Across America, Republicans are doing all they can to restrict voting access after Trump’s decisive loss in the presidential election. (Ceaseless lies won’t make up a 7-million-vote margin.) The WISGOP is no exception to this trend. Molly Beck and Patrick Marley report Republican lawmakers seek to overhaul voting in Wisconsin, including new rules for absentee…
Republicans
America, Congress, Crime, Disinformation, Insurrection, Medicine, Republicans, Trump, Trumpism
Eyes Averted
by JOHN ADAMS •
As video of Capitol riot played, some GOP senators turned away: Almost every senatorial eye in the chamber was glued to the screens as lead House manager Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) played a 13-minute video depicting the events of Jan. 6 to introduce the impeachment case against Trump — with a few notable exceptions. While the…
Never Trump, Republicans, Trumpism
Trumpism Is the Contemporary GOP
by JOHN ADAMS •
See also Man and Movement and Trumpism Down to the Local Level.
Presidential race 2020, Republicans, Trump, Trumpism, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans Mean Nearly Nothing To Trump
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here in Wisconsin, there’s an election recount in two counties, and there are repeated Republican objections to the recount there. This is a curious turn, as Patrick Marley accurately reports that The Wisconsin voting system Donald Trump is attacking was built by Republicans: MADISON – In his move to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, President Donald Trump…
Authoritarianism, Law, Never Trump, Race, Republicans, Trump, Trumpism
Trump’s Refusal: Explanations Particular and General
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s more than one explanation for Trump’s refusal to concede: that he cannot manage the narcissistic insult of defeat, that he wants to support Georgia’s Republicans in a January 5th runoff, or that he wants to bolster his chances of a following after January 20th (for a television network, another campaign, or simply to vacuum…
Elections, Presidential race 2020, Republicans, Trump, Voting Rights
GOP Election Lawyer Ben Ginsberg: My party is destroying itself on the altar of Trump
by JOHN ADAMS •
Veteran election lawyer Ben Ginsberg writes My party is destroying itself on the altar of Trump: President Trump has failed the test of leadership. His bid for reelection is foundering. And his only solution has been to launch an all-out, multimillion-dollar effort to disenfranchise voters — first by seeking to block state laws to ease…
Republicans, Trump, Unfit
113 Reasons Republicans Aren’t Voting for Trump in 2020
by JOHN ADAMS •
Republicans, Trump
Republican Voters Against Trump: Elizabeth Neumann, former Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention in Trump’s DHS
by JOHN ADAMS •
Elizabeth Neumann – the former Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention in Trump’s DHS – says that the U.S. is “less safe today” because of Trump’s actions. Are you a Republican, ex-Republican, or Trump-voter who won’t support the president this November? Share your story here: https://rvat.org/tell-your-story To get involved in the project, go to https://rvat.org/get-involved To help…
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, Fourth Night: Trump is a serial liar
by JOHN ADAMS •
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, Third Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, Second Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, First Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Republicans, Trump
Republican Voters Against Trump: Kenneth, a thirty-year Republican, is voting for Biden to protect our institutions
by JOHN ADAMS •
?? “I think I was right that Donald Trump could not be trusted with those basic responsibilities of a U.S. President.” Are you a Republican, ex-Republican, or Trump-voter who won’t support the president this November? Share your story here: https://rvat.org/tell-your-story To get involved in the project, go to https://rvat.org/get-involved To help support their mission, go…
Republicans, Trump
Republican Voters Against Trump: Former Trump supporter explains why she must vote for Biden this November
by JOHN ADAMS •
While not a member of a political party, one can still sympathize with – and support – the many thousands of additional Republicans each day who reject Trumpism. “A vote for anyone other than Biden is a vote for Trump … Please, for the love of all Americans, do the right thing.” Check out hundreds…