, the Twitter account “Maricopa Arizona Audit” – an account that is run by an undisclosed person or company – wrote: “Breaking Update: Maricopa County deleted a directory full of election databases from the 2020 election cycle days before the election equipment was delivered to the audit. Several of my …

Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Allegiance to a lie has become a test of loyalty to Donald Trump and a means of self-preservation for Republicans. “Republicans need to stand for genuinely conservative principles, and steer away from the dangerous and anti-democratic Trump cult of personality.” Everyone enmeshed in Trump’s relentless election claims agrees a “Big Lie” is at the heart of the matter. …

Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test
3 years, 7 months ago

Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him. “It’s scary,” said Michael Wood, the Texas Republican congressional candidate who based his campaign on a vow to …

Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test
3 years, 7 months ago

Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him. “It’s scary,” said Michael Wood, the Texas Republican congressional candidate who based his campaign on a vow to …

Opinion: Arizona Republicans still backing Trump are on the wrong path
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: Arizona Republicans still backing Trump are on the wrong path

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. But instead Ward was rewarded with another term after she played an audio message of Trump personally urging Arizona GOP members to support her, saying about Ward, “I give her my complete and total …

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