The election deniers coming to a swing state near you
Tom Tiffany, the new Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin, is not just a passive supporter of President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election. He is an active promoter of them. In December 2020, when he was a member of Congress, he signed on to a Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate Joe Biden’s […]
Election deniers are making their way to swing states ahead of the 2028 presidential cycle, according to a report. In Wisconsin, Republican nominee Tom Tiffany, who endorsed an FBI investigation into the state's elections, has actively promoted President Trump's election lies. Similar situations exist in crucial states like Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, where Republicans have chosen candidates who deny the legitimacy of elections.
While election experts say it's unlikely that these deniers will successfully steal an election, there are still concerns about the potential damage they could cause. State election laws contain multiple checks on interference from top officials, and the judiciary has a strong track record of stopping election malfeasance. However, there is still a slight risk that a well-placed election denier could swing the outcome in a very close election.
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