Get Ready for November’s ‘Stop the Steal’
The Los Angeles mayoral race has sparked allegations of election fraud among Republicans, with many embracing Donald Trump's claim of cheating by Democrats. The allegations center around the fact that progressive challenger Nithya Raman caught up to and passed conservative candidate Spencer Pratt as ballots were counted. The claims of fraud have been debunked, but they may still have an impact on the upcoming midterm elections.
- ▪Donald Trump has claimed that the Los Angeles mayoral race was subject to cheating by Democrats.
- ▪Republican lawmakers and commentators have embraced the allegation, with some suggesting that California's voting system is unreliable.
- ▪There is no evidence to support the claims of election fraud, and the allegations have been debunked by fact-checkers.
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Morning ShotsGet Ready for November’s ‘Stop the Steal’Republicans’ reactions to the Los Angeles mayoral race preview their reactions to the midterms.William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim SwiftJun 10, 20263835ShareAfter first taking time this morning (naturally) to denounce some of his cable news critics,1 Donald Trump got around to letting us know he may shortly order a resumption of major hostilities against Iran: “Iran is all talk and no action,” he posted. “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!”Apropos of nothing, it was ninety days ago that Trump had this to say about Operation Epic Fury: “We’ve won. Let me tell you, we’ve won. You never like to say too early you won—we won. We won.
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