Trump is Already Lying About the 2024 Election. What Happens When Officials Err? Election defenders are proactively urging the press to not portray predictable mistakes as signs of stolen election conspiracies. September 19, 2024 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Election Defenders’ Top 2024 Worry: Online Rumors, Deceptions, Lies Swaying Masses Propaganda scholars report few measures change partisan mindsets to avert vitriol or violence. But they hope online influencers will counter… December 6, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2024 Election Poses New Tests for Guardians and Guardrails of American Democracy Despite many accomplishments by officials and defenders since 2020, Trump’s return revives election deceptions and distrust as GOP loyalty tests. June 23, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Election Officials Start Pushing Back on Election-Denying Midterm Claims States that are last to count mailed-out ballots are vulnerable. November 4, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Trump Republicans Are A Greater Threat to Democracy Than Trump Himself Momentum is gaining to prosecute Trump. But scores of copycat election-denying candidates who want to interfere with fair elections are… August 2, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Wisconsin GOP’s Post-2020 Inquiry Slanders Bipartisan Pro-Voter Groups Any official or group seeking higher turnout is accused of anti-Trump bias and colluding with Democrats. March 2, 2022 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Wisconsin Is the New Ground Zero for 2020 Election Deniers Pro-Trump state legislators and county sheriffs attack election officials but offer no proof of inaccurate results in 2020’s presidential election. November 20, 2021 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2021 Voter Turnout Shows Better Ballot Access Benefits Both Parties Republican turnout surged, despite Trump’s attack on expanded access to early voting options. November 4, 2021 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Is Virginia Prepared to Debunk ‘Voter Fraud’ Lies in the Governor’s Race? Glenn Youngkin’s pro-Trump supporters are already claiming voter fraud. November 1, 2021 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Arizona Senate Challenged by Experienced Election Auditors to Let Them Confirm 2020 Results The auditors know how to parse official vote count data, unlike the Senate’s inexperienced contractors. June 10, 2021 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Assessing the Moment: How Far Will Democrats Go for Democracy Reform? The moral case for voting rights echoes the early 1960s. But this century’s vote suppressors are pinstriped technocrats, not mob-leading… April 1, 2021 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Justice Department Has No Legal Authority to Interfere in 2020 Vote Count The attorney general and Justice Department can issue pro-Trump propaganda, but not reject or seize ballots, nor interrupt the state-run… October 17, 2020 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest