Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election have lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states.
In the November race for California secretary of state, the candidates seem to agree on one thing: the need to boost voter registration and turnout.Alabama voters gave the position to state Rep. Wes Allen, who backed a groundless lawsuit to overturn Biden’s victory that was. In Indiana, Diego Morales, who ousted the Republican incumbent in the party primary by repeating Trump’s election lies, won the race for secretary of state by defeating Democrat Destiny Scott Wells.
“If they win, we’re going to have someone who’s run on a platform of election denial, saying, ‘Actually, elections are only legitimate when my candidate wins,’ ” said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and co-author of “The Big Truth,” a book warning of the dangers of Trump’s election lies.
Benson emailed supporters: “You showed the world that Michigan voters will vote for truth over lies. They will vote for facts over conspiracy theories. And they know the value of real results over empty promises.”, lost to Democratic Secretary of State Scott Simon. Mastriano, for example, arranged for buses to transport people to Trump’s Jan. 6 rally in Washington, which took place just before the riot. As a candidate, Mastriano promised to appoint someone who would wipe clean the voter rolls, forcing the state’s roughly 8.8 million voters to re-register.Republican candidates who have made false or misleading claims are running in Tuesday’s primary to become the top election official in Nevada.
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