Elon Musk and the alt-right lying about election case
Ruling on Bridgeport, CT Democratic Primary became fodder for election deniers
A judge in Connecticut ordered an election do-over after video surfaced of two women turning in absentee ballots in a potential case of ballot harvesting.
The election held Sept. 12 was a Democratic primary for Mayor of Bridgeport.
The incumbent mayor - embroiled in his own controversies - defeated his Democratic challenger by just 251 votes out of more than 8,000.
The judge cited “ballot mishandling” as the cause for the do-over.
At no point was the word “fraud” introduced in the ruling as justification for ordering a new primary.
In fact, at no point did either party to the lawsuit (the incumbent (D) & challenger (D)) allege any voter fraud had occurred.
That didn’t stop Elon Musk and the alt-right-manosphere from twisting the ruling into what they say is clear-cut evidence of massive election and voter fraud by Democrats.
Of course that’s not what happened. Elon falsely called the ruling proof of “ballot stuffing.” That’s a lie. Benny Johnson - a self-described “media personality”- fals…
