Posted on Nov 10, 2023
Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024
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In Marion County, Fla., elections supervisor Wesley Wilcox has stopped using the word "misinformation."
Not because lies or misleading rumors about elections are any less prevalent in his county than the rest of the country. Wilcox says he regularly interacts with groups that aim to find what they see as rampant fraud in elections.
But Wilcox, who is a Republican, has had to shift his vocabulary to talk about those falsehoods because others in his party see the term as code for censorship of conservatives.
"In Republican circles, 'misinformation' is a dog whistle," Wilcox said. "All of a sudden, man, you got skewered if you even mention the word."
In Marion County, Fla., elections supervisor Wesley Wilcox has stopped using the word "misinformation."
Not because lies or misleading rumors about elections are any less prevalent in his county than the rest of the country. Wilcox says he regularly interacts with groups that aim to find what they see as rampant fraud in elections.
But Wilcox, who is a Republican, has had to shift his vocabulary to talk about those falsehoods because others in his party see the term as code for censorship of conservatives.
"In Republican circles, 'misinformation' is a dog whistle," Wilcox said. "All of a sudden, man, you got skewered if you even mention the word."
Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024
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I live in an area we often have only a Republican candidate on the ballot. I know a number of poll workers in my Legion community and the community where I live. They are virtually all Republicans. Despite the fact Biden is the first Democrat 2020 to win the Presidential contest in decades in our County, none of them think there was any fraud involved in his win. It's too bad they don't have educational sessions to teach the public what they go through to assure there is no fraud. There would be a lot less discussion of fraud.
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I just want free and fair elections. I believe most of the US population does as well.
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