“Lost, Not Stolen”: Prominent Conservatives Refute 2020 Election Myths

Walter Olson“Lost, Not Stolen” is a new72 ‐​page report from a group of prominent conservative legal and political figures that knocks down some of the more frequently heard claims from Donald Trump and allies that the 2020 election was stolen or illegitimate. Their “unequivocal” conclusion is that Trump lost; in fact, they find no credible evidence that fraud changed the outcome even in a single precinct, let alone in any state.Most of the report consists of a state ‐​by‐​state refutation of claims circulated about voting results in Arizona and Georgia (six claims apiece), Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Note that the last‐​named of these states has already been the subject of a useful report from the right ‐​leaning Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which I wrote abouthere, and that Republican authorities in states likeGeorgia have also carried out extensive audits and reviews regarding those states ’ votes.The new report ’s signers include three prominent retired federal judges (Thomas Griffith, Mike McConnell, Michael Luttig), former Solicitor General Ted Olson, Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsburg, former senators John Danforth and Gordon Smith, and longtime Congressional staff chief David Hoppe. I should mention that I have known three of these figures at various times over decades (McConnell, Ted Olson, Hoppe) and admired each for their insight, analytical skills, and dedic...
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