Hours after Trump calls for audit of 2020 Texas election, state says it's auditing 4 urban counties

[SouthBayDem]

Source: The Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN — Texas will audit the 2020 election results in four of the state’s largest counties, an announcement that arrived hours after former President Donald Trump pressed for such a review in a state the Republican carried last November.

The Secretary of State’s office announced late Thursday that “a full and comprehensive forensic audit” is underway in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin counties. Democrat Joe Biden won in three of the counties, while Trump carried Collin County. It is not clear what the review will cost or who is carrying it out.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump requested that Gov. Greg Abbott add a 2020 election audit to the current special session agenda. Without offering any evidence, he claimed that “Texans know voting fraud occurred in some of their counties.”

“Let’s get to the bottom of the 2020 Presidential Election Scam!” Trump wrote in an open letter to Abbott, who has yet to publicly respond.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/09/23/trump-to-abbott-add-2020-election-audit-bill-to-texas-legislatures-special-session/

[regnaD kciN]

1. Why...?

He already won all their electoral votes. He can’t get more than that.

[Skittles]

7. Abbott is competing with DeSantis to see who can hump Trump the hardest

these are tests

[gab13by13]

11. Voter data,

which will be used to suppress the vote and gerrymander. They also gerrymander for state House and Senate members. They are insuring minority rule.

Why does our DOJ allow ballots, voting systems and other election materials to be given to 3rd parties, most likely associated with Donald Trump? These materials need to remain in the custody of election officials.

These people aren't after vote counts, they are after voter data.

[toughtony]

2. Mess around here and find out he actually lost Texas!

[SouthernDem4ever]

10. that's my thought

we will find out that repugs are actually stealing elections LOL

[MissMillie]

13. Wouldn't that be glorious? (n/t)

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[Initech]

3. That is some bullshit!

I truly despise this POS!

[C Moon]

4. trump is trying desperately to keep the election he lost on the front page.

[LeftInTX]

18. Yes, another con publicity stunt

[myohmy2]

5. when...

...trump beckons, his trumpies snap to attention...

...that's discipline...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. When are state taxpayers going to rise up and put an end to this bullshit?

Every time TFG says "Jump!" the state's GQP responds, "How high?"

In addition to taking this crap to court, one weapon the Dems have is to start an all out media blitz about exactly what it will cost to put on the "fraud" show. They can start with the $3 million that Maricopa County will have to pay to replace corrupted voting machines. No big problem, though, since one state representative is pushing to get rid of the machines altogether.

What the f*ck does T**** think he's doing with these b.s. demands? Is he just putting on loyalty tests for state Repugs to see who will cheat for him in the future?

[Skittles]

8. the moment they vote the GOP OUT OF OFFICE

GO BETO!

[underpants]

9. Someone's not tired of the losing

This is really just Trump making the monkeys dance for his amusement

[gab13by13]

12. Everyone is missing the real point of these fraudits,

voter data. Look at what Pa. is asking for, it is quite obvious, in plain sight.

[Takket]

14. No. Fuck this shit.

You want to audit you audit everything. Every vote. Whole state. Enough of this bullshit of looking at the map and deciding audits need to occur where blacks and Latino’s live.

[Javaman]

15. just another day in fascist texas.

nothing new here.

the repukes are looking to slice and dice the blue areas of texas via gerrymandering.

so they can solidify their lock on the state.

as I keep saying, "Texas, the only fascist state in the union".

[jmowreader]

16. The "full and comprehensive forensic audit" in AZ went so well for Trump

As many of you folks have said, Trump could very well lose Texas if they recounted the whole state. So…what would happen if it turned out Biden carried the state? I mean, besides Trump having a stroke so severe his brain detonates?

[DeeNice]

17. Dems need to learn from Arizona

and not let the lack of oversight happen in TX- if this is in fact allowed to go forward in any shape or form. We need to be all up in it. Just because we liked the AZ result doesn't mean that they won't pull other shenanigans in TX.