Republican election denialism isn’t scary or funny or pathetic. It’s all of the above.

Yesterday, as senior Republican officials continued to indulge President-unelect Trump’s election fantasies, his claims of widespread voter fraud continued to be baseless, and reporters continued to point that out. Republicans in various states have made mountains out of procedural molehills and challenged inconsequential numbers of votes, including in areas Trump won. When a judge in Pennsylvania asked a Trump lawyer whether he was actually alleging any fraud, the lawyer replied, “To my knowledge at present, no”; meanwhile, according to the Washington Post and a Congressional committee, a postal worker in the same state admitted to inventing fraud claims that attracted widespread attention. (The postal worker denies this.) Various outlets noted that donations Trump has solicited to help him “DEFEND” the election have been used to pay down campaign debt and funneled to a new Trump PAC; per the New York Times, “only after a donor gives more than $5,000 does any of the money go to the recount account that Trump set up.” Times reporters separately canvassed politicians and election administrators in every state and found nothing nefarious to report. The story tops A1 today, under the headline, “ELECTION OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE FIND NO FRAUD.” In media circles, a debate about how best to cover the fraud lies and frivolous litigation has taken shape. Some commentators have argued that covering them at all is a waste of time that only risks boosting the president’s true, non-legal... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-11-11 13:19:27 UTC ]
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Republican election denialism isn’t scary or funny or pathetic. It’s all of the above.

Yesterday, as senior Republican officials continued to indulge President-unelect Trump’s election fantasies, his claims of widespread voter fraud continued to be baseless, and reporters continued to point that out. Republicans in various states have made mountains out of procedural molehills and... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

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Facebook's Ads Libraries isn't enough to keep NZ election clean

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Kellyanne Conway Isn't Wearing Wedding Ring, Says Husband George Isn't Either

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B&N on Manhattan's Upper West Side Files for Union Election

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‘Time-efficient foreplay’: inside the funny, filthy world of erotic podcasts

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It's funny and cringey, but Andrew Ewell's debut novel doesn't live up to its potential

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When Eye-Reading Just Isn’t Working

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Edel Rodriguez Isn’t Afraid to Live With the Consequences

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Myriam Gurba Isn’t Afraid of Being a Disruptor

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Ann Patchett Isn’t Parting With WordPerfect

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Author Strikes Back Against Spreading Science Denial

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