Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) got called out for lying about a lawsuit the GOP had filed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom regarding absentee ballots in the state.
On Twitter, McDaniel claimed the RNC had won a “major victory”:
We just scored a major victory against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s illegal executive order on California’s elections.
Before our challenge, Democrats planned to automatically send ballots to inactive voters, including people who have moved or died.
Now they are not.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) July 10, 2020
Marc Elias, a top attorney for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), who just so happens to specialize in election law, set McDaniel straight on the matter, reminding her that the RNC had actually dismissed their lawsuit:
Um, I don’t know how to break this to you…but you actually dismissed your lawsuit. ?
Perhaps your staff was too afraid to tell you? ? https://t.co/mpgYYmuwlb pic.twitter.com/N8tzyqlxAQ
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) July 10, 2020
Rick Hasen, Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine, who is also an expert on election law, slammed McDaniel, calling her tweet a “lie” when he pushed back on social media:
This is a lie. The plan was only to send to ACTIVE registered voters. RNC dismisses the case with nothing. https://t.co/ZsDnc2c40k
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 10, 2020
Interestingly, President Donald Trump was also on the attack on the subject of voting by mail with two tweets he sent out Friday. The problem, however, is that Trump directly contradicted himself with his tweets:
Mail-In Ballot fraud found in many elections. People are just now seeing how bad, dishonest and slow it is. Election results could be delayed for months. No more big election night answers? 1% not even counted in 2016. Ridiculous! Just a formula for RIGGING an Election….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2020
….Absentee Ballots are fine because you have to go through a precise process to get your voting privilege. Not so with Mail-Ins. Rigged Election!!! 20% fraudulent ballots?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2020
It’d be nice if Trump and Republicans could get their stories straight when it comes to absentee voting, but it seems they’re far too busy lying to actually debate the issue in a rational way.
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