“With polls closing later today, officials are warning that foreign adversaries will likely spread false stories about election hacks to undermine trust in the voting process,” Axios reports.
“Sharing lies that an election was hacked is a lot easier than hacking a voting machine.”
“But the perception of machine hacks and voter fraud alone is enough to spur violence and lead voters to question the outcome of an election.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.