California Election Fraud? (Pt 2)
About this episode
W. Curtis Preston examines viral claims of election fraud in California, providing data and sources to debunk or confirm these allegations.
California election fraud claims are flooding social media — and most of them fall apart under basic scrutiny. In this follow-up episode, longtime San Diego County poll worker W. Curtis Preston tackles the wave of viral fraud allegations head-on, with sources so you can check his work yourself. Topics covered: the LA mayoral race "statistically impossible" surge for Nithya Raman, the AP reporting error that got blamed on fraud, claims that Spencer Pratt voters were having ballots rejected for signatures, the "gym membership card" voter ID myth, the Skid Row "paid to vote" controversy, and yes — the one claim that turned out to be true (a woman who actually did register her dog to vote). If you've seen these claims and wondered whether there's anything to them, this episode walks through the actual data, the actual law, and the actual outcomes — no spin, just the facts from someone counting the votes. Here are some sources: Los Angeles 2026 Mayor primary results: https://results.lavote.gov/#year=2026&election=4338 Donald Trump got 27% of City of LA vote in 2024…
People in this episode
Host: W. Curtis Preston
Topics covered
- election fraud
- California elections
- voter ID myths
- ballot rejection
- viral allegations
- poll worker insights
- data analysis
Keywords
- California election fraud
- Nithya Raman
- voter ID
- ballot rejection
- Skid Row voting
- viral claims
- poll worker
- data analysis
- Heritage Foundation
- AP reporting error
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Heritage Foundation, Los Angeles, AP
Books & works: California Election Fraud?
Places: California, San Diego County, Skid Row
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