Biden lies about his position on Iraq

He’s not in Trump’s league but he’s not the most honest candidate either.

Joe Biden is repeatedly misrepresenting his past position on the Iraq War, falsely saying again this week that he was against it from the moment of the invasion. The long record shows that’s far from what happened. Story from @natemcdermott and @KFILE: https://t.co/iUPQsNSKhx
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 4, 2019

2020 battlegrounds

The election is decided in the Electoral College. I want to see polls on the key swing states, not national polls. It matters where the support for a candidate is, not just overall popularity.

Essential reading from @danbalz —> Just four states– Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida — are likely to determine the outcome in 2020. Each flipped to the Republicans in 2016, but Trump won each by only a percentage point or less. https://t.co/5fuGF2YtDw
— Peter Wallsten (@peterwallsten) September 1, 2019

AZ is the only one of the shifting Sunbelt states Ds need to win in 2020. But TX is the big prize that sometime in the 2020s could remake the balance of power in American politics if its metro areas continue to grow more like metros elsewhere. https://t.co/iJP5sCJoO4 https://t.co/pmK71WQh4x
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 1, 2019

Democrats need to net only 4 seats to get to a 51-49 majority in the Senate, and the list of seats that Republicans need to defend is growing. https://t.co/9zwdHbaUok
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 1, 2019

Who is winning the generic congressional ballot? https://t.co/1x0kd4MKiy
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 1, 2019

The 2020 election will be terrible

Neither side will have confidence in the results. I blame the Republicans for their voter fraud lies, voter suppression, and McConnell’s unwillingness to act on election security. This is going to divide the country even more. Sad!

Why November 4, 2020 could be a very bad dayhttps://t.co/oZjGPjzHLr pic.twitter.com/BPS3XQlrMG
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 28, 2019

Nearly 40% of registered voters are concerned about the integrity of the results of the 2020 presidential race, a new polls shows https://t.co/WQW5dYZfXV
— POLITICO (@politico) August 28, 2019

"Intelligence officials are concerned that foreign hackers in 2020 not only will target the databases but attempt to manipulate, disrupt or destroy the data, according to current and former U.S. officials."https://t.co/cZjbunoXNv
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) August 27, 2019

There is no U.S. law that prevents candidates or parties from launching disinformation campaigns, so long as foreign money isn't involved.

Axios reached out to the Republican and Democratic parties to see if they're taking active stances on the issue. https://t.co/HZVKxhD9Md
— Axios (@axios) August 24, 2019

USA TODAY/Suffolk poll: Americans dread the 2020 election

The FEC was already struggling to police the flood of money in our elections.

Effectively shutting it down in the midst of the 2020 elections is the worst form of malpractice.

This will only benefit those who use money to corrupt our politics, both foreign and domestic. https://t.co/TmOb1LwAZn
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 31, 2019

Joe Arpaio is running for sheriff again

He’s the convicted bigot pardoned by Trump.

He is not “controversial.” He was found by both DOJ & a federal ct to have systematically violated the rights of Latinos in profiling & treatment of immigrants & then held in contempt by a federal judge when he refused to stop. https://t.co/nluzd3jfGa # via @HuffPostPol
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 26, 2019

For Democrats hoping AZ will emerge as a backup plan to WI in the 2020 Electoral College could there be more a Christmas in August than Arpaio serving as a turnout magnet for Latinos and white liberals in Maricopa County, where new polls already show Trump approval underwater? https://t.co/5YwpkqgGHm
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 26, 2019

Joe Arpaio, a convicted criminal, who compared his detention facility to a concentration camp. https://t.co/ALuO7kRq6e
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) August 26, 2019

Joe Arpaio has announced his candidacy for Maricopa county sheriff once again.

Arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt after he defied a federal judge’s order to stop racially profiling and illegally detaining Latinx residents. We broke down his record: https://t.co/ntg4sz8kfg
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 26, 2019

Joe Arpaio, who was convicted on charges of criminal contempt, says he will seek another term as sheriff of Maricopa County, one year after President Trump pardoned him. "Those who break the law will have to deal with this Sheriff," Arpaio said. https://t.co/cngjWQZSUm pic.twitter.com/Sw9GOMmTkN
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 26, 2019

Reminder that Arpaio is not a “tough” sheriff, he’s a criminal. https://t.co/4AAicEGdkT
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) August 26, 2019

As a convicted felon, he's not allowed to vote for himself in #Arizona. #JoeArpaio https://t.co/WDjZdSKcdw
— Neil 🇺🇸 Ⓥ (@basementvegan) August 26, 2019

Shell workers had to attend the Trump rally to get paid

A corporation that provides its workers as paid extras for a campaign rally is making a political contribution from the corporate treasury.
The FEC should investigate.

‘No Yelling, Shouting, Protesting': Shell Workers Captive Audience During Trump Visit https://t.co/4XwURkh9SR
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 17, 2019

Hoping that Shell visit turns into a well-crafted and oft-played SuperPAC ad in Rust Belt. https://t.co/uZJ6OTAsY3
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 17, 2019

WHOA.

Amongst the MANY paid attendees at the #EmptySeatMAGATour, Shell workers were forced to attend for their pay.

And they were forbidden to show any signs of protest.

That doesn't sound like America.
It sounds like North Korea.#BoycottShell https://t.co/hSqIFXrCvw
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 17, 2019

Shell employees who skipped the Trump rally in Pennsylvania lost as much as $700 dollars.
It was pure extortion. #BoycottShell.
— Dr. Robert Fortuna (@psychdr100) August 17, 2019

Isn’t this an illegal in-kind corporate campaign contribution by Shell? https://t.co/ckTcIID27U
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) August 17, 2019

This is in keeping with the Shell brand – they also supported apartheid in South Africa. #BoycottShell https://t.co/uUgbeNy8u4
— (((Sharon Gelman))) 🌊 (@sharongelman) August 17, 2019

Trump uses presidential events for political speeches

His campaign, not taxpayers, should pay for his travel and events. He almost always injects politics into what should be a non-partisan presidential speech. We can go back to the beginning of his presidency when he did this at the CIA and Boy Scouts appearances. He has not changed and won’t change. I hope he is sued and his campaign has to pay.

Taxpayers paid for Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania on Tuesday where he insulted Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
There’s supposed to be a firewall between campaigning and running the country.https://t.co/OLl5UkesmG
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 16, 2019

The link above takes you a to a good interview with the communications director for the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

There's little difference at this point between Trump political events and Trump government events. And that's a problem. https://t.co/vGXz1dBt9V
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 17, 2019

Trump’s allegation of 2016 voter fraud will undermine confidence in 2020 results.

He’s getting his cult ready to consider the 2020 results invalid if he loses. His claims of fraud in New Hampshire and California are baseless lies. Republicans should step up to defend our elections but they won’t. They won’t support legislation to increase election security because they have benefitted from Russian interference.

FEC chairwoman challenges President Trump to provide evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire https://t.co/cdzlzaGQfw pic.twitter.com/HE1gT5DCnJ
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 16, 2019

The president keeps making up stories about mass voter fraud: pic.twitter.com/BoQ0rV28cr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 16, 2019

SAD: Last night, @realDonaldTrump again made unfounded claims about massive voter fraud in NH in 2016.

In this letter, I ask him to back up his claims in terms a former casino operator should understand: “There comes a time when you need to lay your cards on the table or fold.” pic.twitter.com/vkddT1jGmH
— Ellen L Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) August 16, 2019

Debunking the fraud claim

It was debunked back in 2016

Phony claims of busing voters to New Hampshire

NY Times article from 2017