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"Look, it's very simple, okay? When Republicans win a race for Governor, Senator or Representative, I know all the ballots were counted fairly, okay? But if any race is won by a crooked Democrat, I know it's because of voter fraud, collusion, conspiracy and fake ballots and probably a lot of illegals voting, too. Disgraceful! A stain on our democracy! I WILL be investigating. Covfefe."
Arizona Senate race: Sinema's lead grows as some GOP officials distance themselves from Trump's claims of misconduct
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/11/11/pol...ate/index.html
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A white Republican who is headed for a runoff election made a comment that is highly offensive to blacks. The twist? This time it's a woman. And, not surprisingly, she is endorsed by Donald Trump.
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith makes joke about 'public hanging'
CBS News, Nov 11 2018 7:57 PM
A newly published video shows Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white Republican from Mississippi, praising someone by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Hyde-Smith faces a black Democratic challenger in a November 27 runoff.
Mississippi has a history of racially motivated lynchings of black people. According to the NAACP website, between 1882 and 1968, there were 4,743 lynchings in the US and nearly 73% of the victims were black. Mississippi had 581 during that time, the highest number of any state.
Hyde-Smith is challenged by former congressman and former US agriculture secretary Mike Espy. "Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments are reprehensible," Espy campaign spokesman Danny Blanton said today. "They have no place in our political discourse, in Mississippi or our country. We need leaders, not dividers, and her words show that she lacks the understanding and judgment to represent the people of our state."
The video was shot in Tupelo, in front of a statue of Elvis Presley, who was born in the city. It shows a small group of white people clapping politely for Hyde-Smith after a cattle rancher introduced her. "I referred to accepting an invitation to a speaking engagement," said Hyde-Smith, who is also a cattle rancher. "In referencing the one who invited me, I used an exaggerated expression of regard and any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous."
Hyde-Smith and Espy each received about 41% of the vote in a four-person race Tuesday to advance to the runoff. Espy in 1986 became the first African-American since Reconstruction to win a US House seat in Mississippi and if he defeats Hyde-Smith, he would be the first African-American since Reconstruction to represent the state in the US Senate.
NAACP president Derrick Johnson, who is from Mississippi, said today that Hyde-Smith's "shameful remarks prove once again how Trump has created a climate that normalizes hateful, racist rhetoric from political candidates."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...ublic-hanging/
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The outcome of Florida's Senate race and Governor race will likely remain unchanged following the vote recounts -- but Trump and Scott are somehow, with absolutely no evidence, interpreting the recounts (which are mandated by law in close races) as proof of fraud and conspiracy. Here are today's quotes for all you quote fans in the audience:
Donald Trump: "There is voter fraud in Broward County."
Governor Rick Scott: "There is voter fraud in Broward County."
Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesman: "We have not received any reports of fraud."
Sarah Revell, Florida Department of State spokeswoman: "We stationed two observers in Broward County and they have not detected any criminal activity."
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Trump claims, without evidence, that a large number of Florida ballots are "missing." Trump claims, without evidence, that a large number of Florida ballots are "forged." Trump claims, without evidence, that a large number of Florida ballots "showed up out of nowhere." Of course Trump became President of the United States with no evidence that he had any qualifications or the proper temperament.
Trump calls for halting recounts in Florida races for Governor and Senate
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...CqBo?ocid=AMZN
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Arizona became a state in 1912 and its Senators are elected (or re-elected) to six-year terms. On January 3, 2019, a Democratic Senator will be sworn in, replacing Republican Jeff Flake, who chose to not seek a second term.
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona US Senate seat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...DnAD?ocid=AMZN
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Denham, a three-term Congressman, supported Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy and opposed the Affordable Care Act. That didn't set too well with voters in California's farming region.
GOP Rep. Jeff Denham loses heated race for Central Valley's 10th District to Democrat Josh Harder
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-n...htmlstory.html
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Letter from Giacomo Bucci of Encinitas in today's Los Angeles Times:
"Trump stated on Twitter that he is going to send 'better lawyers' than the Democrats to save our democracy from alleged voter fraud in Florida. The stupidity of this comment as well as the incendiary insinuation that some states are corrupt show how un-American and uninformed this president is. Trump professes to love America, yet his anger toward anyone who challenges his governing is displayed every day by what he taps on his smartphone. Never has an individual so ignorant, angry and selfish come to power in our great nation. With the results of the 2018 midterms clearly demonstrating Americans' distaste for the policies of this administration, citizens must vote in 2020 to save this country from ruin."
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America's most prolific writer of fiction -- remember when he claimed as many as five million illegal votes were cast in 2016 and every one was for Hillary? -- has come up with a fable that rivals the best of Mark Twain: Democrats vote, then change clothes and vote again. A reporter asked, "Why would you make such a false claim without evidence?" Trump had no answer. He just walked away.
Trump's latest make-believe about voter fraud: Democrats change shirts and vote twice
Vox, Nov 14 2018 4:40 PM EST
President Donald Trump baselessly claimed millions of illegal votes cost him the popular vote in 2016. He's repeatedly pushed evidence-free claims about Democratic elections officials fabricating ballots to steal elections. But his latest claim about illegal voting may be his wildest yet.
In an interview with the Daily Caller today, Trump claimed, "The Republicans don't win and that's because of potentially illegal votes, when people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. It's really a disgrace what’s going on." Suffice it to say Trump didn't present any evidence for his claim.
The type of in-person voter fraud Trump is claiming is exceedingly rare. In early 2017, the Brennan Center for Justice pegged voter impersonation rates at "between 0.0003% and 0.0025%" — meaning a typical American is more likely to be struck by lightning than to commit the type of fraud Trump has in mind.
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/14/18095...ller-interview
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I figured out the Republicans' policy: "If we're winning, the election results are perfectly legitimate and trustworthy and are proof that our nation's democratic election process works just fine -- but if Democrats are winning, we need to file lots of lawsuits to halt the counting of votes because there is obviously fraud, collusion, conspiracy, forged ballots, vote stealing and millions of illegal votes."
Utah Republican behind in tight race sues to halt vote count
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...IaRF?ocid=AMZN
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As I said above, Republicans who are behind in the voting keep filing lawsuits in an effort to halt the vote counts. Pathetic.
Democrat flips US House seat in Maine
The Associated Press, Nov 15 2018 12:55 PM
A Democrat who finished behind Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the first round of balloting has come from behind to flip the seat in the second of its two US House races.Election officials declared Jared Golden the winner today after a federal judge denied Poliquin's request to halt tabulations under Maine's new voting system.
The outcome was a dramatic reversal in a four-way race. Poliquin received the most first-place votes on Election Day but additional tallies were required because no one won a majority. The ranked-choice voting system lets voters rank candidates from first to last on the ballot. It provides for eliminations of last-place candidates and reallocations of votes. Maine's election marked the first use of the system in US House and Senate races. A lawsuit by Poliquin contended the system is unconstitutional.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/201...aine/23590614/