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What Hoskins did was not Trumpian fire and brimstone, bellowing about the criminality of Democrats and immigrants to try to overturn elections. It’s the unsexy, quietly effective cheating made possible by placing party loyalists in key bureaucratic positions.

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We only see the sexy cheating, prominently parade before the public. The sexy cheating hides the real and effective cheating that has brought us two rounds of this criminal regime, and is certainly intent on bringing us a whole new generation’s worth. #GeneralStrikeNOW

Exactly right. While it’s good to see the Lincoln project has so much power to correct these mistakes. These are the same guys that paved this path with Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin.

Many many examples of this that slip by the media across federal, state and local governments. A common example is a Mayor or Governor creating an unnecessary special election on behalf of their chosen candidate by hiring the current occupant into their administration during an off-year.