March 11th 2024.
According to reports, the Trump campaign paid Ken Block a whopping $750,000 to investigate potential cases of voter fraud in key swing states during the 2020 election. However, it didn't take long for several of these claims to be debunked. As a software engineer, Block informed the campaign that their data was incomplete and did not actually indicate any fraudulent activity. In fact, it was found that some individuals with the same name were mistakenly counted as duplicate voters. Block shared with Business Insider that while the Trump team did not pressure him, it was quite evident that they had a specific desired outcome in mind.
In his upcoming book, Disproven, set to be released on March 12th, Block expresses his disappointment and disapproval of former President Trump. He writes, "Trump has taken the concept of gracefully accepting defeat and turned it into a shameful display of losing." He goes on to say, "His actions have influenced other candidates who lost their respective elections to follow suit and cry foul play without any valid evidence, rather than demonstrating the qualities of a true leader that their positions demand."
Block continues, "Some of these unsuccessful candidates who are making baseless accusations of voter fraud don't seem to fully understand the claims they are making. Others are blatantly disregarding factual accuracy. For them, their ultimate goal is not about winning an election, but rather about raising funds or gaining attention. Even worse, it seems to be a deliberate attempt to undermine our democracy."
In an op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Block reveals that every single claim of voter fraud that he was asked to investigate turned out to be false. In the case of Wisconsin, which was a key state in the 2020 election, Trump's team claimed that the wrong winner was certified by election officials. However, according to Block, the real reason for Trump's loss was his messaging, which caused divisions within the Republican Party.
Block also points out the incompetence of the Trump campaign in strategizing to win votes in Wisconsin. "The 37,000 votes that Trump lost can be easily explained," he writes. "He alienated moderate Republicans, and as a result, they followed his lead and did not vote for him. If he had not ostracized these voters, he most likely would have won Wisconsin. It's ironic that a candidate who was so vocal about alleged voter fraud was not concerned about losing the support of millions of voters across the country."
He also questions the logic behind the claims of voter fraud, stating, "If voter fraud was truly an issue, then why did Trump receive even less votes in conservative counties in Wisconsin compared to the previous election? It goes against the narrative of voter fraud being the cause of his loss." Block concludes by saying, "It's clear that voter fraud had nothing to do with Trump's defeat in Wisconsin. It was his narrow-minded messaging that ultimately cost him the race."
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