Fraud unlikely

Elections are very secure now. Action had to be taken to combat two recent threats: the Russians in the 2016 election and currently our president, Donald Trump.

After the 2016 presidential election, security was reviewed, and new measures adopted. The 2020 election had to be absolutely bullet-proof because when asked months ago if he would challenge the vote, Trump said it would depend on the outcome. (His words, not “the media”) So, he would not question the integrity of our elections if he won.

Now after recounts he has yet to concede. He tried to get Republican officials to toss the state election results and instead appoint electors that would vote for him! Does this alarm anyone that voted for him or just those of us who recognized his moral bankruptcy a long time ago? What kind of person tries to undermine our democracy to keep himself in power?

Trump appointed Christopher Krebs as election cybersecurity chief and then fired him for proving the election can be trusted. Mark Esper and many others are examples of his rash, self-serving actions that continue the chaos. A Republican commissioner who defended the vote count in Philadelphia was branded by Trump as not being a true Republican. These behaviors are more like a mob boss than a U.S. president!

It is reassuring that secretaries of state, other election officials, lawyers and judges, across the country, regardless of political persuasion, have said there is no evidence of widespread election fraud.

Julie Bohman

Spokane