1. The purpose of an editorial/commentary is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise or answer. What do you think is the purpose of this editorial? Explain your answer.

2.This commentary lays out some of the election statistics. According to a Vox poll, 75 percent of likely Republican voters said they believed voter fraud took place during the election that benefitted Biden, and 43 percent of likely voters overall also believe this to be true. Over the past week, President Trump’s lawyers met with state representatives in Arizona and Michigan, where witnesses to election fraud (who signed affidavits under oath that their testimony is true) told their stories. Yet there were no news reports or news clips of these poll workers/ poll observers testimonies.  Why do you think the media chooses not to interview these people or even report on this?

3. a) Based on this commentary, do you think the charges of election fraud could be true?  Why or why not?
b) Ask a parent to read the article and to give you his/her opinion.

4. The media reports on concerns over election fraud are all the same: There are no reports that consider / investigate the possibility that they are true - across the board, the narrative is that the concerns are “baseless.” See some headlines below:

• President Trump's false claims of vote fraud: A chronology - The Washington Post
• EXPLAINER: Trump's challenges fail to prove election fraud - Associated Press
• Trump rehashes baseless election claims in 46-minute video from the White House - USA Today
• Trump makes baseless voter fraud claims - CNN
• Pres. Trump pushes baseless voter fraud claims - CBS News Live
• Trump maintains baseless claims of voter fraud in phone - MSNBC
• Major Networks Cut Away From Trump’s Baseless Fraud Claims - NY Times
• Trump Repeats Baseless, False Claims About the Election - Factcheck .org
• Trump's baseless claims of Georgia voter fraud spark fears - UK Guardian
• In first post-election TV interview, Trump renews baseless claims of voter fraud - Washington Post
• In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims - This Associated Press story was published by multiple news organizations with the same headline
• Fact check: False election claims from Trump and his allies - CNN

Watch testimony from poll workers and watchers speaking at a Michigan State Assembly hearing at youtube. This was almost 5 hours: start at 2:12 to 2:40 (or watch below) for some interesting testimony. One of the Michigan state representatives thinks the people who testified are lying. What do you think?