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6 Times Foreign Powers Meddled in Our Elections
A foreign government sought to influence the U.S. presidential race to benefit a favored candidate by pushing stories into the American media, working through an ambassador, and instigating what could be called collusion with the candidate. “Liberals never gave a damn about Russian meddling in American elections until 2016,” @DrPaulKengor says. This was 1796 and… -
opinion
Election in Zimbabwe Followed by Street Violence and Bloodshed
A tense calm has come over the streets of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, following a spasm of violence. On Wednesday, Zimbabwean security forces clashed with supporters of the main political opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, leading to turmoil, deaths, and now a citywide security lockdown. The unrest follows Zimbabwe’s pivotal… -
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We Hear You: Voter Fraud, Russian Meddling, American Women, and More
Editor's note: What's worse, the Russians messing with our elections or us letting our guard down on the right to vote? Your thoughts follow. Don't forget to write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: A person who loses a local election by a few votes may never become the next mayor, then governor, then… -
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California Supreme Court Smacks Down Ballot Initiative to Split State Into 3
The Supreme Court of California struck down a ballot initiative Wednesday to divide the state into three states—California, Northern California, and Southern California. Proposition 9, which qualified for the November ballot with 402,468 signatures on June 12, would have appeared on the ballot in the general election, but will no longer be an issue residents… -
opinion
Here’s What Wave Elections Have Looked Like Over the Last 100 Years
Will the 2018 elections be a wave against Donald Trump and the Republican Party? It depends upon how you define the word “wave.” In a recent report I co-authored with political scientist Jacob Smith, Ballotpedia found that since 1918, wave elections occurred when the president’s party lost at least 48 House seats, seven Senate seats,… -
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Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus an Introduction to Independent Voter Network
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano interview Lindsay France, business and politics editor at Independent Voter Network. IVN is a nonprofit that delivers news from across the political spectrum, allowing all sides to be heard. We also discuss some top news stories from the week, including President Donald… -
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MSNBC Host Suggests Supreme Court Justices Should Rule Based on Poll Numbers
We should ignore old laws and demand that nine, unelected officials decide what new meaning they have based on recent poll numbers. This was the argument put forward by “MSNBC Live” correspondent Katy Tur when she questioned a guest about the judicial philosophy of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been… -
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Instances of Voter Fraud Continue to Mount, Further Compromising Our Elections
Recent voter fraud cases show the growing importance of upholding election integrity. Last year, Cassandra Amber Marie Ritter was convicted of heroin distribution in Winchester, Virginia. Two weeks later, Ritter voted at a local fire department even though she knew she had lost her right to vote as a consequence of her conviction. She received a… -
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Judge Strikes Down Kansas ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Voter ID Law
A federal judge in Kansas City struck down a state law Monday requiring Kansas voters to show proof of citizenship before casting ballots. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson, a George W. Bush appointee, found the statute unlawfully burdens ballot access for eligible voters, in violation of the National Voter Registration Act and the Constitution. “The court determines… -
opinion
Supreme Court to Minnesota: First Amendment Rights Don’t End at the Polling Booth
With just two weeks to go until the end of its term, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that Minnesota’s ban on so-called “political” apparel at the polls on Election Day violates the First Amendment. With Thursday’s decision, the high court has restored the ability of voters in Minnesota to… -
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Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Clean Up Voter Rolls
Can a state take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of its voter rolls by removing people who have left the jurisdiction? On Monday, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court answered “yes,” affirming an Ohio law allowing for the removal of voters who have left the state. The opinion in Husted v. A. Philip… -
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Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purge Law
A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s voter purge system, finding the process by which the state removes inactive voters from the rolls does not violate federal law. Although critics of Ohio’s practice charge the state’s true purpose is the removal of left-leaning voters from the registry, the high court found the… -
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Right Side of History: Voter Fraud and Attempts to Steal Elections as Old as the Republic
“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events of America’s past. On this week’s episode, hosts Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal, and Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal’s White House correspondent, discuss the history of voter… -
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Rudy Giuliani Is Right: Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Law
Update: Appearing on The Daily Signal podcast Aug. 23, Hans von Spakovsky noted the relevance of this commentary to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea. “Whether or not it’s a violation of campaign finance law all depends on whether this can be considered a campaign-related expense,” von Spakovsky said. He added: I think the government… -
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Add These Voter Fraud Cases to the Growing List
Despite the lack of media coverage, evidence of election fraud continues to mount. This week, The Heritage Foundation added 26 new entries to its election fraud database, bringing the searchable ledger to a total of 1,132 proven instances of election fraud. That includes 983 cases that ended in a criminal conviction, 48 that led to… -
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When It Comes to Protecting Our Elections, States Know What They’re Doing
One of the mainstream media’s favorite tropes for the last 18 months has been Russian hacking of the 2016 election. Ever eager to respond to manufactured crises, Congress is considering several bills that would give the federal government more control over election procedures and place onerous burdens on state and local election officials who have… -
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Voters in Anchorage Can Protect Women’s Privacy in Ballot Initiative
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, will soon have the opportunity to protect the safety of women and girls in private facilities when they consider the Proposition 1 ballot initiative. The proposition—due by mail on April 3—asks whether residents wish to roll back the city’s “equal access to bathrooms and locker rooms” policy, which allows biological males… -
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Democrat Conor Lamb Clinches Pennsylvania Special Election
In a race determined by hundreds of votes out of about 228,000 cast, the Republican candidate for a Pennsylvania district conceded Wednesday to his Democratic opponent. Democrat Conor Lamb announced Wednesday night that his GOP opponent, Rick Saccone, had called to concede the Nov. 13 election in the Pittsburgh area district. “Just got off the… -
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Pennsylvania’s Special Election Is a Wake-Up Call. Here Are 2 Lessons for Conservatives.
I’m perplexed why many in Republican circles are rationalizing and dismissing the gravity of the Democratic victory in the recent special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District. My sentiments are more with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is cautioning Republicans to view this as a wake-up call to a possible disaster in the fall elections…