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Why Iowa’s ‘Chaos’ Should be Good News for Voters (Other Than the GOP Phone-Jam Scheme): ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2020

Also: CBS-LA runs investigative report (featuring Brad) on L.A.'s new unverifiable touchscreen voting system; And a word or two about Romney's courage and Trump's ugly everlasting shame...

WATCH CBS-LA’s REPORT: ‘How Much Confidence Should Voters Have in L.A.’s New Voting System?’ ‘None’

Story details (some of) my concerns about the new $300 million unverifiable touchscreen system in the nation's largest jurisdiction

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Special Coverage: Shredding the SOTU; Acquitting a Guilty Trump; Iowa Omens: ‘BradCast’ 2/5/2020

Guests: Heather Digby Parton and Tom Sullivan of Digby's Hullabaloo...

Iowa Fiasco: New, Secretly Developed Tech for a Mission Critical Election? What Could Go Wrong?!: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2020

And who could have warned about such things in ADVANCE?! Also, The Nation's John Nichols joins us, just back from the IA Caucus meltdown...

The Last Firewall: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2020

Now that Repubs have rigged Impeachment, the 2020 election stands as America's last defense against full-on authoritarianism...

Trump Impeachment Counsel’s ‘Descent Into Constitutional Madness’: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2020

Guest: Former FEC Chair Ann Ravel on 'insane' legal and campaign finance assertions by Dershowitz, Philbin in Senate Impeachment trial...

‘Danger!’: GOP Impeachment Fix in Disarray; Cyber-Concerns Ahead as 2020 Voting Begins: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2020

Trump team wraps up, Bolton reverberates, GOP lacks votes to block him; Smartphone app at Iowa Caucus; Internet election underway in Seattle...

Bolton’s Bombshells; Ken Starr’s Hypocrisy; L.A.’s Voting System Debacle: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2020

Also: Tragic death of an L.A. icon and listener calls on all of the above...

Dems Wrap Argument at Senate Trial; CA SoS Approves L.A.’s New, Unverifiable Vote System: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2020

Guest: Heather Digby Parton; Schiff's powerful plea; CA Sec. of State 'conditionally certifies' VSAP touchscreens, adds curious 'hand-marked paper ballot' provision, Beverly Hills sues over system's critical flaw...

My Letter to the CA Sec. of State on L.A. County’s New, Unverifiable Touchscreen Voting Systems

On Bernie’s ‘Electability’: ‘BradCast’ 1/17/2020

Guest: Historian, author Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D; Also: Security experts worried about L.A.'s new, uncertified, unverifiable vote system...

BLOCKBUSTERS: Parnas Sings, Impeachment Trial Begins, L.A. Faces Suit Over New Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 1/16/2020

Bombshells from Giuliani's right-hand man; GAO says Trump Ukraine scheme unlawful; Senators sworn to 'impartial justice' by SCOTUS Chief; Major design fail found in L.A.'s $300M vote system; L.A. County Clerk finally responds to our coverage...

Courts Step in to Protect ‘Inactive’ Voters in Wisconsin and New York: ‘BradCast’ 1/14/2020

Also: Fall out from yesterday's exclusive news on major security failures discovered in Los Angeles' new $300M voting system, and much more...

L.A.’s New Unverifiable Touchscreen Voting Systems Fail State Security, Certification Tests: ‘BradCast’ 1/13/2020

Could be approved for 2020 anyway. Public comment period ends soon! Hand-marked paper ballots needed in nation's largest jurisdiction!

Also: Booker out; Trump still lying about Iran; NBC covers huge e-vote security prob...

The One Thing Voters Can Do to Ensure Trump is Dumped This November: ‘BradCast’ 1/10/2020

Guest: Jim Williams of Public Policy Polling; Also: GOP Photo ID restriction blocked by Judge in NC; DoJ's criminal probe of Hillary Clinton and Clinton Foundation quietly finds...nothing...

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