#SoreLoserman: Roy Moore’s last minute challenge to humiliating Senate loss is being fueled by a ‘voter fraud’ crank
Pity poor #SoreLoserman Roy Moore. He just can’t let go of the fact that he suffered an humiliating loss in his Senate run in Alabama— to a Democrat! So look at what he’s doing now.
Roy S. Moore, the first Republican to lose a United States Senate race in Alabama in 25 years, moved late Wednesday to block state officials from certifying the victory of his Democratic rival on Thursday afternoon because of “systematic voter fraud.”
In a complaint filed in the circuit court here in Alabama’s capital, Mr. Moore’s campaign argued that such fraud had tainted the Dec. 12 special election, which Mr. Moore lost to Doug Jones by fewer than 22,000 votes, and that the Alabama authorities had inadequately investigated claims of misconduct.
If the election is prematurely certified, Mr. Moore’s lawyers wrote, he will “suffer irreparable harm” and be “denied his full right as a candidate to a fair election.”
John H. Merrill, the Alabama secretary of state, has dismissed complaints, from Democratic and Republican critics, of election fraud. In an interview on Dec. 15, Mr. Merrill, a Republican who voted for Mr. Moore, flatly declared: “I have not seen any irregularities or any inconsistencies that are outside the norm.”
In a text message early Thursday, Mr. Merrill said he did not intend to postpone the certification proceedings that would ultimately allow Mr. Jones to take office.
Oh, and look at the “expert” Moore has backing him! It turns out the guy is a total conspira-whacko nutcase that makes Alan Jones sound sane.
Richard Charnin, the purported “expert” in voter fraud who has been cited by the Roy Moore campaign to claim that Democrat Doug Jones did not legitimately win this month’s Alabama Senate special election, is a notorious conspiracy theorist who has claimed that he has “mathematically proved” that there was a vast conspiracy to assassinate former President John F. Kennedy.
As noted by CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, Charnin in 2014 published a book called “Reclaiming Science: the JFK Conspiracy,” which was described as “a mathematical analysis of unnatural deaths, witness testimony, altered evidence and media disinformation” about Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
Here’s a slice of what Collins posted to her Twitter feed:
In a late night email, the Roy Moore campaign says it has filed a complaint to delay the certification of the election results, quoting three so-called “election integrity experts” who believe voter fraud occurred. Also says he took a polygraph test on the allegations. pic.twitter.com/4vr5LWZFjA
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 28, 2017
Roy Moore signed an affidavit saying he took a polygraph test after the election that proved the allegations made against him were false. pic.twitter.com/Oj7A0ogVCY
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 28, 2017
The “expert” that the Moore campaign quotes here is Richard Charnin, who writes a blog devoted to “JFK conspiracy and systemic election fraud analysis” where he has also written about Seth Rich and “DNC mortality probability.” pic.twitter.com/MglDMHH4xd
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 28, 2017
Charnin has also written about “suspicious deaths one month after the Las Vegas attacks.” pic.twitter.com/R8z30zQYsj
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 28, 2017
The expert the Moore campaign is hanging its voter fraud argument on has written on his blog that he “mathematically proved” there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 28, 2017
Mmmmm-kay, Richard — but you’ll have to excuse us. We’re due back in the reality-based workd. ‘Nuff said.
