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Both Trump himself and many Republicans believe that the presidential election was marked by deception. Here from a demonstration in Atlanta. Photo: John Bazemorel / AP / NTB
For the past week, allegations of voter fraud have come from the Trump camp. A Republican election commissioner in Philadelphia calls the allegations “ridiculous.”
– I have seen the most amazing things on social media, where there are completely ridiculous claims that have no basis in fact and spread, says Al Schmidt in an interview with CNN.
Schmidt belongs to the Republican Party and is one of three election commissioners responsible for conducting voter registration and elections in Philadelphia, the largest city in the important state of Pennsylvania.
Schmidt has previously said that his agency has received death threats.
President Donald Trump rages against Schmidt, calling him “RINO” or “Republican by name only.”
– Refuses to look at a mountain of corruption and dishonesty. We won, tweeted Trump, who continues to make unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud.
An election official carries the ballots at a polling station in Warren, Ohio. Photo: David Dermer / AP / NTB
“Liar”
Schmidt is aware that if there was evidence of voter fraud in the city, it would be investigated.
– I understand that many are satisfied and many are not satisfied with this choice. But I can’t understand how hungry people are after accepting lies and falsehoods, he says.
Schmidt adds that his agency reviewed a list of deceased people who allegedly had voted in Philadelphia.
– None of them voted in Philadelphia after his death, was the conclusion.
Election authorities in every state report few problems related to the election and the counting of votes, according to the New York Times. Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite / AP / NTB
Refuses to acknowledge electoral defeat
President Donald Trump lost the election to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, but has so far refused to acknowledge defeat. Instead, he has made repeated accusations of electoral fraud.
However, electoral authorities across the country do not recognize themselves in this, according to the New York Times, which has contacted all states.
“People have a great knack for fabricating things about elections that are not true,” said Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who has ultimate responsibility for conducting elections in Ohio, a state where Trump won all 18 elections.
– Conspiracy theories, rumors and all these things abound. For some reason, elections produce that kind of mythology, LaRose says.
– Perfect choice
Democrat Steve Simon, who is in charge of conducting elections in Minnesota, says they did not observe a single case where a vote was counted that should not have been counted.
-It was not an electoral fraud, he emphasizes.
The wording is the same in the Republican state of Kansas, where they point to a belligerent election.
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Kansas did not experience any widespread and systematic problems with voter fraud, threats, irregularities, or voting problems. We are very happy with how the election has gone so far, said a spokeswoman for Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab in Kansas.
In Texas, Republican Governor Dan Patrick has earmarked $ 1 million for all leads of voter fraud. However, a spokesman for the state electoral authorities describes the election as “fluid.”
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Various demands
Both before and after Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory became a fact, Trump has made undocumented allegations of voter fraud. Trump and his associates have filed lawsuits in various places in hopes of changing the election results. So far, Trump’s advances in the judiciary have met with little success.
Some Republicans acknowledge that the trials are unlikely to be successful, but believe they should continue.
A handful of well-known Republicans have congratulated Biden on victory or publicly urged Trump to acknowledge defeat. Among them are Senator and Trump critic Mitt Romney and former President George W. Bush.
