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GOP Suddenly Drops Election Lawsuits In Four Battleground States Amid Recent Court Failures
https://www.forbes.com ^ | 11/16/2020 | Alison Durkee

Posted on 11/16/2020 12:20:53 PM PST by Red Badger

GOP plaintiffs moved to dismiss pending lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia Monday morning that targeted ballots in Democratic counties and attempted to block the states from certifying their election results, marking a noticeable shift in Republicans’ post-election legal strategy days after the Trump campaign and GOP suffered a series of failures in court Friday.

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Key Facts

Three Wisconsin voters, backed by conservative group True the Vote, voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block the state from certifying votes in several Democratic-leaning counties, claiming their votes had been diluted because of alleged voter fraud and “illegal” votes in those counties.

The lawsuit—in which the plaintiffs admitted they did not yet have any concrete evidence of illegal votes and the evidence would be “shortly forthcoming”—was dropped immediately before the case was supposed to be heard in court.

Similar lawsuits in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, in which voters in each state also tried to exclude votes that were cast in certain Democratic-leaning counties, were also dismissed by the plaintiffs Monday morning.

The notices of dismissal did not give a reason behind the plaintiffs’ decision, and conservative attorney James Bopp, who is associated with True the Vote and represented the plaintiffs in all four states, told the Associated Press Monday he could not comment on the Wisconsin lawsuit due to attorney-client privilege.

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Key Background

The GOP lawsuits were part of a broader effort by the Trump campaign and Republicans to challenge the election results in battleground states in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alisondurke; fakenews; steveforbes
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To: rintintin

Just the FR rumor mill...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3906556/posts


61 posted on 11/16/2020 12:41:29 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Yup, that cliche was worn out three years ago.

62 posted on 11/16/2020 12:41:37 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Red Badger

Alison Durke is a Democrat party propagandist. Everything is Biden good and Trump bad with her.

63 posted on 11/16/2020 12:42:05 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Nickname Baldy


64 posted on 11/16/2020 12:42:57 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: conservative98

durka durka. mohammed, jihad.


65 posted on 11/16/2020 12:43:08 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: Red Badger

If anyone is left wondering how deep state actors were placed in the highest offices of the federal govt. At every level, then you need to listen to this radio interview. Blake Percival was a field director at United States Investigative Services. His position was to oversee the field investigation of federal applicants applying to be hired by federal authorities. What he discovered was a large percentage of applicants were approved without human eyes ever having opened the investigations on applicants. This was a practice known as “dumping. It led to Blake Percival issuing a whistle blowers claim against fraud. This later proved to be the case as it exposed nearly 700,000 fraudulent federal background checks.

Scroll down to the picture of Blake Percival and hit play to hear the audio. Not surprisingly it even links U.S.I.S. to Philadelphia...

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66 posted on 11/16/2020 12:43:14 PM PST by patriot torch
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To: larryleo

If it doesn’t involve Rudy, Sidney, Lin or Jay it’s not important.

Agreed!

67 posted on 11/16/2020 12:44:00 PM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: Red Badger

They wish.

There are no lawsuits being dropped.


68 posted on 11/16/2020 12:44:23 PM PST by Southnsoul
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To: John S Mosby

Prayers up.


69 posted on 11/16/2020 12:44:55 PM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

You are correct. That was a HYPE title which left out PLAINTIFFS.

GOP plaintiffs moved to dismiss pending lawsuits

70 posted on 11/16/2020 12:45:10 PM PST by deport
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To: mad_as_he$$

Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) For U.S. Senate
@NewDayForNJ
BREAKING—Pres Trump has been called to an emergency meeting at the White House with his legal team. Massive legal filing imminent.
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71 posted on 11/16/2020 12:46:09 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: conservative98

She needs to contact Slow Joe’s hairplug specialist ASAP.


72 posted on 11/16/2020 12:46:13 PM PST by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: Red Badger

EneMedia propaganda...


73 posted on 11/16/2020 12:46:34 PM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: OttawaFreeper

“Before the Eeyore people get on here...”

LOL! True!


74 posted on 11/16/2020 12:48:14 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: RedMominBlueState

I was being quite serious.

Perhaps I didn’t state it right.

Yes, your point is taken. Most of the country already does look at us with disdain. Disdain that they grow in their heads that they might feel superior.

So that’s why I wrote the post, to get honest and serious feedback.

Not to be asked if I am kidding.

Sorry my post made me sound like I am kidding.

I also note, another commenter stated he, or she, had the same concerns I expressed.

I think we should continue to fight. Never said I wanted to stop. Or maybe I was kidding when I said it.

I just don’t want all these awful things Powell is asserting to never see daylight. I hope she’s not saying it to keep our hopes up while they hope they will find something.

I’m done.


75 posted on 11/16/2020 12:48:23 PM PST by Fishtalk (@patfish1 is my Parler user name)
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To: dpetty121263

A lot of these signed affidavits are one person saying they saw something. No way too prove though.


76 posted on 11/16/2020 12:48:54 PM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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To: deport

Hows about based on the ChiComs owning Forbes...?


77 posted on 11/16/2020 12:49:11 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: conservative98

My single biggest disappointment this year, a really big and deep disappointment, is with our younger women.

The leftists (pubic school teachers, college prof’s, feminazis, greens, MSM, Hollywood, SJW movements, HR people) have twisted authentic womanhood, whispered them into serious mental imbalance and launched them, like weapons, against good people.


78 posted on 11/16/2020 12:50:03 PM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: Red Badger

How many of these lawsuits have been brought by Never Trumpers for the
express purpose of losing, to provide FAKE optics that President Trump’s
team is losing battles? (They are not.)

~Easy


79 posted on 11/16/2020 12:51:13 PM PST by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see #KAG)
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To: conservative98

If you want to read all left-wing
Trump-hating propaganda use Steven Forbes and Alison Durke as your sources...

https://mobile.twitter.com/alisond64


80 posted on 11/16/2020 12:51:21 PM PST by conservative98
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