Mona Charen relied on a supposedly-high figure produced by Kris Kobach, debunked at the time: the Crosscheck program did not de-dupe on last-four of SSN, resulting in false positives based on name and DOB. But The Bulwark doesn't mind Charen's past conspiracy-adjacent-talk, as it benefit them,
Jim Crow Returns: Interstate “Crosscheck” Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to VoteOn the eve of the midterm elections, we air a report by investigative journalist Greg Palast on how new voter ID laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American vote...www.democracynow.orgCharen's faves in the Tea Party, after 2011 gerrymandering, passed voter suppression laws in FL, NC, OH, and WI that were still in effect in 2016 when Trump won. The "Never Trumpers" wanted right-wingers to win. They just wanted to be in charge. Page-find on "Gerrymandering the States" book (2011):
'Never-Trump' Republicans Cheered GOP Gerrymandering and Voter SuppressionCommentators at The Bulwark, formed as a conservative “Never Trump” outlet, are frequently invited to appear in the media, especially MS NOW and NPR, to explain political messaging and situate Democra...www.davidrussellmoore.netCharen was tossing out baseless figures about supposed widespread voter fraud in just the same ways that MAGA is now. So much for defending democracy. It was her Tea Party in power, they targeted minority communities. Links below, debunking Charen's 2014 column alleging widespread voter fraud:
Republicans Push SAVE Act Vote, Potentially Disenfranchising MillionsThe bill is being applauded by the Heritage Foundation and “dark money”-funded groups tied to Leonard Leo.readsludge.comMona Charen and The Bulwark pretend to care about democracy as they rake in dough from liberals. The WI GOP she supported gerrymandered districts so egregiously that in 2018 when Dems won 53% of votes statewide, they got only 36% of Assembly seats. By one measure, the worst districts ever studied:
In Heavily Gerrymandered Wisconsin, a Bipartisan Grassroots Movement Fights for Fair MapsThe Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition has helped pass resolutions in 54 of 72 counties calling on the state legislature to adopt nonpartisan redistricting, with 11 more on the ballot in November.readsludge.com
