Integrity counts /
Raffensperger, Brad,
Integrity counts / Brad Raffensperger. - 239 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239).
Introduction -- Wait. Listen. Respect. -- Parents of a prodigal son -- "Make things a little big better" -- Unquestioned integrity -- Cynical, poll-tested strategies -- Building a more secure voting system -- 2020 -- Sixty days of disinformation -- The call -- The aftermath: Our hope.
Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger recounts his defense of the results of the 2020 presidential election in his state and the surrounding events, as well as discussion of events following the 2018 race for governor of Georgia. In 2020, as Georgia Secretary of State, Raffensperger defended American democracy by refusing to bend to demands that he change the legitimate results of the presidential election in his state. This made him a target of President Donald Trump for months following the election. Raffensperger fears that in future elections candidates who lose a major election will refuse to accept the results and build support on unfounded claims of fraud and corruption. He explains that integrity stands as the cornerstone of American democracy, and feels we face an all-too-bipartisan willingness to undermine the integrity of our democracy, and the public's confidence in it, for the sake of personal and partisan gain. -- adapted from jacket
1637630336 9781637630334
Presidents--Election--United States--2020.
Contested elections--Georgia.
Contested elections--United States.
Electoral college--United States.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Integrity counts / Brad Raffensperger. - 239 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239).
Introduction -- Wait. Listen. Respect. -- Parents of a prodigal son -- "Make things a little big better" -- Unquestioned integrity -- Cynical, poll-tested strategies -- Building a more secure voting system -- 2020 -- Sixty days of disinformation -- The call -- The aftermath: Our hope.
Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger recounts his defense of the results of the 2020 presidential election in his state and the surrounding events, as well as discussion of events following the 2018 race for governor of Georgia. In 2020, as Georgia Secretary of State, Raffensperger defended American democracy by refusing to bend to demands that he change the legitimate results of the presidential election in his state. This made him a target of President Donald Trump for months following the election. Raffensperger fears that in future elections candidates who lose a major election will refuse to accept the results and build support on unfounded claims of fraud and corruption. He explains that integrity stands as the cornerstone of American democracy, and feels we face an all-too-bipartisan willingness to undermine the integrity of our democracy, and the public's confidence in it, for the sake of personal and partisan gain. -- adapted from jacket
1637630336 9781637630334
Presidents--Election--United States--2020.
Contested elections--Georgia.
Contested elections--United States.
Electoral college--United States.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-