Their phony audit showed Biden won but they won’t ever give up. They won’t accept the truth.
Opinion by Greg Sargent: The Arizona “audit” did its job perfectly. A new poll confirms it. https://t.co/zs4LtlCzwe
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 16, 2021
In the wake of the Arizona audit's humiliating defeat, its most devoted fans have turned on the audit's organizers, accusing them of being part of the deep state. https://t.co/ydzIyyKyut
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 29, 2021
.@danbalz on the “but our voters want it” defense >
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) September 26, 2021
“Those doubts exist largely bc he has told the falsehood over and over,others around him have done the same,and many others in the party have not stood up to him, preferring to look the other way https://t.co/wLEw7haseI
Yes, the Arizona "audit" imploded on Trump. But people are missing a big part of the story: Its "findings" continue to push the lie that the 2020 outcome was dubious, and Republicans are gearing up to use this to fake-justify voter suppression. My latest:https://t.co/yParsuFUVM
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 24, 2021
Coming soon: after failed “audit,” AZ GOP Chair Kelli Ward told us she wants a “full canvass” of the 2020 prez election for Maricopa County AND the entire state of Arizona pic.twitter.com/KcEOxj1uq5
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) September 26, 2021
Staggering. He straight up lies to their faces and they cheer. https://t.co/mwmR8OQjie
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 26, 2021
As one does… https://t.co/cVwndaIc2M
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 24, 2021
And these claims are now being amplified by right-wing media outlets/personalities who have been eager to sow doubt about the results of the election. https://t.co/kc5F8oszcc
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 24, 2021
The news media has effectively endorsed the GOP's misinformation campaign to overturn the election by unquestioningly adopting the right-wing language "audit" and "review," granting legitimacy in describing the racist and fraudulent effort to discredit nonwhite votes for Biden pic.twitter.com/7xctmG1pen
— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) September 24, 2021
Trump, in November: “If we can audit the total votes cast, we will easily win Arizona.”
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) September 24, 2021
Trump, in July: “When the real numbers are released, people will be shocked…[the margin will be] extraordinarily big and highly determinative.”
Trump now: https://t.co/mxLAUlakfG
NEW: Here’s round two of our #FactCheck on several of the claims Cyber Ninjas identified as the most serious in their report: 🧵
— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) September 24, 2021
Feature not a bug of this sham "audit" process: "Election experts pointed to the corrosive effect of the decision to stage a partisan review of the election results, w/ copycat versions in other states and further eroding trust in democratic institutions." https://t.co/raGjc5bruw
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 24, 2021
This statement has been deleted from Trump’s website. What will he now say about the “highly respected auditors” who spent months going over Arizona’s ballots only to conclude Biden’s victory was actually slightly larger than the official result? https://t.co/9P6jXIDNfz
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) September 24, 2021