Politics As Usual

The Washington Post – N.C. political operative indicted, and prosecutor signals that more charges are likely

By Eleanore Wood / February 28, 2019 / Comments Off on The Washington Post – N.C. political operative indicted, and prosecutor signals that more charges are likely

Leslie McCrae Dowless has been paid for years to tamper with absentee ballots on behalf of Republican candidates. He and some of his employees have finally been arrested after years of committing election fraud in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.  When will those who paid for his services be brought to justice? North Carolina deserves…

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As Trump’s “fixer” testifies before Congress, NC voters deliver 3,000 signatures calling on Tillis to make the Mueller Report public

By Logan Smith / February 27, 2019 / Comments Off on As Trump’s “fixer” testifies before Congress, NC voters deliver 3,000 signatures calling on Tillis to make the Mueller Report public

CHARLOTTE – As President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, delivers explosive public testimony today in which he accuses the president of signing a hush-money check for Stormy Daniels while in office, and as billboards have gone up along Interstate-77 in Lake Norman calling on Sen. Thom Tillis to support legislation to make the Mueller Report public, Charlotte-area…

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Mark Harris Political Consultant Buried Head in Sand While He Paid A Convicted Felon $131K to Coordinate Absentee Ballot Scheme at Center of Election Fraud Hearing

By Logan Smith / February 20, 2019 / Comments Off on Mark Harris Political Consultant Buried Head in Sand While He Paid A Convicted Felon $131K to Coordinate Absentee Ballot Scheme at Center of Election Fraud Hearing

Red Dome’s Andy Yates was familiar with opposition research, but he said he never thoroughly checked McCrae Dowless’ background. He said he never knew of national broadcast of radio story which flagged Dowless’ illegal absentee ballot harvesting racket in 2016. RALEIGH — The political consultant hired by the Mark Harris for Congress campaign said on…

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Bombshell revelations on first day of NC-09 hearing

By Logan Smith / February 19, 2019 / Comments Off on Bombshell revelations on first day of NC-09 hearing

The first day of the State Board of Elections’ long-awaited hearing on the apparent vote theft operation in Congressional District 9 had two main parts: A summary of evidence discovered by the SBE, and a lengthy testimony and cross-examination of Lisa Britt, an employee of McCrae Dowless with a key role in the vote theft…

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ICYMI: Charlotte Observer lays out the case for a new election in NC-09

By Logan Smith / February 19, 2019 / Comments Off on ICYMI: Charlotte Observer lays out the case for a new election in NC-09

“The 9th District election fraud hearing isn’t over, but it’s over” declares editorial RALEIGH — A blistering editorial by the Charlotte Observer shows why the only possible result of this week’s State Board of Elections hearing regarding the apparent vote theft scheme conducted by the Mark Harris campaign in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District is for the…

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Senator Burr sticks his head in the sand on investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 election

By Logan Smith / February 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Senator Burr sticks his head in the sand on investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 election

RALEIGH – Sen. Richard Burr has apparently decided to stick his head in the sand when it comes to investigating the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia during the 2016 election, despite Burr’s position as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Burr this week declared he has seen no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia leading…

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Mark Harris must testify under oath at NC-09 hearing

By Logan Smith / February 11, 2019 / Comments Off on Mark Harris must testify under oath at NC-09 hearing

After months of dodging questions, Harris needs to testify under oath so voters can have a full understanding of his role in vote theft scheme RALEIGH — As the vote theft scandal in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District continued to grow over the past three months, Republican candidate Mark Harris has tried to keep a…

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Trump’s U.S. Attorney ignored GOP vote theft evidence to focus on witch-hunt for non-citizen voters

By Logan Smith / February 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Trump’s U.S. Attorney ignored GOP vote theft evidence to focus on witch-hunt for non-citizen voters

U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon turned a blind eye to evidence of a Republican vote theft scheme in Bladen, other counties RALEIGH — U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon’s office has continued to focus its attention on scouring the countryside for the possibility of non-citizens who may have voted in past elections, even as Higdon ignores clear evidence of GOP…

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Bladen Journal: New state board will host public evidentiary hearing Feb. 18

By Eleanore Wood / February 5, 2019 / Comments Off on Bladen Journal: New state board will host public evidentiary hearing Feb. 18

After weeks of Republican obstruction and finger-pointing, North Carolina finally has a new Board of Elections. That means it’s time for the investigation into the vote theft scheme funded by the Mark Harris campaign to get back to business. But it may be weeks before North Carolina voters find out what Harris knew and when…

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The News & Observer: House Republicans reinstituting ‘floaters’ to advance bills

By Eleanore Wood / January 29, 2019 / Comments Off on The News & Observer: House Republicans reinstituting ‘floaters’ to advance bills

North Carolina Republicans may have lost their supermajorities in the House and Senate, but that won’t stop them from doing everything they can to rig the system for political gain. Now they’re bringing back something called “floaters” — no, not the kind you flush — in order to give the GOP a false advantage in…

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