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Category: Election 2024
June 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Governor Sounds Voter Fraud Alarm After THOUSANDS of Unlawful Ballots Discovered.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sounded the alarm on voter fraud, highlighting a recent court decision ordering a new election in Houston. In May, a judge determined that over 1,400 unlawful votes were cast in Harris County’s 180th District Court race in November 2022, preventing the identification of the rightful winner.

The disputed race saw Republican candidate Tami Pierce losing to Democrat candidate DaSean Jones by fewer than 450 votes. Judge Peeples found 983 votes were disqualified due to residency issues, 445 lacked valid photo identification, and 48 mail-in ballots were missing signatures or were not timely.

Following the court ruling, Governor Abbott took to X, formerly Twitter, to voice his concerns, warning: “Voter fraud is real. Especially in Houston.” He pointed to Judge David Peeples’s findings of 1,430 unlawful votes, underscoring the need for strict election integrity reforms.

Many X users responded to Abbott’s post expressing frustration over the lack of strong action against voter fraud. Some suggested using hand-counted paper ballots to prevent similar issues in future elections, while others called for harsher penalties, including mandatory prison sentences for election fraudsters.

ENDEMIC FRAUD. 

Research by the Heartland Institute suggests mail-in voting fraud is widespread, with a substantial share of mail-in voters self-reporting that they cast unlawful ballots in 2020. Seventeen percent of 2020 voters told the institute they voted in a state where they were no longer legal residents. Twenty-one percent said they filled out a ballot for someone else, and 17 percent admitted to forging the signature of a friend or family member “with or without their permission.”

Rasmussen reported similar findings in December, additionally noting that one in ten poll respondents said someone offered them “pay” or a “reward” for voting.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sounded the alarm on voter fraud, highlighting a recent court decision ordering a new election in Houston. In May, a judge determined that over 1,400 unlawful votes were cast in Harris County's 180th District Court race in November 2022, preventing the identification of the rightful winner. show more
June 17, 2024
Wake Up Right
Election 2024
Media

CNN’s Debate Rules Are Ludicrous – No Audience, Muted Mics, And a Coin Flip…

CNN has finalized rules for the first 2024 presidential debate, with safeguards in place to protect Joe Biden.

The details: Both the Trump and Biden campaigns agreed to the following rules for their first debate on June 27 in Atlanta, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash:

  • No studio audience;
  • Microphones muted outside speaking time;
  • Candidates stand at two uniform podiums;
  • Position on stage determined by coin-flip;
  • No props or prepared notes;
  • Each is provided paper, pen, and water;
  • During two commercial breaks, candidates can’t interact with campaign staff.

Safeguards for Biden: Muting microphones and removing the audience appear to be moves to help Joe Biden. In both 2016 and 2020, Trump routinely jabbed his opponents and debate moderators, often eliciting laughter and cheers from the audience.

  • However, I am pleased that both candidates must stand the entire time. And I look forward to Biden having to speak without prepared notes.

Third party? CNN noted it is not “impossible” for Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be featured on the debate stage. He would need to be on the ballot in enough states to reach 270 electoral college votes. He’s currently in six states, totaling 89 potential electoral votes.

This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.

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CNN has finalized rules for the first 2024 presidential debate, with safeguards in place to protect Joe Biden. show more
June 17, 2024
Election 2024

Biden Blows $50M on Ad Campaign to Criminalize Trump in The Court of Public Opinion.

The Biden-Harris campaign has released a new ad targeting President Donald J. Trump using the lawfare that Biden’s own government, as well as his Democrat allies in states like New York, have been leveraging against the 45th President.

A new ad entitled “Character Matters” takes aim at Trump for:

  • Being convicted of 34 felonies (in a Democrat-run state, in a case brought by a far-left District Attorney, presided over by a Democrat-donor judge whose daughter makes money from opposing Trump policies);
  • Being held liable for sexual abuse (in a Democrat-run state, in a case funded by far-left Democrat donors linked to Jeffrey Epstein);
  • Committing financial fraud (a vague and unsubstantiated claim made in a Democrat-run court, by a far-left judge who unilaterally revalued Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in order to make the fraud claim).

The ad marks a distinct break from the Biden camp’s original plan to steer clear of mentioning its own government lawfare on the campaign trail for fear of seeming like it was gloating.

The news comes as a number of polls show Trump continuing to increase his lead over Biden in swing states, as well as with critical voter demographics. The ad is part of a $50 million push to criminalize Trump in the minds of voters, per POLITICO.

WATCH:

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The Biden-Harris campaign has released a new ad targeting President Donald J. Trump using the lawfare that Biden's own government, as well as his Democrat allies in states like New York, have been leveraging against the 45th President. show more
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June 14, 2024
Wake Up Right
Election 2024

Maybe the Kids Are Alright…

Poll after poll indicates young voters are warming to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Are they coming around to his policies—or has Biden driven them away from his own? It could be both.

The numbers: According to the latest NY Times polling, young voters [age 18-29] prefer Biden by just two points, 47 percent to 45 percent. The latest Quinnipiac poll has Trump beating Biden with young voters [age 18-34], 48 percent to 4 percent.

For perspective: In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden took the youth vote by 24 percent. A Republican has not won this demographic since 1988.

Biden’s losing message: Aidan Kohn-Murphy, the founder of a group called Gen Z for Change, which backed Biden in 2020, told the Washington Post, “Biden is out of step with young people on a number of key issues.” Three key issues are:

  • The war in Gaza, where 51 percent of young voters support the Palestinians vs. 15 percent for Israel.
  • Biden’s support for a TikTok ban is being received as an assault on free speech. 67 percent of Gen Z say this makes them less likely to vote for him.
  • Economy: High inflation and interest rates have made food and housing costs unreasonable for young people entering the workforce or trying to buy their first time.

Trump’s winning message: The 45h president’s message is resonating with young voters.

  • Gaza: While he backs Israel, he has promised to bring a peaceful end to the war in Gaza and points to his first term’s four years of peace as proof that he can.
  • TikTok: He joined TikTok earlier this month and reminds young voters that Biden wants to shut the platform down.
  • Economy: When asked earlier this month how they felt about Trump’s handling of the economy, 65 percent of young voters approved versus just 33 percent for Biden.

TikTok vibe check: According to CredoIQ, a social media analytics firm, nearly 25 percent of the top left-learning content creators on TikTok have posted anti-Biden content in the first four months of 2024. Those posts have gained over 100 million views.

  • Most of the anti-Biden content is being created by young, non-White liberals who have a “shared ideology that the U.S. Government, and specifically Joe Biden, want to stop the flow of free speech and information

Anyplace, anytime In 2016, Trump broke through political orthodoxy with an ‘anyplace, anytime’ mentality that saw him dominate cable TV airwaves. In 2024, he’s adapted that mentality to new media—appearing on podcasts and YouTube shows, attending live events like UFC and Formula 1, and making campaign stops at bodegas, firehouses, and in the South Bronx.

This story is brought to you with permission from our friends at the WakeUpRight newsletter, a free, 5-minute morning read for people who want the real news, not the perspective of the D.C. establishment. Sign up here.

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Poll after poll indicates young voters are warming to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Are they coming around to his policies—or has Biden driven them away from his own? It could be both. show more
June 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
NatSec

RFK Jr. Vows to Slash U.S. Defense by 50% – ‘Military Spending is a Constant Drain.’

In a speech at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in California, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his plan to cut military spending in half. “Military spending is a constant drain on our nation’s vitality,” Kennedy stated, arguing that Americans should not be “obsessed with the idea of our nation’s strength.”

Kennedy urged Americans to accept a diminished role in international affairs and prepare for a multipolar world. “We seem to think that we’re still where we were—in the same world as in 1991,” he said, referencing the end of the Cold War.

Kennedy’s promise to drastically reduce national security spending contrasts sharply with global trends. Military expenditure worldwide has reached a 35-year high, partly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rise of China. However, Kennedy believes that much of the U.S. defense budget should be redirected toward addressing “an epidemic of chronic disease, a plague of addiction, and historic economic inequality” at home.

The former Democrat, who briefly challenged Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, holds a position starkly different from that of Donald Trump, the leading presidential candidate. Despite Trump’s commitment to swiftly ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza if re-elected, and his record as the first president since the 1970s who did not start any new wars, he increased military spending, following Ronald Reagan’s doctrine of “peace through strength.”

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In a speech at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in California, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his plan to cut military spending in half. "Military spending is a constant drain on our nation’s vitality," Kennedy stated, arguing that Americans should not be "obsessed with the idea of our nation’s strength." show more

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June 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Diplomats Say Biden’s G7 Behavior ‘The Worst They’ve Ever Seen.’

President Joe Biden, 81, is under fire for what many are calling his “worst ever” performance at the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy. During a photo op with world leaders, Biden appeared disoriented and had to be guided back by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after wandering off. Video footage shows Biden turning away from the group during a parachute display, prompting puzzled reactions.

“Diplomatic sources here say this is the worst they’ve ever seen Joe Biden, and he’s in a bad way,” British journalist Harry Cole reported. “He’s losing focus in meetings. Sometimes he’s very sharp, sometimes he’s very much not.”

Earlier this year, a report by special counsel Robert Hur into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents highlighted the president’s decline, citing his inability to recall details from his vice presidency and even the timing of his son Beau’s death. Hur recommended against charging Biden, partly due to the likelihood of jurors sympathizing with him as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”

In an angry press conference, Biden insisted his memory is “fine,” despite confusing the Egyptian and Mexican presidents and mistakenly suggesting Mexico borders Gaza.

Biden’s memory issues have been documented as far back as 1987 when he was caught lying about his academic record. The following year, he suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly killed him.

Public concern about Biden’s age is significant, with 86% of Americans believing he is “too old” to serve a second term.

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President Joe Biden, 81, is under fire for what many are calling his "worst ever" performance at the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy. During a photo op with world leaders, Biden appeared disoriented and had to be guided back by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after wandering off. Video footage shows Biden turning away from the group during a parachute display, prompting puzzled reactions. show more
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June 13, 2024
Election 2024

Trump Proposes TOTALLY Scrapping Income Tax. Here’s How It Would Work…

Former President Donald J. Trump—the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee—suggested during a private meeting with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday that he’d consider replacing the federal income tax with an “all-tariff policy.” Trump first hinted at the policy idea during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday.

While specific details regarding the tariff plan were not immediately available, it appears the former President suggested tariffs could be used over time to phase out the income tax—and not immediately replace the federal government’s revenue base altogether. During Trump‘s first term in office, tariffs were used to impact both U.S. domestic and foreign policy—encouraging the reshoring of American jobs while punishing currency manipulators like China.

Trump also emphasized to his fellow Republicans at the Thursday meeting in Washington, D.C., that tariffs can and should be used to enhance U.S. negotiating power against foreign “bad actors.” These countries either purposefully devalue their currency or provide excessive state subsidies to domestic companies to tilt international trade in their favor.

The former President’s remarks signal that he will likely continue his popular protectionist policies in a second term in office. Even Democrats have acknowledged the success of Trump‘s trade agenda, with the 81-year-old incumbent Joe Biden having implemented similar tariff policies—at least on paper. However, extensive exemptions issued by the Biden Treasury Department have rendered many of the trade restrictions effectively unenforceable.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his meeting with Republican lawmakers had been very positive.

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Former President Donald J. Trump—the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee—suggested during a private meeting with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday that he'd consider replacing the federal income tax with an "all-tariff policy." Trump first hinted at the policy idea during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday. show more
June 13, 2024
William Upton
Economy
Election 2024

NeoCon NeverTrumpers Demand Fed Play Politics to Keep Trump Out.

Neoconservative NeverTrumper Bill Kristol is begging the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates ahead of the 2024 presidential election in the hopes it will juice the economy and boost the chances that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent Joe Biden will win re-election. “Dear Fed, How about one rate cut for the economy, and one more for democracy?” Kristol wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday as the central bank announced its decision on interest rate levels.

Unfortunately for Kristol, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell threw cold water on the likelihood of the central bank slashing rates before the November presidential election. “Today, the [Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)] decided to leave our policy interest rate unchanged and to continue to reduce our securities holdings,” Powell said  Wednesday afternoon.

The committee’s dot survey of members, released along with the FOMC’s rate decision, suggests that the central bank anticipates a single rate cut for the remainder of 2024 at most. Despite the economic realities, Kristol—along with many Democrats—is pushing the Fed to risk a dangerous resurgence of inflation in the hopes cheap capital will swing the election for Biden. 

Even more concerning is that Kristol‘s call for interest rate cuts is indicative of a growing trend among opponents of former President Donald J. Trump with the weaponization of government institutions for partisan political purposes. The National Pulse reported in April that Joe Biden promised the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates at least once before the end of December. Biden’s announcement was unprecedented as the White House is expected to respect and not interfere with the U.S. central bank’s independence.

Polling data has continually shown Biden struggling with critical voter demographics regarding his handling of the U.S. economy.

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Neoconservative NeverTrumper Bill Kristol is begging the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates ahead of the 2024 presidential election in the hopes it will juice the economy and boost the chances that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent Joe Biden will win re-election. "Dear Fed, How about one rate cut for the economy, and one more for democracy?" Kristol wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday as the central bank announced its decision on interest rate levels. show more
June 12, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Exclusive

EXC: Leftist Report on Voter ID Laws Actually Suggests They Impact Very Few Americans.

A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined.

The Brennan Center for Justice—along with VoteRiders, Public Wise, and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) at the University of Maryland—partnered with the survey firm SSRS to determine what segment of the U.S. population lacks access to government-issued I.D.

However, SSRS acknowledges their survey includes “…oversamples of 18-24-year-olds, Black respondents, Hispanic respondents, Black and Hispanic 18-24-year olds, and individuals with income less than $30,000 per year.”

These demographics are most likely to lack a government-issued form of identification, meaning that even with juiced numbers, the SSRS survey could only find “nearly one in 10” U.S. citizens who lack identification. Another concern with the survey sampling is its over-reliance on pre-paid cell phone contacts, again likely resulting in further oversampling of demographics that lack identification documents.

Despite the glaring issues with the survey’s methodology, the far-left Guardian newspaper cites the data in a story arguing that Republican efforts to strengthen voter I.D. laws and ensure noncitizens are not voting in state and federal elections “could disenfranchise millions.” The far-left newspaper claims that former President Donald J. Trump and Republican lawmakers “have exaggerated the threat of [noncitizen] voting—which is already illegal and rare—and have pushed for federal legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.”

In actuality, access to government-issued identification has become increasingly easier for American citizens in recent years. Additionally, The National Pulse has reported extensively on the very real issue of noncitizen voters—documenting numerous instances where ineligible immigrants have either received voter registration forms or voted in state and federal elections.

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A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined. show more
June 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
NatSec

Dominion Machines Under Scrutiny After ‘Hundreds’ of Discrepancies Detected in Primary.

Dominion Voting Systems’ electronic voting machines contract with the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is under threat after contentious primaries produced upset results. According to election officials, some machines reported zero votes for certain candidates or reversed count totals. Counts reported by machines were also sometimes lower than paper counts.

“The concern is that we obviously have elections in November, and we must provide the [island] not only with the assurance that the machine produces a correct result but also that the result it produces is the same one that is reported,” said Jessika Padilla, interim president of Puerto Rico’s elections commission. She attributed the issues to problems in the machines’ software.

The Vice President of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives, José Varela, is attempting to summon Padilla to a public hearing on Thursday to address the issues, warning, “We cannot allow the public’s confidence in the voting process to continue to be undermined as we approach the general elections.” Dominion’s current contract with Puerto Rico expires at the end of the month.

America First conservatives raised concerns about Dominion machines’ reliability and security following Joe Biden’s contested victory in the 2020 election. The corporation responded by suing multiple people alleging issues with its systems, as well as news networks covering the allegations.

Last June, the Halderman Report exposed a range of “critical vulnerabilities” in Dominion machines. However, states, including Georgia, have left them in place, with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger telling the PhD computer scientists pressing for the issues to be addressed “tough noogies.”

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Dominion Voting Systems' electronic voting machines contract with the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is under threat after contentious primaries produced upset results. According to election officials, some machines reported zero votes for certain candidates or reversed count totals. Counts reported by machines were also sometimes lower than paper counts. show more