Hypocrites Hucksters and Hacks

Over a month ago, Republicans were planning their end-of-the-cycle strategy for the Virginia election for governor. It was simple. Not new, but simple.

As election day got closer right-wingers and their media hacks were laying into that strategy, hard.

For example:

From The American Independent:

Republicans are already making baseless claims about fraud ahead of Virginia elections

GOP officials and right-wing pundits are laying the groundwork for more false claims about election integrity.

Before the ballots have even been counted, GOP officials and conservative media pundits have already started claiming that if Republicans in Virginia lose in Tuesday’s statewide elections, it will be due to widespread “voter fraud.”

In recent days, GOP state Sen. Amanda Chase, who has acted as a right-wing “surrogate” for Youngkin’s campaign, has also been pushing false information about “voter fraud.” In multiple Facebook comments, Chase said Democrats were “cheating” and falsely claimed that voting machines in Virginia were rigged.

“I know how their [sic] cheating,” Chase wrote in a Facebook comment on Oct. 29. “We know. Watching closely. Vote biggly [sic] on Tuesday.”

Chase also baselessly claimed that Democrats in Virginia were conspiring to steal the election in an interview with John Fredericks, a local right-wing radio host.

“They’re moving, in cyberland, they are switching inactive voters to active voters, all in the same week. It’s undetectable,” Chase said without evidence. “I know what they’re doing, John, and now the Youngkin campaign has all that information and they’re not going to get by on us this year, I’m telling you.”

Of course, these baseless claims are nothing but bullshit. Unfortunately for our Democracy it’s bullshit that works.