<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="12f7a8938c33f026e827c91534e61aa8" id="b0a88"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1326511281914994689"><div style="margin:1em 0">The front page of The New York Times for Nov. 11. https://t.co/5TTeiMVkfr</div> — The New York Times (@The New York Times)<a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes/statuses/1326511281914994689">1605099909.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Democrat Steve Simon, Minnesota's secretary of state, succinctly told the <em>Times</em>: "I don't know of a single case where someone argued that a vote counted when it shouldn't have or didn't count when it should. There was no fraud."</p><p>Amid the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/10/trump-legal-strategy-election-435853" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">desperate legal challenges</a>, rampant <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/us-politics/election/fact-checking-the-election-conspiracy-theories-swirling-on-social-media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">conspiracy theories</a>, and<a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/11/07/trump-fact-check-election-fraud-mh-vf-orig.cnn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> incessant lies</a> from Trump and his die-hard supporters, each dubious claim crumbles upon sober examination:</p><p>- Dead people did not vote in <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/11/08/fact-check-false-claim-14-k-dead-people-voted-michigan/6201900002/" target="_blank">Michigan</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/technology/dead-voters-pennsylvania.html" target="_blank">Pennsylvania</a>—or anywhere else. Such incidents are <a href="https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/dead-people-don-t-vote-study-points-extremely-rare-fraud" target="_blank">exceedingly rare</a>. </p><p><span></span>- There were <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-93094-544676--,00.html" target="_blank">no statewide problems</a> with voting machines in Michigan, despite an isolated case of operator error that affected ballots in one county.</p><p><span></span>- President-elect Joe Biden <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54811410" target="_blank">was not "given" 130,000 votes</a> he did not earn in Michigan.</p><p><span></span>- That ballot-stuffing video was not recorded in Michigan—<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/ballot-stuffing-flint-russia/6185519002/" target="_blank">it was shot in Russia</a>.</p><p><span></span>- Wisconsin <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-vote-vs-voters-afs:Content:9672223878" target="_blank">did not count </a>more ballots than registered voters.</p><p><span></span>- Ballots marked with Sharpies were <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/sharpie-ballots-count-in-arizona/" target="_blank">counted</a> the same as every other vote in Arizona.</p><p>Meanwhile, the <em>Washington Post</em> on Tuesday <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/postal-worker-fabricated-ballot-pennsylvania/2020/11/10/99269a7c-2364-11eb-8599-406466ad1b8e_story.html" target="_blank">reported</a> that a Pennsylvania postal worker hailed by Trump supporters as a patriotic whistleblower admitted that he fabricated allegations of widespread voter fraud. Trump, however, refused to believe it. </p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b37b1e1f18156a394b6ee3b0f3e98643" id="cbf8e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1326522116779487243"><div style="margin:1em 0">Richard Hopkins, Pennsylvania postal worker, recants ballot-tampering claim - Washington Times… https://t.co/Kfpbm4HNCT</div> — Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump)<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1326522116779487243">1605102492.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>Despite the debunking of every one of the <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-election-2020-trump-vote-20201106-nemmq4nux5czzg724aq7zxwgoe-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">preposterous claims</a> made by Trump or his supporters, fully 70% of Republican voters <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/09/republicans-free-fair-elections-435488" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">surveyed</a> in a post-election Politico/Morning Consult poll said they did not believe the 2020 contest was free and fair. </p><p>Instead of seeking to reassure the public that the election was legitimate, Trump has exacerbated and attempted to benefit from the widespread doubt, while encouraging government loyalists to <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/09/trump-gsa-appointee-accused-sabotaging-peaceful-transfer-power-refusing-sign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">delay</a> or <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/10/astounding-and-tyrannical-mike-pompeo-denounced-vowing-smooth-transition-trumps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deny</a> the constitutional transfer of power to Biden. </p><p>A growing number of Republican critics have called Trump's words and actions <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mitt-romney-no-evidence-vote-fraud-0ac291da7ab09f6336d24290ef81f53b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"reckless"</a> and <a href="https://www.theweek.com/speedreads/949283/gop-governors-call-trump-stalling-transition-dangerous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"dangerous"</a> for democracy. So do some law enforcement authorities, who <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-voter-fraud-conspiracy-theory-violence_n_5fa9b2f6c5b64c88d403e909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">worry</a> the president's election fraud conspiracy theories may spark deadly violence. </p><p>Supporters of the president who acknowledge the outcome of the election have been gentler, but unambiguous. As the <em>Times</em> reported, Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton took to Twitter over the weekend, writing: "I have supported you, Mr. President... @realDonaldTrump accomplished some incredible things during your time in office! But that time is now over! Tip your hat, bite your lip, and congratulate @JoeBiden."</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="da7e4d8627da369f7a9f15a2d0532853" id="8ff6d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1325174324781670401"><div style="margin:1em 0">I have supported you, Mr. President, we (Montana) have supported you—and @realDonaldTrump accomplished some incredi… https://t.co/jGMcLWTUdK</div> — Corey Stapleton (@Corey Stapleton)<a href="https://twitter.com/Stapleton_MT/statuses/1325174324781670401">1604781154.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>The long thread of denigration and denial in response to Stapleton's friendly comments, however, shows the doubt over the election results that Trump has so effectively sown. </p><p><em>This article first appeared on Common Dreams. You can read it <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/11/no-evidence-support-trumps-election-fraud-claims-new-york-times-finds" target="_blank">here. </a></em></p>From Your Site Articles
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