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INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll
for the week of 21 October 2016
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
Doesrepeatedtalkofariggedelectionmaketheelectoratelessconfidentinthesecurityandlegitimacyofthisyear’spresidentialelection?
•"Perhapsalittle.ButmostpeoplehavebecomedesensitizedtoTrump'sblowhardstatements."
•"Dependsonyouraudience—always.TheTrumpfolksloveit,itaddslayersofmistrustofgovernmentandworksfortheirpoliticalagenda."
•"After2000,fewpeoplehaveconfidenceinelectionsanyway."
•"Anytimeaninsinuationisrepeatedasfactmultipletimes,itwillhaveaneffect.Thistime,it'sthedefactoleaderofamajorpoliticalpartyregardingourmosttreasuredright,voting."
•"Onthemargins,yes.Moreimportantly,thetalkislikelytodiscouragesomeTrumpsupportersfromvotingatall,whichcallsintoquestionthewisdomofmakingtheclaimbeforetheelectionhasactuallyhappened."
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
•"Onlyamongthosepeoplewhobelieveanythingthatthismansays.Ofcourse,thisgroupprobablyalreadyarealreadyofthisopinion."
•"ElectionsaremanagedandcontrolledbylocalofficialsacrosstheU.S.Thereisnowayforanationalelectiontoberigged—Trumpisdesperateand'whining'asPresidentObamasaidyesterday."
•"Uh,it'sthecandidatesthatmaketheelectoratelessconfident."
•"Theseareverydangerouscomments."
•"AddthattalktothespeculationofvoterfraudinTexas,andI'msurethere'satinfoilhat-wearingRepublicanbelievingitisallariggedsystem."
•"Theonlyonesayingit'sriggedistheonewho'slosing.Theonewho'slosingistheonlyoneinthecountrythatdoesn'tknowit."
•"ItisanattemptbyMr.Trumptoquestiontheoutcomeoftheelection.Ifheloses,thenitMUSTbebecausetheelectionwasstolenfromhim—afterall,MILLIONSofpeoplelovehimandwantedtohaveapresidentthatisaracist,sexistcrazyman."
•"Whichiswhatitisintendedtodo."
•"Texashasalonghistoryofvoterfraudandelectionrigging.AskCokeStevenson."
•"ButTrumpisright,themajormediaisriggedforClinton."
•"Trumpneedstopicktwoorthreethingshe'llchangeandsticktoit."
•"OnlywithTrumpsupporters."
•"Althoughit'snotliketheyneededareason.Thepressissoblatantlybiased;iftheelectionswereriggedinfavoroftheleft,you'dneverreadaboutitintheU.S.press.Yes,thatincludestheTexasTribune."
•"Itmakesthemlessconfidentforgoodreason.Electionshavebeenriggedinthepast,andelectionswillcontinuetoberiggedsolongasdeadpeoplevoteandsomepeoplecontinuetopushtheabhorrentstorylinethatminoritiesarecongenitallyincapableofobtainingidentification."
•"Onlytheboneheadswhoneedajustificationfortheirmisogynyand/orracism."
•"ThemajorityofTrumpsupportersalreadybelieve(possiblywithsomejustificationconcerningcertainpolicies)thatthingsareriggedagainstthem.Sowhynotelections,too?"
•"Absurdtalkfromanabsurdperson"
•"Trumpisafool.InsulttomanyRepublicangovernors."
•"Amongthosepronetoblackhelicopterbeliefs,andcombinedwithacampaignthathasjustlosttheelection,yes,thisnatteringwillmakethingsworse.Thereisanamazingnumberofpeoplewhoarewillingtobelievethatsomesecret,evilforce,beittheVatican,theMasons,orChineseCommunists,arecapableofmakingthemooncrashintotheAmericanhomeland."
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
•"Itdoes,but,sincethestatesruntheelections,atleastthecorruptionwillbe
moreefficient."
Areyoulessconfidentinthesecurityandlegitimacyofthisyear’spresidentialelection?
•"Americaisgreat!"
•"Asaformerelectionjudge,Iamverysatisfiedwiththemanagementoftheelections.AlthoughIstronglybelievethereshouldbeapaperbackupforeach.Thiswouldnotbehardtoaccomplish."
•"Discussionofthisissuchaninsulttoourelectionadministrators."
•"Theballotsecuritydoesn'tconcernme.Theactiveparticipationinthiscampaignofpeopleandinstitutionswho'vehistoricallyheldtolaudablecannonsseriouslyconcerns."
•"IamnotbecauseIknowelectionsarenotrigged."
•"It'spaybackforthe2000presidentialelectioninwhichBush,'cough,'stoletheelectionfromGore."
•"ThereisNOTrampantvoterfraud.Ithasbeena'redherring'usedbygroupstohinderothersintheprocessofvoting.(Theseusedtobeliteracytests,polltaxes,etc.)."
•"Anythingelectronic,likeourvotingmachines,issusceptibletohackingandmonkeybusiness."
•"Moreorless,butsincewedon’tgenerallypurgeourrollsforpeoplemoving,cheatingispossible."
•"TheClintonistaregimewilldoanythingtowin.Bothshouldbeinjail.He,forsexualmisconduct;her,forbreachofnationalsecurityandtreason.Theyhavenomoralcompass,don'tknowtruthandareaboutpowerandcontrol.AKAfascists."
•"ObamahasmanipulatedtheNSA.HillaryhasmanipulatedtheFBI.Thepresshasdoneeverythinginitspowertomanipulatetheelectorate.WhyamIsupposedtohaveconfidence?"
•"ThoseRussianhackersareextremelycompetent."
•"ItrustthoseinTexastaskedwithadministeringtheelectionsprocess."
•"CantheTexasTribunefocusonTexas?"
•"TheRussianinterferenceisacauseforconcern,butatthispointthatseemsunlikelytomakeanydifferenceintheresult.Trump'svaguetheoriesarebaseless,buthisaccusationsthemselvesareharmfultolegitimacy."
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
Howseriousaproblemdoyouthinkeachofthefollowingwillbeinthe2016elections?
•"WikiLeaksisveryscary,andIreallydon'tknowhowmuchaccessthesetypeofgroupsmayhavebutIdobelievethatourinternalprocessforvotingissecure."
•"Voterfraudisaveryrareactivity.Moreoften,peoplefindareasonnottovoteatall.Electionsarenotrunovertheinternet,eliminatingthepossibilityofhacking.Anyquestionsstillremainingabouttheintegritycanbesolvedbyapaperballotbackups."
•"Therewillbeisolatedincidencesofvoterfraudbutnothingthatisgoingtoalterthetrajectoryofastatewiderace,orinthecaseofthepresidentialelection,50differentstatewideraces."
•"Themostseriousproblemwithvotinginthe2016electionwillbeashortageoftin-foilhats."
•"IfyouareacriminalorhereillegallyWHYwouldyoudrawattentiontoyourselfbyregisteringtoVOTE?PeoplewhoarenoteligibletovoteDONOTVOTE!"
•"Thistalkisallexcusesfromafailingcampaigntoshiftblamefromtheircandidateforhisdefeatortotrytodepressturnoutofoppositionvoters."
•"Ithinkthisisaveryrealpossibility.'Shanghai-ing'theelectionbyanothermeansdoesn'tseemasprobable.Andwhenthegovernmentsaysourdataissafe,don'tbelieveit,justaskSusanCombs."
•"Howabouthackedbyapoliticalpartyorthegovernment?"
•"Wehavemadevotingmoredifficult.Ifwehavetheabilitytotransferthousandsofdollarsandperformotherconfidential,bankingtransactionswithourphones,weoughttobeabletovotewiththem,too."
•"ObamahasdirectedhisJusticeDepartmenttothrowoutallreasonablevoterIDrules.Youcan'tbuySudafed,butyoucanvote.Crazy!Yes,IknowthatE-SlatesinTexasarenotconnectedtotheinternet.ButthemainframesattheCountyClerk'sofficesthattabulatetheresultsare.TheyarereportedviatheinternettotheSecretaryofState.Hackerscanapparentlygetanyone'semails,creditcards,etc.Majorcorporationsspendhugesumsandstillgethacked.Butdon'tworry—ourCountyClerk'sofficesaresafe.Right..."
•"Apparentlythebesttechniqueistohackthevoterfiles,sothateligiblevotersgetturnedawayonElectionDay.Alsoeffective:standingoutsidepollingstationswithbaseballbats."
•"PutinandtheKGBwantTrump."
•"I'vebeenconcernedaboutthisforalongtime.Doesn'tseemthatitwouldbecomplicatedforamalicious,motivatedhackertocrackthesystem."
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
ThestateisinvestigatingallegationsofvoterfraudinTarrantCounty.Howlikelyisitthestateuncoversevidenceofwidespreadvoterfraud?
•"Ibelieveithappens,andIbelieveit'shardtoprove."
•"HighlyunlikelythereismassvoterfraudinTexas.Muchmorelikelyisvoterintimidation.Longhistorythere."
•"Voteharvestingdoeshappen—weknowthat.Itwillbeinterestingtofinallylearntheextentoftheproblem."
•"Fraudhappens.Arkansas.Chicago.Philadelphia.DadeCounty.SouthTexas.#GTS"
•"Widespreadbeingdefinedas...TarrantCountyhasissuesbuttheseproblemsseemtobecontainedwithinthecounty."
•"WidespreadmeansjustabouteveryprecinctinTarrantCounty.Idoubtthefraudwentthatfararound.Itisusuallyafewrogueprecinctstiedtoaspecificcorroboratorseekingalegupontheelectionvictory."
•"VoterfraudisaprobleminventedbyRepublicantojustifysuppressingDemocraticminorityandelderlyvoters."
•"Define'widespread.'Forsome,amorselofevidenceisenoughproof,butforothersevenonecaseoffraudis
easilydismissed(seee.g.,therecentFBIinvestigationintheRGV)."
•"RememberTarrantCountyisthehomeofTransportationCommitteetestimonyfraudleaderandforgiventoker,JonathanStickland,theoriginalGOPwomanbasher."
•"Thekeystonecops..."
•"Widespreadvoterfraudisnotnecessarywhenpocketsofvoterfraudwillsuffice."
•"LonBurnamwillstumblehiswayintobeingatooloftheRstoexposenon-existentvoterfraud."
•"Buteveniftheydo,nolaworproposalhasbeenrecommendedtodealwithmailballots."
•"ThereisnovoterfraudinTarrantCounty."
•"Define'widespread.'Fraudisnotthathardtofindifyoulookhardenough.Whetheritiswidespreadornotisanothermatter."
INSIDE INTELLIGENCE: The Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune insider poll for 21 October 2016
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