In June, @lauraelee and I stumbled on an announcement for an "election integrity" summit in Raleigh, NC.
We found NC activists are part of a national network of "nonpartisan" but Republican-connected "grassroots" groups organizing a hunt for voter fraud.
theassemblync.com/politics/elect…
Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin all have similar organizing, all established by Cleta Mitchell and the Conservative Partnership Institute.
Saw Sen @RonWyden (D-OR) speak at @VotingVillageDC this afternoon. He had some choice things to say about Sen maj leader Mitch McConnell and Congress' inaction on election security.
This thread will focus instead on some other statements he made about election security.
Note: I'm including timestamps. I used my own recording device. When you see the video uploaded by @VotingVillageDC (sometime soonish), start timing from when applause stops after Wyden intro.
Apr 26, 2019 • 17 tweets • 11 min read
On Election Day 2016, I was at the @NCGOP viewing party in downtown Raleigh. I was there "on assignment" during my first semester earning my master's in reporting at @UNCMJschool.
The #MuellerReport explains part of what I saw that night. 1/13
After it was clear that Trump won the presidency, all attention turned to the state race. It was too close to call. @DallasWoodhouse got on stage to update the audience. McCrory did not make an appearance. 2/13
