Opinion by Greg Sargent: An ugly GOP election scam in Michigan unmasks a big right-wing lie
When one poll worker objected that this would run afoul of polling place rules, Costantino advised doing it “secretly.”
But really, the specifics of these tactics matter less than the rationale created for it. As CNN reports:During the Wayne County training call, obtained by CNN, the presumption that Democrats cheat — thus justifying Republican rule-breaking — permeated the discussion.
Underscoring how this reverse-justification trick works, when CNN asked Costantino why she advised poll workers to do this, she replied that in 2020, “there were so many problems.” The 2020 results were confirmed by dozens of court cases and numerous audits. But no matter: The myth of a fraud-riddled 2020 will forever continue justifying whatever means Republicans decide are necessary at any given point.We’re seeing a concerted effort by operatives in thrall to Trump’s 2020 lies to insinuate this self-perpetuating ruse deep into our nonpartisan election machinery in other instances as well, almost like a virus.
— including lawyer Cleta Mitchell — to train poll workers battleground states. This, too, is being done in the name of “election integrity.”Meanwhile, GOP candidates have tortured the phrase “election integrity” to within an inch of its life. The loudest advocates for “election integrity,” such as gubernatorial candidates
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