That's how Republicans plan to stay in power. Via Joe.My.God., this story on how Brian Kemp, who, as Georgia's secretary of state, is overseeing the election in which he is running for governor, is responding to slipping poll numbers:
In fact, it looks like it was the Democrats who alerted Kemp's office to the problem:
Georgia election officials -- i.e., Kemp -- are saying that there's no evidence that voter information has been compromised. I guess that's why the Democrats must be investigated.
As far as the investigation goes, there's apparently some confusion as to just who is doing the investigating:
Of course, if it's the secretary of state's office doing the investigating, they'll come up with something. Especially if Kemp loses.
Like I said, they'll try anything.
Just two days before the election, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office launched an investigation Sunday into the Democratic Party after an alleged attempt to hack the state’s voter registration system.
Kemp, who is the Republican candidate for governor on Tuesday’s ballot, didn’t provide evidence linking the Democratic Party to the hacking attempt. He faces Democrat Stacey Abrams in the election.
The Democratic Party of Georgia called the allegation “100 percent false” and “an abuse of power” by Kemp’s office.
After election officials received a report Saturday that the state’s voter registration website was vulnerable, they blamed the Democrats instead of correcting the issue, said Democratic Party of Georgia Executive Director Rebeccca DeHart.
In fact, it looks like it was the Democrats who alerted Kemp's office to the problem:
Just before noon on Saturday, a third party provided WhoWhatWhy with an email and document, sent from the Democratic Party of Georgia to election security experts, that highlights “massive” vulnerabilities within the state’s My Voter Page and its online voter registration system.
According to the document, it would not be difficult for almost anyone with minimal computer expertise to access millions of people’s private information and potentially make changes to their voter registration — including canceling it.
In this election and during the primaries, voters have reported not showing up in the poll books, being assigned to the wrong precinct, and being issued the wrong ballot.
All of that could be explained by a bad actor changing voter registration data — and at this point there may be no way of knowing if that happened.
Georgia election officials -- i.e., Kemp -- are saying that there's no evidence that voter information has been compromised. I guess that's why the Democrats must be investigated.
As far as the investigation goes, there's apparently some confusion as to just who is doing the investigating:
According to Brian Kemp (R-GA), who’s in a tight race against state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D-GA) for governor, the state Democratic Party hacked the voter rolls but weren’t able to steal anything or change anything. Kemp provided no evidence to back up his claim, and it’s unclear who is investigating the claims.
Democratic Party chair DeBose Porter said that the FBI, who has jurisdiction in such cases, hasn’t reached out to him or anyone affiliated with the Democratic Party. He explained that it never happened and that’s why the FBI isn’t involved and hasn’t launched an investigation.
“This is simply an attempt to detract from his own record,” Porter told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Sunday. “Remember, this is a Secretary of State that mistakenly released 6 million voters’ Social Security numbers twice. What’s unnerving is that he has used the Secretary of State’s office and its official spokesperson on this made-up story.”
Of course, if it's the secretary of state's office doing the investigating, they'll come up with something. Especially if Kemp loses.
Like I said, they'll try anything.
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