At least 239 election deniers have signed up to Trump’s ‘election integrity’ conspiracy theories, survey finds

Fears are rising that the vote count in November’s presidential election could be disrupted as a result of the proliferation of Donald Trump’s lies about stolen elections and rampant voter fraud in the key swing states where the race for the White House will be decided.

A new survey of eight vital swing states reveals that at least 239 election deniers who have signed up to Trump’s “election integrity” conspiracy theories – including the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged against him – are actively engaged in electoral battles this year. The deniers are standing for congressional or state seats, holding Republican leadership positions, and overseeing elections on state and county election boards.

The report by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), a watchdog group focusing on special interests distorting US democracy, reveals the extent of denial in the eight critical states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It shows that corrosive efforts to damage public confidence in elections have proliferated there despite the drubbing the election denial movement received in the 2022 midterms.

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    5 days ago

    I literally just posted comments in 2 other threads expressing this concern.

    I absolutely expect if Trump “loses” he’ll not only have lost the popular vote, he’ll have lost the electoral college vote, but they’ll refuse to certify to solidify that fact and he’ll “win” by ratfuckery. Having the election tossed to state votes which the Republicans have the majority of…

    I don’t expect Trump to lose this election no matter what happens…

    Still vote of course. But y’all better riot when they pull this shit. And unlike J6 crybabies, do it knowing it’s civil disobedience and that we’d deserve the jail time we’d get. Expect it, it’s the “right” thing to do.