Friday, March 27, 2026

GET ME REWRITE: Trump conducts master class in GOP hypocrisy (mail-in voting edition)

 
Headline:  Democracy Docket, 3/26/2026

Jacob Knutson reports:
And because of the fact I’m president of the United States, I did a mail-in ballot for elections that took place in Florida because I felt like I should be here instead of being in the beautiful sun,” 
Trump said. After the reporter pointed out that he’d been in Florida the past few weekends and could have voted in person, Trump falsely claimed that the state had exceptions for people away on business trips. 
In reality, Florida is a no-excuse mail voting state, meaning any voter can request a mail ballot. But if Republicans follow the president’s lead and include a proposed ban on no-excuse mail voting in the SAVE America Act, Trump likely would not have qualified for his recent mail ballot if the bill became law.

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GOP hypocrisy:  Free speech for me but not for thee. (college faculty surveillance edition) .  (2/5)

July-December 2025.  
Free speech for me but not for thee (Media Matters for America edition).  (7/29)
Free speech for me but not for thee (PBS and NPR edition).  (7/18)
Free speech for me but not for thee — “thee” being 6 Duluth EPA employees.  (7/16) 
Free speech for me but not for thee — “thee” being 144 EPA employees.  (7/5) 

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