Episode 243: Building a Trusted Election Infrastructure

Following the 2020 election, and one very strange Time Magazine article detailing a “shadow” campaign of left-leaning operatives that “saved” the 2020 election by “fortifying” it, conservative groups began to get serious about election integrity. Some efforts to re-instill faith in American elections had pre-existed 2020, but news reports of poll watchers being barred from carrying out their duties, concerns over near-ubiquitous ballot drop-boxes, and the heavy promotion of mail-in ballots as an answer to keeping people safe during COVID, had conservative groups taking a more active approach to making sure American elections could be trusted for all participants on all sides of the political divide. One of the groups that got to work was Tea Party Patriots Action, who’ve spent the last year planning, preparing, and training to assure honest and fair oversight of elections. Joining the podcast today is Jenny Beth Martin, Honorary Chairman of TPPA, to discuss those efforts, why conservative groups felt a coordinated effort to focus on these things was necessary, and how they’ve done in their efforts. Links: https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-groups-and-persons-mentioned-in-times-shadow-campaign-article/ https://www.teapartypatriots.org/ https://pennsylvaniadailystar.com/2022/03/09/tea-party-patriots-action-tours-pennsylvania-to-champion-election-integrity/ https://capitalresearch.org/article/leftist-dark-money-groups-tilting-the-2020-election-for-democrats/