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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Pat McCrory Lost the North Carolina Governorship. Now He’s Trying to Steal It.

Author:     Mark Joseph Stern
Source:     Slate
Publication Date:     Nov. 21 2016 11:02 AM
 Link: Pat McCrory Lost the North Carolina Governorship. Now He’s Trying to Steal It.
Stephan:   There is a major story that is not getting enough coverage, and that is how Theocratic Rightist Identitarian politics has captured the Republican Party. The party of Abraham Lincoln, or Teddy Roosevelt, or Dwight Eisenhower, has become the party of Sam Brownback, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Pat McCrory and, most particularly, Donald Trump. I don't really see these corrupt White racists as Republicans. It's like a science fiction novel where the hero is possessed and taken over by the dark forces; he looks the same, has the same name, but is not at all the same.
North Caroline Gov. Pat McCrory vows to contest the results of North Carolina’s gubernatorial election, while his wife, Ann, looks on. Credit: Jonathan Drake/Reuters

North Caroline Gov. Pat McCrory vows to contest the results of North Carolina’s gubernatorial election, while his wife, Ann, looks on.
Credit: Jonathan Drake/Reuters

North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, champion of the country’s most notorious anti-LGBTQ law, lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 8—at last count, by 7,448 votes. Yet nearly two weeks later, McCrory still refuses to concede. Instead, he and his legal team are baselessly alleging that the results were tainted by fraud, petitioning election boards to review the results and determine their validity. McCrory is not so obtuse as to think he can actually overtake his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, in raw votes. His strategy is more insidious: He seems intent on delaying the formal declaration of a winner—and delegitimizing the voting process—in order to let the Republican-dominated legislature ignore the true result and re-install […]

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