Wisconsin Republicans sends election bills to governor
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans sends election bills to governor

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature passed a package of election and voting bills to Gov. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insisted the bills were about addressing identified problems with the 2020 election and attempting “to guarantee that people have confidence in the election and the results that happen” going forward. “We are not looking backward about decertifying, or overturning, or doing anything with 2020.” All of the Republican-authored bills were introduced after President Joe Biden’s narrow victory of nearly 21,000 votes in Wisconsin in 2020. Vos said bills enacting Gableman’s recommendations may not be considered before the November election. — Bar election clerks from filling in any missing information on a voter’s absentee ballot envelope.

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Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump ’s victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Commission Chair Ann Jacobs certified results that show Trump won the state with 1,697,626 votes compared to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 1,668,229 votes during a morning Zoom teleconference that lasted six minutes. …

Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison has led a Republican member of Congress to falsely suggest that the clerk was lying about the presence of barcodes on the ballots themselves. Madison city spokesperson Dylan Brogan said Thursday …

Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released Tuesday. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet Thursday to vote on whether to order …

Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos says recall petition effort against him failed
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos says recall petition effort against him failed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday challenged signatures on petitions filed seeking an election to recall him from office, saying there were not enough valid ones. Vos is being targeted by supporters of former President Donald Trump, including former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who submitted more than 9,000 signatures May 28. Vos angered Trump …

Wisconsin elections review shows recall targeting GOP leader falls short of signatures needed
9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin elections review shows recall targeting GOP leader falls short of signatures needed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election under one scenario reviewed by elections officials Tuesday, but it likely will be up to the state Supreme Court to ultimately decide the fate of the recall effort. Recall organizers fell …

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump
11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office, citing Vos’ opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with impeaching the state’s top elections official. Vos faced a primary challenge in 2022 from Adam Steen, who was backed by Trump and argued that Vos …

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission
1 year ago

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin legislative leader said Wednesday that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks to give the GOP-controlled Legislature the ultimate power to oversee elections, taking it away from an independent bipartisan commission. Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press in an interview that he “wouldn’t imagine” that the bill introduced …

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the …

2020 Election Skeptics Could Guide Policy In Wisconsin
1 year, 4 months ago

2020 Election Skeptics Could Guide Policy In Wisconsin

Huff Post  

Election denier groups are advising Wisconsin officials on poll observer rules. True the Vote, the conspiracy theory organization that falsely claims an army of “2000 mules” stole the election for Joe Biden, was represented on the committee by a local Republican who previously had said Wisconsin elections were “being conducted by lawless groups of individuals.” Another seat at the table …

'What problem are they trying to solve?' Republicans introduce bill to add watermarks to absentee ballots
1 year, 5 months ago

'What problem are they trying to solve?' Republicans introduce bill to add watermarks to absentee ballots

Raw Story  

Late last week, Republican legislators introduced legislation that would require all absentee ballots in Wisconsin to be printed with a watermark as a safeguard against people photocopying ballots. The bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Allen and Sen. Romaine Quinn, comes as Republicans have increasingly focused on Wisconsin’s absentee ballot process as a potential source of election wrongdoing in the years …

Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin. “The conspiracy theorists are going to jump at anything,” said Kevin Kennedy, who was Wisconsin’s top elections official for 34 years before retiring in 2016 from …

Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive a bipartisan plan they say is critical to rebuilding confidence in elections but that was killed last week by Republicans without debate. The state’s chief elections official said a new division designed to handle voters’ concerns and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints was “exactly what …

Can Wisconsin Gov. Evers and GOP Legislature work together?
2 years, 1 month ago

Can Wisconsin Gov. Evers and GOP Legislature work together?

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Can newly reelected Democratic Gov. “But it certainly could also be an opportunity to fight and disagree over how to use the money.” Both sides have staked out priorities, not all of which conflict, but neither faction has shown much of an ability to work together, with Evers vetoing more than 120 bills over the past four …

Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Harry Wait was so determined to show Wisconsin’s election system is vulnerable to fraud that he logged onto the state website, requested an absentee ballot in the state Assembly speaker’s name and had it delivered to himself. No one was ultimately prosecuted and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul called Schmaling’s demands a “disgraceful publicity stunt.” Schmaling said …

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks
2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission couldn’t agree Tuesday on what guidance, if any, to give the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks to help them understand how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling outlawing absentee ballot drop boxes. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must …

Wisconsin Democrats renew call for votes on gun safety bills
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats renew call for votes on gun safety bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats renewed calls Wednesday for the Republican-controlled Legislature to take up a pair of gun safety bills that were rejected without any debate just over two years ago. The bills would institute a universal background check for gun sales and implement a “red flag” law that would allow judges to take guns away from people determined …

Wisconsin Republicans vote not to endorse for governor
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans vote not to endorse for governor

Associated Press  

MIDDLETON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans voted Saturday not to endorse anyone for governor ahead of the GOP primary in August, with former Lt. Gov. “I want Republicans to win and we can’t do that if our party is fractured,” he said. “My race is literally about the truth versus lies and distortion.” Divisions within the Republican Party have been a …

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills
2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. The bills are part of a nationwide Republican effort to reshape elections following President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. In vetoing the eight bills, Evers told lawmakers that “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy; it should not be subject to the whim of politicians who do not like the outcome …

Bill setting up early absente ballot count likely dead
2 years, 9 months ago

Bill setting up early absente ballot count likely dead

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-authored bill that would authorize local election clerks to begin counting absentee ballots a day earlier is likely dead. Right now clerks can’t start counting absentee ballots until the day of the election. Assembly Republicans last week amended a Senate bill that would have protected clerks who report irregularities to allow clerks to to being counting …

AP FACT CHECK: Wisconsin election probe ignores some facts
2 years, 9 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Wisconsin election probe ignores some facts

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice examining the 2020 election in battleground Wisconsin laid out his interim findings this week and recommended that legislators should consider decertifying the state’s presidential result — a move attorneys have said is illegal. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission before the 2020 election provided guidance to local election clerks who run elections, …

'Crazy conspiracy theory': Wisconsin elections chief pans effort to 'decertify' the election
2 years, 9 months ago

'Crazy conspiracy theory': Wisconsin elections chief pans effort to 'decertify' the election

Raw Story  

Allies of Donald Trump on Tuesday continued their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. "The former state Supreme Court justice leading the GOP-ordered review into the 2020 election on Tuesday said the state Legislature "ought to take a very hard look" at decertifying the state's presidential election," the Wisconsin State Journalreported. "Gableman released a new 136-page 'interim report' from …

Republican voting changes passed by Wisconsin Senate
2 years, 10 months ago

Republican voting changes passed by Wisconsin Senate

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday passed a package of fast-tracked voting changes introduced after former President Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, measures that minority Democrats don’t have the votes to stop but that Gov. “That’s over and Biden won.” Evers reiterated in a tweet on Monday that he has a dim view of Republican attempts to …

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two Republican state lawmakers, including one running for governor, spoke at a rally Tuesday in the Wisconsin Capitol urging support for the legally impossible act of overturning Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. Ramthun has led an effort to get Republicans who control the Legislature to take up a resolution he wrote to pull back Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, …

Wisconsin Republicans fast-track elections bills
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans fast-track elections bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican leaders are fast-tracking a package of bills released Tuesday that would clamp down on who can obtain absentee ballots, give a GOP-controlled committee the power to eliminate staff and cut funding to state agencies and force the elections commission to get legislative approval before spending any federal money. A Republican-controlled committee has also ordered the …

Wisconsin Elections Commission proceeds with absentee rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Elections Commission proceeds with absentee rule

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is moving ahead with enacting a rule that will make clear that local election officials can fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes submitted by voters. The bipartisan commission voted 4-2 on Monday to use its existing guidance on correcting absentee ballot envelopes when drafting an emergency rule spelling out what is …

Wisconsin Gov. Evers' reelection pitch: democracy is at risk
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers' reelection pitch: democracy is at risk

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I don’t think he’s exaggerating when he talks …

Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ reelection pitch: democracy is at risk
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ reelection pitch: democracy is at risk

Associated Press  

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. “I don’t think he’s exaggerating when he talks about what’s at stake and the fact that he’s the last line of defense to a lot of these things happening,” said Democratic state Rep. Gordon Hintz. Evers isn’t the only battleground Democrat making the argument, particularly in the so-called “blue wall” trio of states — …

Wisconsin judge rules against absentee ballot drop boxes
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin judge rules against absentee ballot drop boxes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday sided with conservatives, ruling that absentee ballot drop boxes cannot be located anywhere other than at offices of local clerks and that no one other than the voter may return such a ballot. Republicans are also attempting to change state law to limit ballot boxes and force the bipartisan state elections commission …

Wisconsin GOP leader: ‘Zero chance’ of taking over elections
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader: ‘Zero chance’ of taking over elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A top Republican lawmaker in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin said Friday that there is “zero chance” the GOP-controlled Legislature will take over the awarding of the state’s 10 presidential elector votes in 2024, even as Democrats worry that is their goal. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told The Associated Press in an interview that he also …

‘Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power

Associated Press  

In the weeks leading up to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a handful of Americans — well-known politicians, obscure local bureaucrats — stood up to block then-President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to overturn a free and fair vote of the American people. At a recent news conference in Wisconsin, Kathleen Bernier, a GOP state senator …

'Epic train wreck': Wisconsin GOP election probe ‘grift’ gets blasted from all sides
3 years ago

'Epic train wreck': Wisconsin GOP election probe ‘grift’ gets blasted from all sides

Raw Story  

Over the past week, Republicans — including a state senator who chairs the Senate’s election committee — have blasted Speaker Robin Vos’ 2020 election probe as a “charade” that is harmful to democracy. Newspaper editorial boards have also offered harsh criticism, including the Capital Times, which characterized the ‘audit’ as “looney,” and an “epic train wreck.” The outrage directed at …

Key Wisconsin Republican wants end to GOP-led election probe
3 years ago

Key Wisconsin Republican wants end to GOP-led election probe

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Republican who leads the Senate Elections Committee said Monday that the GOP-ordered review of the 2020 election is riling up people who don’t understand elections and that it needs to end. State Sen. Kathy Bernier, of Lake Hallie, said the investigation led by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman contains “made-up things” meant to …

Trump-tied group pushing for voting changes in Wisconsin
3 years ago

Trump-tied group pushing for voting changes in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

— A group formed to support former President Donald Trump’s agenda is working with Wisconsin Republicans on a ballot measure that would bypass the state’s Democratic governor to change how elections are run in the battleground state. Trump’s former White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told attendees that his new organization, the Center for Election Integrity, was working with elected officials …

GOP targets Wisconsin elections system, nonpartisan director
3 years ago

GOP targets Wisconsin elections system, nonpartisan director

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans are working to discredit the bipartisan system they created to run elections in the state after President Joe Biden narrowly won last year’s presidential race, making the political battleground the latest front in the national push by the GOP to exert more control over elections. Wednesday will bring a flurry of election-related developments in the …

Wisconsin elections chief says audit report needs correcting
3 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin elections chief says audit report needs correcting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe testified Tuesday that a recent audit of the 2020 presidential election in the state from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau contains a handful of errors that will need to be corrected. Wolfe said a section of the report pertaining to information the agency obtains through the nonprofit Electronic Registration Information Center, …

Wisconsin lawmakers send anti-abortion bills to governor
3 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin lawmakers send anti-abortion bills to governor

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a package of anti-abortion bills, many of which Democratic Gov. One bill, which Evers vetoed in 2019, would impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the extremely rare circumstance in which a baby is born alive following an abortion attempt. “This is simply …

Wisconsin Republicans plan 2nd election investigation
3 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Republicans plan 2nd election investigation

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans plan to launch another investigation of 2020 election administration, GOP leaders announced Monday. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, Senate President Chris Kapenga and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dan Feyen said in a news release that GOP leaders will authorize the Senate elections committee to conduct the probe in the wake of findings legislative auditors released …

Evers calls GOP-ordered election probe a ‘boondoggle’
3 years, 2 months ago

Evers calls GOP-ordered election probe a ‘boondoggle’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday blasted a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election as a “$700,000 boondoggle” and said election clerks should be “lawyered up.” After an election audit in Arizona confirmed President Joe Biden’s win there, Republicans have focused their attention on Wisconsin, where Biden also won, and other states where they’re pursuing reviews …

Wisconsin election investigator warns of subpoenas
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator warns of subpoenas

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The retired conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election released a video Monday threatening to subpoena election officials who don’t comply and saying the intent was not to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in the battleground state. Gableman said Monday that if the state’s 1,900-plus municipal and county election …

Wisconsin election clerks confused by investigation email
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin election clerks confused by investigation email

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election clerks are reacting with a mixture of concern and confusion to the first inquiry made by a special investigator hired by Republicans to examine how the 2020 presidential election was run in the battleground state. Based on an Associated Press survey of all 72 county election clerks, the email Monday from the lead investigator landed …

Wisconsin GOP leaders pressured to sign election subpoenas
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leaders pressured to sign election subpoenas

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — About 100 people who believe ongoing Republican-ordered investigations into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin aren’t broad enough pressured the state’s GOP legislative leadership on Friday to approve a more expansive review. The group backing a “full forensic physical and cyber audit” includes the Republican chair of the Assembly elections committee, Rep. Janel Brandtjen, and Republican Rep. …

Wisconsin election investigator demands state preserve data
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator demands state preserve data

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ investigation of the November elections asked state officials Thursday to ensure that all records related to the election are preserved and to inform him of any evidence that’s been destroyed. Mike Gableman sent a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission asking commissioners to tell local clerks …

Wisconsin Republican schools her colleagues for pushing Trump-inspired election falsehoods
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Republican schools her colleagues for pushing Trump-inspired election falsehoods

Raw Story  

The state Senate elections committee informational hearing held Wednesday afternoon was quite boring. Her statement was only noteworthy because it came after months of disinformation and increasingly wild allegations and hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars allocated for a so-called “cyber-forensic audit" overseen by Speaker Robin Vos and his special counsel former Justice Michael Gableman, goaded on by Assembly elections …

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state. Republican Senate President Chris Kapenga said the vetoes make elections less “accurate, transparent, and secure.” Biden beat Trump by just under 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. State Rep. …

Wisconsin Republican expands 2020 election investigation
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republican expands 2020 election investigation

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Friday that he was expanding a probe into the 2020 presidential election, saying it will take more investigators and time than originally planned. But those two investigators quit earlier this month, Vos confirmed for the first time Friday, leading him to “take a different tack.” Vos has designated …

Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican head of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee said Monday she will ensure there is a “comprehensive, forensic examination” of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election at the same time the state’s nonpartisan audit bureau conducts a review. Last month he called out the three highest ranking Republican legislative leaders, saying they were “working hard …

Wisconsin Republicans send election bills to governor
3 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans send election bills to governor

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Assembly sent bills to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday that would make it more difficult for the elderly and disabled to cast absentee ballots and prohibit officials from filling in missing information on the envelopes of returned absentee ballots. One of the bills that was passed would require most elderly and disabled people who …

Wisconsin disabled community opposes election law changes
3 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin disabled community opposes election law changes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters with disabilities urged lawmakers on Wednesday to reconsider two Republican-backed bills passed by the state Senate that would make it more difficult to cast absentee ballots as part of the broader GOP push to make it harder to vote by mail following Donald Trump’s defeat. One of the measures that the Wisconsin Senate passed on …

Wisconsin GOP-led Legislature approves election law changes
3 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin GOP-led Legislature approves election law changes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature passed bills Tuesday that would make it more difficult to vote absentee — proposals that were all but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Democratic Sen. Jeff Smith decried the bills as a “continuation of the big lie from Trump.” “What is going on in this country when it comes to elections …

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