Two Republican strategists are speaking out against President Trump’s voter fraud commission, a day after the panel’s inaugural meeting.
John Weaver, who worked for Sen. John McCain and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and Matthew Dowd, who worked on the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, both said they’ve “not once” seen a credible case of voter fraud in their decades of experience.
“Involved in 100s of campaigns. Never saw voter fraud. Never had some one come to us with credible claim. Not once. In 35 years. All over USA,” Weaver tweeted.
Involved in 100s of campaigns. Never saw voter fraud. Never had some one come to us with credible claim. Not once. In 35 years. All over USA
— John Weaver (@JWGOP) July 19, 2017
Dowd responded: “Same is true for me. Working both sides of the aisle. Not once. In over 35 years.”
Same is true for me. Working both sides of the aisle. Not once. In over 35 years. https://t.co/CDzfMelEwZ
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) July 20, 2017
On Wednesday, Trump urged commission members to investigate the nation’s voting system without bias or preconceived conclusions.
“Every time voter fraud occurs, it cancels out the vote of a lawful citizen and undermines democracy. Can’t let that happen,” Trump said.
“This issue is very important to me because, throughout the campaign and even after, people would come up to me and express their concerns about voting inconsistencies and irregularities, which they saw,” Trump continued.
Kris Kobach, the vice chair of the commission, was asked Wednesday if the commission exists because Trump thinks he would have won the popular vote if it weren’t for voter fraud.
Clinton, the Democratic nominee, won the popular vote in the 2016 election by about 3 million votes.
Kobach said “we may never know” if Clinton won the popular vote.
