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Category: 2020 election
The unmasking scandal was just another Trump cult lie
“Occam has never had a straighter razor.” https://t.co/iYeGvKuSSh
— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT) October 14, 2020
Back in May, Fox News portrayed the "unmasking" story as one of the greatest scandals in American history. Hosts like Hannity, Carlson, and Ingraham went all in on it. And the network's "straight news" division hyped it too. Now it has fallen apart. https://t.co/G63KicEoMS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 14, 2020
Some will roll their eyes at news DOJ has quietly ended its "unmasking" review without criminal charges, but it remains shocking that a US president and his allies in opinion media have, without evidence, endlessly accused his predecessor of crimes.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020
In the end, it was a lie. https://t.co/Y2dLFQIolR
"The prosecutor appointed by AG Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing." https://t.co/41e9h2bs53
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 13, 2020
The ENTIRE point of "unmasking" is that you literally don't know who the person is…that's why you make the request to find out the identity. So *by definition* no one could have been deliberately "targeting" Trump officials…how does he not understand this?
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 14, 2020
This. https://t.co/ZJJASvyFHw
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 14, 2020
The "Obamagate" unmasking case has fizzled and @washingtonpost says no DOJ report is planned.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020
Why is it important to continue to point out Trumpworld's campaign of manipulation?
Because the American people were the victims. They were repeatedly misled by Trump and his allies.
'Obamagate Is Over': Dan Abrams Goes Off After Report Unmasking Probe Wrapped Up Finding No Wrongdoing https://t.co/oBUBuUOCpR
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 14, 2020
Republican fake ballot drop off boxes in California
California Republican Party says it will not comply with state's cease and desist order on ballot drop boxes https://t.co/rmMpqHjzeG
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) October 15, 2020
California GOP installed unofficial ballot drop-off boxes. State officials say they’re illegal. https://t.co/nNi4QC1YB7
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 12, 2020
The California Republican Party was involved in an effort to prevent absentee voting during a pandemic. Now their staff is involved in election fraud. This is what the GOP has devolved into. Shameful. https://t.co/YTy9sXBkYX
— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) October 12, 2020
California state officials say Republicans deliberately installed fake ballot boxes across the state. https://t.co/PFIWxyeDNI
— Complex (@Complex) October 12, 2020
All that election fraud that Trump has been screaming about? Looks like the @CAGOP decided to prove him right by committing it. https://t.co/YN2G2rvf05
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) October 12, 2020
The Trump Campaign and the GOP have sued to block states from having "drop boxes" where voters can drop off their ballot instead of mailing them.
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) October 12, 2020
Now the California GOP has set up its own unofficial drop boxes, which the state says is illegal.https://t.co/gX92Cn2ncx
California election officials are investigating the placement of unofficial drop boxes for mail-in balloting in Los Angeles, Fresno and Orange counties — illegal sites that could be used to identify and eliminate the ballots of unsuspecting voters. https://t.co/DU02hDRmZi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 12, 2020
“Operating unofficial ballot drop boxes—especially those misrepresented as official drop boxes—is not just misleading to voters, it’s a violation of state law”https://t.co/dsk9WsYZDq
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 12, 2020
“We were forced to break election laws”
— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) October 12, 2020
GTFOH https://t.co/NGsl4x6KfD
This is happening all over #California Make sure you use an official ballot box. The sec of state @AlexPadilla4CA has posted the list of OFFICIAL boxes. https://t.co/DcMxkNVBSA
— Rabbi Jill Zimmerman (@RabbiJill) October 12, 2020
I don't consider this voter fraud. It is the GOP engaging in unsanctioned ballot harvesting (and apparently in violation of state law). https://t.co/FjYFbJxCcT
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 12, 2020
A California pastor encouraged parishioners to use an unauthorized GOP ballot drop box at his church https://t.co/3te8bc2YY8 pic.twitter.com/K7xnl5jA0u
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 14, 2020
Majority opposes Barrett hearings, supports upholding Roe v. Wade
New Post-ABC poll: A slim 52% majority of voters oppose Barrett hearings, though a 62% majority support high court upholding Roe v. Wade https://t.co/IprtXVBZ5i pic.twitter.com/Ji60f2vfGB
— Post Polls (@PostPolls) October 12, 2020
When was Trump’s last negative test?
They won’t tell us. They’re hiding something. Was he infected when he debated Biden?
Why won't White House say when Trump last tested negative? https://t.co/W8EPKi2z7Q pic.twitter.com/AIHDLR8szD
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 11, 2020
Focus understandably is primarily on Trump. But @ClevelandClinic has not publicly explained what Trump was required to certify in terms of when he was last tested before debate. I was told both candidates had to show clean tests w/in 72 hours, but Clinic won't comment or confirm https://t.co/7n54Wlku9F
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 11, 2020
Because the answer would indicate he exposed Joe Biden to coronavirus at the first presidential debate https://t.co/QFqIc7jupL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 10, 2020
“The only reasonable conclusion to draw is that the president did not actually test negative before he got in a room with former Vice President Joe Biden, for last week's debate," @chrislhayes says of WH declining to reveal president's last negative testhttps://t.co/5iXirdwCSv
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 10, 2020
Let's get real: If Trump already had a new negative COVID test we would have heard about it.
— Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) October 10, 2020
And if the date of his last negative COVID test helped Trump, by making clear he had not endangered people, we would have heard that too.
In case anyone's wondering what the Trump campaign told the Cleveland Clinic about Trump testing before the debate, here's my full exchange with chief campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh. pic.twitter.com/1uBbIfCQ7J
— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) October 9, 2020
White House Spokesman refuses to say whether Trump adhered to the Debate Commission's requirement that Trump test negatively prior to the debate.
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 9, 2020
Side note, this guy is a terrible liar, worse spokesman and the only reason to do this interview is a misguided attempt at fame https://t.co/FMGNqADw0U
Updated Trump COVID Testing Timeline:
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 9, 2020
– White House refuses to confirm that Trump complied with the Cleveland Clinic test guidelines pre-debate
– Report of two additional White House residence staff contracting the virus. https://t.co/h3KNRRFp0Q h/t @HallieJackson @maggieNYT
Did the president test negative for coronavirus within 72 hours of the last debate? https://t.co/vjWQakTz1R
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) October 9, 2020
At this point the only question is whether Trump was inexcusably lax in testing before the debate, or whether he outright suspected he had it before the debatehttps://t.co/rWFTKNmiUa
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) October 9, 2020
The only logical reason to stonewall this much is because the actual answer is even more damaging. https://t.co/Dg2m0AJz1T
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 9, 2020
The White House declined to tell reporters when President Trump last tested negative for COVID-19 today, marking at least the eighth time since last week that officials have refused to disclose the information. https://t.co/exBCdwqQo1
— Axios (@axios) October 8, 2020
Per WH pool:
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 8, 2020
When was the last time the president tested negative?
White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah: “I can't reveal that at this time. Doctors would like to keep it private"
…
When was the president's last negative test and why won't you tell us?https://t.co/Ud1BimpI9V
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) October 7, 2020
This is pretty simple: The president was supposed to have tested negative AT LEAST ahead of the debate last Tuesday. Was he? https://t.co/YW3piU6KDv
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) October 7, 2020
It seems ominous that @ClevelandClinic will not respond to ?s re how it certified Trump/Biden were #coronavirus clear at 1st debate. What did Trump testify to them? When did he say his last test was? Should a 2nd debate proceed w/out more transparency? https://t.co/ZCbNYWwEj1
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 7, 2020
Awful. White House again refused to say when Trump's last negative test was.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 7, 2020
"We're not asking to go back through a bunch of records and look backwards," WH spox says, as if this is an imposition!
(Link https://t.co/FI0VjlmDyn)
No second in-person debate under such conditions: https://t.co/dyUZJFFiL4
The White House is still doing everything they possibly can to conceal when Trump’s last negative test occurred. Why? There’s a reason. pic.twitter.com/6lQwsf1Ppm
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 7, 2020
How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats
Trump and Russia use the same talking points. Ron Johnson is a Putin stooge.
Brand new story by @MarshallCohen, @OliverDarcy and @ZcohenCNN:
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 11, 2020
"How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats"https://t.co/4DW0EqSZ7V
More endorsements for Biden
More than 200 retired generals and admirals endorse Biden for president in a letter published Thursday. https://t.co/7MtdxVFOCB
— MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) October 9, 2020
Ex-RNC chairman @MichaelSteele is endorsing Biden for president. That’s two former RNC chairs (including Marc Racicot) who back the Democratic presidential nominee.
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) October 7, 2020
To all my fellow Republicans:
— Governor Christine Todd Whitman (@GovCTW) October 1, 2020
You have been hijacked. @realdonaldtrump isn’t a Republican, and he is destroying our party.
And we’re going to make sure Republicans everywhere remember the damage that Trump has done.#CountryOverParty @RsAndIs4Biden https://t.co/95maiUBUgP
Now on @WMUR9 – Former AG, longtime state GOP activist Tom Rath – @polguru – endorses @JoeBiden for president;
— John DiStaso (@jdistaso) October 12, 2020
Concord attorney, former Republican National Committeeman backed @JohnKasich for president in 2016 #Fitn #nhpolitics #WMUR https://t.co/HQ6zMEokyn pic.twitter.com/TAq47CWxM4
This is who endorses Trump:
Republican voter suppression
The Trump campaign is contacting local election offices, telling them to ignore their states' election laws –>
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) October 5, 2020
“The NC Republican Party advises you to not follow the procedures,” Trump campaign operative Heather Ford wrote in an emailhttps://t.co/NkwkN8KPej
Ohio GOP has made it so that there is only 1 early voting location & 1 location to drop off mail ballots per county, regardless of population size. Dem counties are much bigger than GOP ones. Heavily Dem Franklin (1.3 million people) has the same as heavily GOP Vinton (13,000) https://t.co/AlGvQr9TsY
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) October 6, 2020
John Oliver urged Americans to come up with a concrete voting plan after breaking down the ways President Donald Trump and other Republicans are trying to suppress votes or undermine confidence in the results https://t.co/joMaIcd5KN pic.twitter.com/cRkf9g4pzP
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) October 5, 2020
BREAKING: Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged for allegedly orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote in the November presidential election, Michigan authorities said https://t.co/ux04qFxHIb
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 1, 2020
More voter suppression. Still think your vote doesn’t matter? https://t.co/xEhQpL5GB9
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) October 1, 2020
This is very bad. Donald Trump Jr. is now telling supporters that millions of mail ballots *will inevitably* be fraudulent, as part of a plot to "steal the election." Let's be clear: This is an effort to create cover for mass voter suppression. New piece:https://t.co/lgUdk8DpLz
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 22, 2020
NEW: Colorado's Secretary of State @JenaGriswold tells me she urged @USPS not to send postcards she says contain "misinformation" about voting in Colo.
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 12, 2020
USPS did it anyway.
Now, she is suing LOUIS DeJOY & USPS, alleging an "attempt at voter suppression." https://t.co/IYSsaeLfKT
Colorado is suing Dejoy and the @USPS for making false statements to Colorado voters–including military voters– that will result in voter suppression.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 12, 2020
It's only September… pic.twitter.com/tlDUQ99pdy
The results are astonishing. Of the more than 300,000 names that were purged from the rolls — nearly 4% of the total number of registered voters in the state — the study discovered that 198,351 Georgia voters were wrongly purged, a 63.3% error rate. https://t.co/QgkbIMD67I
— Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) September 4, 2020
BREAKING: New expert analysis of GA long-lines during primary shows outrageous racial disparity:
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 2, 2020
➡️Average minimum voting wait time in the evening in minority areas was 51 minutes.
➡️In white areas, the average was 6 minutes.
This is why we sued and why we must win! pic.twitter.com/lpHghKOEwq
“The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration, when in fact they never moved…” https://t.co/vvGFoQAI2a
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) September 2, 2020
Trump is moving in unprecedented ways to suppress voting by any means (including Election Day intimidation). But as on many fronts he's not a departure 4 GOP but a culmination of red state voter ID, closing polls, limiting early vote etc since John Roberts eviscerated #VRA in 13
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 23, 2020
Hi yes the GOP was under a 36 year restriction from that kind of active voter suppression under the guise of “security.” @TheDemocrats @DNC @DNCWarRoom and @ACLU and state AGs must challenge this in court IMMEDIATELY.https://t.co/IdL8rjHAKR
— Locke's Valentine (@LockeUnfiltered) August 21, 2020
This is extremely disturbing voter suppression
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 21, 2020
In 1980s GOP placed police officers at black & Hispanic precincts in NJ to intimidate voters of color. That led to 30 year consent decree against party
Now Trump campaign recruiting 50,000 poll watchers to challenge Dems at polls https://t.co/bEg5nGeR0c
“Trump believes that his unfounded claims about mail voting are enough to discourage voters — that he can use the presidential ‘bully pulpit’ to achieve vote suppression" https://t.co/0SUvwYgr4c
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 17, 2020
Political ads do work
I was wondering about this. Campaigns are raising obscene amounts of money (which could be used instead to offset the damage caused by the virus crisis). I’m still going to give more money to causes like food banks than politicians.
I think that people know Biden and Trump well and most people have made up their minds already.
Cool paper on the impact of TV ads:
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 5, 2020
a) They work!
b) Efficacy is higher downballot than in presidential races
c) Little evidence of diminishing returns
d) Good evidence that early ad spending is largely wasted because ad effects fade out https://t.co/0g3MpaICUc
Donald Trump and Fox News were the biggest spreaders of misinformation about mail-in voting
Massive Harvard study finds that Donald Trump and Fox News were the biggest spreaders of misinformation about mail-in voting, much more so than Russian bots or Facebook clickbait:https://t.co/DTk7Zxss9P
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) October 3, 2020
And Trump is the biggest spreader of misinformation about the coronavirus
Sad! 