{"id":5054,"date":"2017-01-25T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T19:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2017-01-25T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T22:21:36","slug":"imaginary-voter-fraud-investigated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/imaginary-voter-fraud-investigated\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaginary Voter Fraud, Investigated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/imaginary-voter-fraud-investigated\/fake-voter-fraud\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?fit=700%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,702\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fake-voter-fraud\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?fit=700%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5056 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fake-voter-fraud.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>His ego is bruised because he lost the popular vote, so now we&#8217;re going to go all-in\u00a0investigating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/10\/17\/13305448\/trump-voter-fraud\">imaginary fraud<\/a>. It doesn&#8217;t take much imagination to see how the <a href=\"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/alternative-facts-and-democracy-plus-readings\/\">alternative facts<\/a>\u00a0they claim to &#8220;find&#8221; will prove useful in efforts to keep people who might oppose them from voting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bad: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash\">#Trump<\/a> lies about voter fraud.<br \/>\nWorse: He doubles down on the falsehood, feeling obligated to investigate something that didn&#8217;t happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ImtNep247z\">https:\/\/t.co\/ImtNep247z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EJDionne\/status\/824254019245903873\">January 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the real import of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash\">#Trump<\/a>&#8216;s false claim. Beware the return of Jim Crow voting laws.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VotingRights?src=hash\">#VotingRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZ2OXRJ9RU\">https:\/\/t.co\/rZ2OXRJ9RU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EJDionne\/status\/824022960692461569\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8230;more:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=washingtonmonthly.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2017\/01\/25\/on-voter-fraud-trump-shoots-first-and-aims-later\/\">Washington Monthly | On Voter Fraud, Trump Shoots First and Aims Later<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonpost.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trumps-disregard-for-the-truth-threatens-his-ability-to-govern\/2017\/01\/24\/945c81aa-e272-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html?utm_term=.8129b9853f18\">Trump\u2019s disregard for the truth threatens his ability to govern &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonpost.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/daily-202\/2017\/01\/25\/daily-202-11-stories-from-president-trump-s-first-100-hours-that-deserve-more-attention\/588823b1e9b69b432bc7e08a\/?utm_term=.190a05c1e600&amp;wpisrc=nl_daily202&amp;wpmm=1\">The Daily 202: 11 stories from President Trump\u2019s first 100 hours that deserve more attention &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/spicer-trump-crowd-media-narrative\">Spicer: It&#8217;s &#8216;Demoralizing&#8217; For Trump To See Media Narrative About Him<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Still more:\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/edblog\/your-basic-primer-on-why-trump-s-voter-fraud-claims-are-bullshit\">Your Basic Primer on Why Trump&#8217;s Voter Fraud Claims Are Bullshit<\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=newrepublic.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/minutes\/140093\/donald-trumps-voter-fraud-investigation-isnt-uncovering-voter-fraud-its-gaslighting\">Donald Trump\u2019s voter fraud investigation isn\u2019t about uncovering voter fraud. 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