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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNYT Editorial Board: Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging
Trump's current strategy is to distract from his numerous sexual assaults.
Ironically, there are many more Trump sexual assaults than cases of voter fraud each election.
Shameful Silence on Donald Trumps Lies About Vote-Rigging
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD OCT. 17, 2016
It may be too late for the Republican Party to save itself from the rolling disaster of Donald Trump, but the partys top leaders still have the duty to speak out and help save the country from his reckless rhetoric. The most frightening example is Mr. Trumps frenzied claim that the presidential election is being rigged against him a claim he has ramped up as his chances of winning the presidency have gone down.
Instead of disavowing this absurdity outright, Republican leaders sit by in spineless silence. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, are the two most powerful Republicans in the country and should be willing to put the national interest above their own. Both know full well that there is no rigging, and yet between them they have managed one tepid response to Mr. Trumps outrageous accusations: Our democracy relies on confidence in election results, Mr. Ryans spokeswoman said, and the speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity.
This is like standing back while an arsonist pours gasoline all over your house, then expressing confidence that the fire department will get there in time. ................
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD OCT. 17, 2016
It may be too late for the Republican Party to save itself from the rolling disaster of Donald Trump, but the partys top leaders still have the duty to speak out and help save the country from his reckless rhetoric. The most frightening example is Mr. Trumps frenzied claim that the presidential election is being rigged against him a claim he has ramped up as his chances of winning the presidency have gone down.
Instead of disavowing this absurdity outright, Republican leaders sit by in spineless silence. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, are the two most powerful Republicans in the country and should be willing to put the national interest above their own. Both know full well that there is no rigging, and yet between them they have managed one tepid response to Mr. Trumps outrageous accusations: Our democracy relies on confidence in election results, Mr. Ryans spokeswoman said, and the speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity.
This is like standing back while an arsonist pours gasoline all over your house, then expressing confidence that the fire department will get there in time. ................
A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast
......... So far, Ive found about 31 different incidents (some of which involve multiple ballots) since 2000, anywhere in the country. If you want to check my work, you can read a comprehensive list of the incidents below.
To put this in perspective, the 31 incidents below come in the context of general, primary, special, and municipal elections from 2000 through 2014. In general and primary elections alone, more than 1 billion ballots were cast in that period.
Some of these 31 incidents have been thoroughly investigated (including some prosecutions). But many have not. Based on how other claims have turned out, Id bet that some of the 31 will end up debunked ...........
......... So far, Ive found about 31 different incidents (some of which involve multiple ballots) since 2000, anywhere in the country. If you want to check my work, you can read a comprehensive list of the incidents below.
To put this in perspective, the 31 incidents below come in the context of general, primary, special, and municipal elections from 2000 through 2014. In general and primary elections alone, more than 1 billion ballots were cast in that period.
Some of these 31 incidents have been thoroughly investigated (including some prosecutions). But many have not. Based on how other claims have turned out, Id bet that some of the 31 will end up debunked ...........
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NYT Editorial Board: Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging (Original Post)
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(297,763 posts)1. Thank you!
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(17,240 posts)2. THANKS FOR POSTING
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(728 posts)3. Good post.