Articles in Category: Election Reform (Page 15)

The Good with the Bad: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2021

House holds Bannon in contempt; TX Lt. Gov. pays out for GOP voter fraud; CA GOP's recall boondoggle; Vets dump Sinema; Manchin could dump Dems; TX steals minority House seats; IL boosts Dems (a little)...

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10/21/2021 -
6:06 pm PT

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‘A One-Way Ratchet’: Biden’s SCOTUS Commission Does GOP’s Bidding: ‘BradCast’ 10/20/2021

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: 'Contempt' for Bannon; Manchin, Sanders in talks; GOP Senate blocks voting rights again...

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Brad Friedman,
10/20/2021 -
6:51 pm PT

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House Divided: Listeners Ring in on Whether Dems Should Now Gerrymander ‘Blue’ States: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2021

Also: How the unvaxxed helped kill fully-vaxxed Colin Powell; And how Manchin is killing Biden's landmark plan to take on the climate crisis...

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Brad Friedman,
10/18/2021 -
6:20 pm PT

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Why Dems Should Partisan Gerrymander the Hell Out of ‘Blue’ States (and Why They Shouldn’t): ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2021

Guest: Author, gerrymandering expert David Daley of Fair Vote; Also: Hope springs eternal for Freedom to Vote in the U.S. Senate; And GOP bathtub climate change physics in Virginia...

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Brad Friedman,
10/15/2021 -
6:12 pm PT

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Why the Last Remaining 2020 Election Challenge in Georgia Should Not Have Been Dismissed: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2021

Also: Why Bannon's in big trouble (probably); And why Trump may not be planning to run in 2024 after all...

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Brad Friedman,
10/14/2021 -
6:29 pm PT

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‘The Whole Thing Was a Grift’: A Postmortem for Cyber Ninjas’ Spectacularly Failed AZ ‘Audit’: ‘BradCast’ 9/27/2021

Guest: Maricopa 'audit' insider and 'bamboo guy' John Brakey of AUDIT-USA; Also: Congressional GOP pushing the U.S. government toward default and global economic disaster...

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Brad Friedman,
9/27/2021 -
6:39 pm PT

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Ornstein: Nation in ‘Deep, Deep, Deep Trouble’ If Dems Fail to Pass Voting Rights, Biden Agenda: ‘BradCast’ 9/22/2021

Guest: Congressional historian and author Norman Ornstein of AEI on why he believes Dems will both reform the filibuster and pass a transformative Build Back Better budget reconciliation package...

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Brad Friedman,
9/22/2021 -
6:23 pm PT

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NEWSOM WINS LANDSLIDE, GOP’S CALIFORNIA RECALL ELECTION FAILS: ‘BradCast’ 9/15/2021

Guest: The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson; Also: Senate's 'Freedom to Vote Act' will mandate hand-marked paper ballots for all!...

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Brad Friedman,
9/15/2021 -
6:19 pm PT

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Republicans Threaten ‘War’ Over CA Recall and COVID, Democrats Threaten Voting Rights for All: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2021

Elder pretends to care about 'election integrity', lies about fraud before Election Day; Senate Dems reach fantastic election reform 'compromise'; More anti-vax RWers 'bite the dust' while inflaming the pandemic for all...

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Brad Friedman,
9/14/2021 -
6:57 pm PT

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‘Too Little Skepticism, Too Much Hubris’: CA Recall Officials Dismiss Warning After Software Theft: ‘BradCast’ 9/8/2021

Guest: Vote system expert Dr. Duncan Buell; Also: GA's criminal Trump probe 'inches forward'; Pillow Guy says something really REALLY stupid...

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Brad Friedman,
9/8/2021 -
6:20 pm PT

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‘Emergency Action Warranted’ to Protect CA Recall Election After Vote System Software Leak, Experts Warn SoS

Open letter to CA's Sec. of State calls for 'urgent mitigating action' with an immediate mandate for statewide post-election Risk-Limiting Audits...

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Brad Friedman,
9/2/2021 -
11:35 pm PT

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California Recall ‘Another Example of Republicans Using Legal Means to Subvert Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 8/27/2021

Guest: Heather Digby Parton on that, Afghanistan, phony 'conservatism', Trump accountability and more: Also: Good news in FL; Bad news in TX; Very disturbing news in Russia and New Orleans...

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Brad Friedman,
8/27/2021 -
6:40 pm PT

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Accountability Rising for Trump’s Failed Attempt to Steal the 2020 Election: ‘BradCast’ 8/26/2021

Trump lawyers sanctioned, will face disbarment probes; Capitol officers sue Trump; Terror suspect sentenced in MI Guv kidnap plot; House files massive 1/6 records requests; TX AG Paxton clears TX AG Paxton; More...

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Brad Friedman,
8/26/2021 -
6:57 pm PT

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Voting Rights Court Fights Continue After Latest SCOTUS Blow to the VRA: ‘BradCast’ 8/25/2021

Guest: FSFP's Courtney Hostetler on federal suit challenging two new vote suppression laws in AZ; Also: John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act passed by House Dems; NC court restores voting rights to 50k...

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Brad Friedman,
8/25/2021 -
6:32 pm PT

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Advice for CA Progressive Voters in the Critical Gubernatorial Recall: ‘BradCast’ 8/23/2021

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: Deadly record flooding in TN and from Tropical Storm Henri; Another rightwing talker dies of COVID; And we win the first court victory against GA's anti-voting, anti-press freedom law!...

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Brad Friedman,
8/23/2021 -
6:15 pm PT

5 Comments

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‘86 47’ or ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the SCOTUS VRA ruling and fallout, the ballroom, Iran, Comey, Kimmel and much more!...

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

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Articles in Category: Election Reform (Page 15)

House holds Bannon in contempt; TX Lt. Gov. pays out for GOP voter fraud; CA GOP's recall boondoggle; Vets dump Sinema; Manchin could dump Dems; TX steals minority House seats; IL boosts Dems (a little)...

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: 'Contempt' for Bannon; Manchin, Sanders in talks; GOP Senate blocks voting rights again...

Also: How the unvaxxed helped kill fully-vaxxed Colin Powell; And how Manchin is killing Biden's landmark plan to take on the climate crisis...

Guest: Author, gerrymandering expert David Daley of Fair Vote; Also: Hope springs eternal for Freedom to Vote in the U.S. Senate; And GOP bathtub climate change physics in Virginia...

Also: Why Bannon's in big trouble (probably); And why Trump may not be planning to run in 2024 after all...

Guest: Maricopa 'audit' insider and 'bamboo guy' John Brakey of AUDIT-USA; Also: Congressional GOP pushing the U.S. government toward default and global economic disaster...

Guest: Congressional historian and author Norman Ornstein of AEI on why he believes Dems will both reform the filibuster and pass a transformative Build Back Better budget reconciliation package...

Guest: The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson; Also: Senate's 'Freedom to Vote Act' will mandate hand-marked paper ballots for all!...

Elder pretends to care about 'election integrity', lies about fraud before Election Day; Senate Dems reach fantastic election reform 'compromise'; More anti-vax RWers 'bite the dust' while inflaming the pandemic for all...

Guest: Vote system expert Dr. Duncan Buell; Also: GA's criminal Trump probe 'inches forward'; Pillow Guy says something really REALLY stupid...

Open letter to CA's Sec. of State calls for 'urgent mitigating action' with an immediate mandate for statewide post-election Risk-Limiting Audits...

Guest: Heather Digby Parton on that, Afghanistan, phony 'conservatism', Trump accountability and more: Also: Good news in FL; Bad news in TX; Very disturbing news in Russia and New Orleans...

Trump lawyers sanctioned, will face disbarment probes; Capitol officers sue Trump; Terror suspect sentenced in MI Guv kidnap plot; House files massive 1/6 records requests; TX AG Paxton clears TX AG Paxton; More...

Guest: FSFP's Courtney Hostetler on federal suit challenging two new vote suppression laws in AZ; Also: John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act passed by House Dems; NC court restores voting rights to 50k...

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: Deadly record flooding in TN and from Tropical Storm Henri; Another rightwing talker dies of COVID; And we win the first court victory against GA's anti-voting, anti-press freedom law!...

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Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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