They are willing to ignore counts, willing to ignore safeguards we have in the system. “Their opponents are people who don’t show respect for the law or evidence or the vote-counting process. “These are guardians of democracy,” he said. That tweet came a day after LaRose learned he had drawn not one but two primary challengers, both of whom have said they believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
LaRose has shifted his tone on Twitter, recently saying the “mainstream media is trying to minimize voter fraud to suit their narrative” and “President Donald Trump is right to say that voter fraud is a serious problem.” Months later, he said in an interview what has proved true in state after state - that voter fraud is rare.įast forward to 2022, when Republican secretaries of state face a delicate test with voters: Touting their work running clean elections while somehow not alienating GOP voters who believe the false claims of fraud fueled by former President Donald Trump and his allies. “Elections are run better and more honestly than really I think they ever have been,” he said in response to conspiracy theories being floated about the election.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was clear in the months after the 2020 presidential election.
