Gingrich backs Trump claim of rigged election, urges poll-watching

Posted by | October 16, 2016 11:14 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics


Newt Gingrich should know better.

“Without the unending one-sided assault of the news media, Trump would be beating Hillary Clinton by 15 points,” Gingrich told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on “This Week.”

“So to suggest to us that people who are concerned about honest elections are somehow nutty, I think is a mistake,” he said.

Gingrich emphasized that the rigging is not at the local level: “This is not about election officials at the precinct level,” he said.

Nevertheless, he said voters should monitor polling stations as Trump has encouraged because past elections have been “stolen.”

“You’ve got to go out, and you’ve got to get your friends, and you’ve got to get everybody you know, and you’ve got to watch the polling booths because I hear too many stories about Pennsylvania, certain areas,” Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania in October.

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37 responses to Gingrich backs Trump claim of rigged election, urges poll-watching

  1. Obewon October 16th, 2016 at 11:22

    Newt Gingrich. He is a human hand grenade who walks around with his hand on the pin, saying, “Watch this!” https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/df1d383c00132eb7b7dc1ebcf92d1a2160170341880fab6f45647875bdd7bf95.jpg

    • granpa.usthai October 16th, 2016 at 11:51

      another one of them RepubliCONs whose super patriotism prevented them from Military service (COWARD use to be the description).

      • alpacadaddy October 16th, 2016 at 13:33

        Yes, that, and the fact that he is a paragon of right-wing hypocrisy, squandering millions in tax-payer funds to punish Bill Clinton’s private indiscretions in the name of GOP Family Values, while at the same time cheating on HIS own wife while she lays in a hospital bed! As is blatantly evident by the rise of Drumpf, Repukes have no shame or conscience, nor even understand the concepts! Wake Up America!

  2. Mike N. October 16th, 2016 at 11:35

    You know your party is in bad shape when you have to rely on voter suppression rather than a quality candidate.

    • Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:03

      Never forget this.
      https://youtu.be/8GBAsFwPglw

    • Tommie October 16th, 2016 at 12:06

      In some countries voting is the law, everybody votes! If they did that here republicans would never win again!

      • Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:09

        And in a lot of countries, elections are held on Sundays. That makes it a lot easier for people who work to vote. That’s one reason why so many other countries have a much higher percentage of people who vote.

        • Tommie October 16th, 2016 at 12:13

          That is a good point, never knew that!

          • Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:14

            It should at least be tried once here, just to see if it has any impact on participation.

            • Tommie October 16th, 2016 at 12:25

              You think the republicans are yelling rigged elections now, I couldn’t even imagine what they would do then! I am guessing violence!

        • Suzanne McFly October 16th, 2016 at 12:46

          If we vote on Sundays the right will claim we are trying to deter people from going to church, I can write the headlines before it even happens.

          • Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:55

            You may be right, but church only takes an hour, more or less. Work takes all day. But of course, facts and reason mean nothing to them.

            • Suzanne McFly October 16th, 2016 at 13:21

              Don’t they claim they are there all day? If you go to the church they claim to attend, I bet no one is familiar with any of the joe bob didly’s who claim to go.

  3. granpa.usthai October 16th, 2016 at 11:50

    I guess this CROOKED LIAR considers a ‘media’ that doesn’t want to offend trump, the gop candidate for POTUS who refuses to release his CROOKED TAX RETURNS, his 5 minute drive thru complete medical physical of his bowling pin physique, his school transcripts, his ‘public’ divorce records or even his 3rd wife’s immigration papers to be unfair and biased because they can’t find a damn thing wrong with HONEST HILLARY’S?

    that or he’s getting ready to carry on another good godly adulterous affair – eh , Newt? -former speaker of the US Congress that passed the little known government HANDOUT to BILLIONAIRES on the backs of hundreds of millions of tax paying American families.

  4. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker October 16th, 2016 at 11:53

    Exactly what is he asking wingnuts to do? They have no legitimate access to voter lists!
    Sounds like all he’s saying is for them to just harass and intimidate voters.

  5. Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:02

    Without the unending, one-sided coverage of the Trump campaign by the TV networks, he wouldn’t even be visible.

    • Suzanne McFly October 16th, 2016 at 12:44

      Networks love the sound of stupidity.

  6. Tommie October 16th, 2016 at 12:04

    Trump comes on the National stage and comes with hatred and racism and acts like a dumb fool and they wonder why Trump is getting so much airtime! Unbelievable!

    • Suzanne McFly October 16th, 2016 at 12:43

      Right now it is entertaining, but if he is put in office, we are screwed.

      • The Original Just Me October 16th, 2016 at 13:00

        Now that is a GOOD sounding benefit of a Trump Presidency. LOL :+)

  7. Suzanne McFly October 16th, 2016 at 12:42

    Well if these gun totting nut jobs insist on being there to “protect” their voting precinct from being invaded by vote totting democrats, I hope we have the police there to protect democracy.

    • Larry Schmitt October 16th, 2016 at 12:56

      I’m waiting to see how close the Trumpies get to literally crossing the line at the polls. That’s one reason why I’m not voting early.

      • The Original Just Me October 16th, 2016 at 12:59

        All polling booths will be required to be “YUGE” enough for two people. The Voter and the Armed watcher.

    • The Original Just Me October 16th, 2016 at 12:57

      The Democrats should show up at the Polls bearing Bouquets of Flowers.

  8. labman57 October 16th, 2016 at 13:01

    I would suggest that these patriotic monitors show up at voting precincts in largely-ethnic districts while clad in white robes and hoods, just to make clear the underlying message of the Trump campaign.

  9. Buford2k11 October 16th, 2016 at 13:37

    Hmmm…I hear nothing from Ryan, or McConnell or any other cowards in the republican party…Silence…where are these Patriots we have always heard about? WHERE ARE THEY? yeah, that’s what I thought…we only hear from these certified crazies…

  10. jybarz October 16th, 2016 at 13:52

    Another slimeball Tramp deplorable supporter.

  11. William October 16th, 2016 at 14:34

    How does the bloated, festering sack of fecal matter even have the audacity to show his face in public? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/897694594fa4612f024142129fba929da037bf7e2064309078f338fcec0d747b.jpg

  12. bpollen October 16th, 2016 at 19:55

    Out of a billion votes cast, there have been 31 credible cases of actual voter fraud.

    So poll watchers will be looking for that needle in a field of haystacks. I predict there would be more “poll-watchers” violating election laws than voters violating election laws.

  13. amersham1046 October 16th, 2016 at 20:14

    You can almost bet that a couple trumpsters will stake out a Polish deli, and photo everybody that goes in

  14. Bunya October 17th, 2016 at 14:08

    The Newtered is correct. If I recall, Dubya stole the election back in 2000 (well actually, he was dubbed “emperor of the United States” by the Supreme Court). As I also remember, Dubya was a republican. Besides, Gingrich is a washed up, festering back of dog sh*t and should be ignored by everyone.

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