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Ed Schultz points out that the real voter fraud comes from Republicans
On Wednesday night’s episode of “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz listed off numerous actual instances of Republican-spun voter fraud schemes, mocking the seemingly perpetual paranoia many conservatives have about the community group ACORN, which doesn’t even exist anymore. He instead recalled the executive director of the New Hampshire GOP…
Ohio’s Secretary of State now admits voter fraud ‘very rare’
After a contentious and controversial election season, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is standing by the measures his office took to restrict early voting in 2012, as well as the state’s voter ID law, even though he now admits that voter fraud is “a very rare occurrence.” In an…
Today In What Motivates Your Conservative Base
By far, one of the most disturbing and fascinating things to come out of this recent election is the revelation of how much Republicans resent the concept of universal suffrage. Previous attempts to scream “voter fraud!” in response to people they don’t like voting at least dressed it up a…
Maine Republican chair cries voter fraud because ‘dozens of black people’ voted
Charlie Webster, the chairman of Maine’s Republican Party, sees “dozens of black people” voting on Nov. 6 as evidence of voter fraud because “nobody in town knows anyone who’s black.” In an interview with WCSH’s Don Carrigan earlier this week, Webster said that Democrats were winning elections because they blocked…
Colbert: Dumping voter forms is ‘how the electoral sausage is made’
Stephen Colbert opted not to “bore” viewers Monday with examples of voter fraud, but he did condemn Colin Small, the Republican operative accused of trashing voter registration forms. “You destroyed voter registration forms, but only eight?,” Colbert asked a mugshot of Small. “What’s the matter — was the paper stock…
Voting expert to Shepard Smith: Voter fraud rare as ‘winning the lottery’
A voting expert from a nonpartisan think tank on Thursday deflated the hype that new voter restrictions are necessary when he told Fox News that voter fraud was as rare as “winning the lottery.” Brookings Institution nonresident fellow Michael McDonald explained to Fox News host Shepard Smith that the instances…
Maryland Dems purge candidate at center of voter fraud allegations
The Maryland Democratic Party purged a congressional candidate this week, claiming she committed voter fraud in 2006 and 2008 and calling for an investigation. Wendy Rosen, a Democrat who was until Monday set to challenge Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), quit the campaign on Monday after being confronted with the allegations. The…
In-person voter fraud ‘virtually non-existent’: report
The type of in-person voter fraud that voter ID laws are meant to protect against are virtually non-existent, according to a report by the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. “Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections,” said elections expert David Schultz, professor of public policy at Hamline…
Voter ID advocate fails to name single instance of voter fraud
Appearing on MSNBC on Monday morning, Heritage Foundation senior fellow Brian Darling tried to advocate on behalf of Republicans’ efforts in several to purge allegedly fraudulent voters from the rolls ahead of the 2012 presidential election. However, under questioning Darling was unable to cite a single verified instance of actual…
Minnesotans to decide voter ID law in November
Residents in Minnesota will decide this November whether voters must show government-issued photographic identification before casting a ballot, according to the Associated Press. The constitutional amendment passed by a party-line vote in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democrats opposing the measure. Republicans said the proposed amendment would protect against voter…
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