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Mother Jones: How Election Deniers Took Over Georgia's Election System
Mother Jones - How Election Deniers Took Over Georgia’s Election System
Trump’s MAGA allies are spreading disinformation and laying the groundwork to challenge the election results.
Justin Glawe and Ari Berman
31 mins ago
On October 8, about two dozen conservative activists gathered in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol, where a meeting of the state election board was taking place. A US Army veteran named Richard Schroeder, from Hall County, in the northeastern part of the state, led the group in prayer. Schroeder, who testified that day, was a regular presence at the board meetings, where he has spread debunked claims about election security and once identified himself as a poll worker in charge of tabulating votes.
Schroeder first asked God for forgiveness for allowing the “evil” of migrants and transgender people to permeate the country. Then he turned to voting machines.
“Nobody’s got more votes than President [Donald] Trump ever in the world,” Schroeder said. He and other members of the prayer circle wore shirts that read “IYKYK dvscorp08!,” referring to an alleged password to Georgia’s voting machines that was obtained by right-wing election deniers and spread online.
“Our votes have been stolen,” he continued in prayer. “The Dominion voting machines have taken our God-given dominion and have been selecting winners—not electing winners.”
“Amen,” said Salleigh Grubbs, chair of the Cobb County GOP.
“Amen,” said David Hancock, a member of the Gwinnett County board of elections.
/snip
Trump’s MAGA allies are spreading disinformation and laying the groundwork to challenge the election results.
Justin Glawe and Ari Berman
31 mins ago
On October 8, about two dozen conservative activists gathered in the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol, where a meeting of the state election board was taking place. A US Army veteran named Richard Schroeder, from Hall County, in the northeastern part of the state, led the group in prayer. Schroeder, who testified that day, was a regular presence at the board meetings, where he has spread debunked claims about election security and once identified himself as a poll worker in charge of tabulating votes.
Schroeder first asked God for forgiveness for allowing the “evil” of migrants and transgender people to permeate the country. Then he turned to voting machines.
“Nobody’s got more votes than President [Donald] Trump ever in the world,” Schroeder said. He and other members of the prayer circle wore shirts that read “IYKYK dvscorp08!,” referring to an alleged password to Georgia’s voting machines that was obtained by right-wing election deniers and spread online.
“Our votes have been stolen,” he continued in prayer. “The Dominion voting machines have taken our God-given dominion and have been selecting winners—not electing winners.”
“Amen,” said Salleigh Grubbs, chair of the Cobb County GOP.
“Amen,” said David Hancock, a member of the Gwinnett County board of elections.
/snip