QOTD: Fulton County And The 2026 Mid-Terms

 

The always readable Joyce Vance, on her Substack page today, looking at the Malignant Fascist's malign "investigation" of the 2020 election in Fulton County, GA as they relate to the MF's broader attack on voting and our democracy. An excerpt, but her entire article is a must read:

"Trump is famous for caring only about the investigation and not what comes of it. Here, an investigation, no matter its lack of merit, might be seized upon as justification for the state to divest the county of control of its elections. During a Thursday press conference held by leaders in heavily Democratic Fulton County, Election Chair Robb Pitts said: 'We will not give one inch to those who seek to take control of our elections.'

That’s the fear, that this is Trump’s roadmap for corrupting elections in 2026 and beyond, by casting results into doubt, seizing ballots, making more ridiculous claims about fraud in Georgia and beyond, and parlaying them into Republican control of election machinery. When Pitts was asked what he thought the likelihood the GOP-controlled State Election Board would use the search as a pretext for taking control of Fulton County’s election systems, his response was, 'That’s what I’m concerned about.'

There are good reasons for concern. Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), was also seen on site during the search. That’s unusual for an official who does not have domestic law-enforcement responsibilities. Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, commented that if there was a legitimate foreign intelligence nexus, the administration had failed to inform the committee, which is required by law. Or, he said, it’s a 'domestic political stunt.' Tonight, the Wall Street Journal reported that Gabbard has been investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.

And, perhaps not coincidentally, the FBI special agent in charge of the Atlanta office was removed by Director Kash Patel a week ago. It’s unclear whether that decision was connected to the search warrant in any way." (our emphasis)

The MF's crazed allegation that he actually won the 2020 election were it not for massive fraud has been debunked over and over again, through recounts, audits and court cases, in Georgia and across the nation.  In 2026, these "investigations" are less about the election results in 2020 than in creating a pretext for interfering in the mid-term elections and, should they lose, casting doubt on them.