Category: Election Integrity

McConnell Says Corporate Pushback Against Georgia Voting Law Is ‘Economic Blackmail’ and Disinformation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday admonished corporate leaders for their criticism of Georgia’s new voting law, accusing them of falling for “absurd disinformation” and of “dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government.” “Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex,” McConnell said in a statement. “Americans do not need…


McConnell: Corporate Pushback Against Georgia Voting Law Is ‘Economic Blackmail’ and Disinformation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday admonished corporate leaders for their criticism of Georgia’s new voting law, accusing them of falling for “absurd disinformation” and of “dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government.” “Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex,” McConnell said in a statement. “Americans do not need…


Take Me Out of the Ballgame

Commentary When the NFL decided not to punish players who kneeled during the pre-game national anthem, some fans reacted by refusing to attend games, buy league merchandise, or watch games on TV. It took several years for the NFL to win fans back and some—like me—broke the habit and never returned, in person, or on…


Georgia GOP Legislators Seek to Remove Coca Cola Products From Office Amid Voting Law Row

A group of Republican legislators from Georgia is seeking to remove all Coca-Cola Company products from their offices after the company’s top executive came out against the state’s newly enacted election law. The eight GOP state House representatives sent a letter to Kevin Perry, president and CEO of the Georgia Beverage Association, requesting that the products be…


Wisconsin Governor Asks Court to Force Sidney Powell, Trump to Pay Over $100,000 in Legal Fees

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on March 31 asked a federal court to force lawyer Sidney Powell and her client to pay more than $106,000 in legal fees over a lawsuit regarding the state’s presidential election results, and he’s seeking $144,000 from former President Donald Trump and his lawyers, according to court filings. “A message must…


Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Denounces MLBʼs Relocation as ‘Cancel Culture’

ATLANTA—Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday denounced Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta, saying it’s a product of “cancel culture.” “Yesterday, Major League Baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists,” Kemp said during a press conference. “They ignored the facts of our new Election Integrity Law…


Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Denounces MLB’s Relocation as ‘Cancel Culture’

ATLANTA—Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday denounced Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta, saying it’s a product of “cancel culture.” “Yesterday, Major League Baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists,” Kemp said during a press conference. “They ignored the facts of our new Election Integrity Law…


Senators Push to End MLB Antitrust Status After League Pulls Georgia All-Star Game

Several Republican senators joined calls to end Major League Baseball’s (MLB) antitrust exemption after it pulled the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia, saying that it was because of the recent voter integrity bill that has been lambasted by other major corporations and Democratic officials. MLB announced the decision to move the game on April 2,…


MLB Boycotted Georgia a Day After Expanding China Deal

Major League Baseball had extended and expanded its contract with a Chinese telecommunications giant shortly before boycotting the state of Georgia over the league’s disagreement with the election reforms recently enacted by the Peach State’s democratically elected governor and legislature. Chinese state media reported on April 1 that the MLB will continue to be aired…


Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: Election Reforms Worth the Boycotts, Lawsuits

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will stand his ground in response to corporate backlash over a newly enacted law seeking to advance the integrity and fairness of elections in the state following the election rule changes made during the pandemic that led to controversy surrounding the 2020 election result. “Free and fair elections are the…