Tracking developments regarding the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. J.D. Vance Launched Campaign On July 1. “J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” focused on the social and economic underpinnings of former President Donald J. Trump’s appeal to the white working class, said on Thursday that he would seek … Read more
Tracking the debate over ‘defund the police’ throughout 2021. Republican Police Defunding Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace admitted during an interview with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) that it has been Republicans, not Democrats, who have defunded police. Wallace noted to Banks that no Republicans voted in support of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which … Read more
A comprehensive examination of so-called conservative “audits” of the 2020 election results. Connections To Conspiracy Theories Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan, who is conducting the “audit” in Arizona, appeared in a video promoting 2020 election conspiracy theories. That video was produced by a man who also has promoted conspiracy theories about aliens. Oliver WillisOne of … Read more
Tracking news and developments on right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in 2021. Kirk is the head of the conservative group Turning Point USA and is an ally of Donald Trump. Surfside Condo Conspiracy Kirk promoted a conspiracy theory involving the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Florida. Kirk tweeted the false claim that people have described … Read more
Tracking incidents involving racism that occurred in 2021. George Floyd Statues Defaced A statue honoring the memory of George Floyd in Newark, New Jersey was defaced with white supremacist graffiti. A Floyd statue in Brooklyn was also defaced. Confederate Statue Removal The House Voted To Remove Confederate Statues From The Capitol. “The House of Representatives … Read more
Tracking news and developments regarding Texas governor Greg Abbott in 2021. Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Abbott opted out of enhanced unemployment benefits that were included in the American Rescue Plan as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of Texans responded to Abbott’s controversial decision by suing him in federal court to attempt … Read more
Tracking news and developments on the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. The election is an attempt by Republicans to take back a majority in the House of Representatives and Senate, which are both currently held by a majority of Democrats. QAnon Role In 2022 Midterms At least 36 Republicans running for office in 2022 have allied … Read more
Tracking developments and news with Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) in 2021. In a speech on the floor of the House, Cawthorn incorrectly claimed that Thomas Jefferson made the quote “facts are stubborn things.” It was a quote from John Adams. Cawthorn made many historical mistakes in 2021. From CNN political fact checker Daniel Dale: “In … Read more
Tracking news and coverage of the lawsuit over a pro-Trump “MAGA” caravan that ran Biden campaign workers off the road in Texas during the 2020 election. Lawsuit Filed Timothy Holloway and other Biden campaign workers are suing members of the caravan, accusing them of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, a law that … Read more
Tracking coverage and news on Mike Lindell, the right-wing head of the My Pillow company and a major ally of Donald Trump. Lindell claimed (falsely) that Trump in June 2021 is currently the president and that the Supreme Court will vote 9-0 to reinstate him to the presidency. Presidential reinstatement is not a real thing. … Read more