![]() One other thing I want to point out is that it’s beyond just a recount that they want. I can’t say we’ve costed it out and done an analysis of it, but it would be a lot of money. I’m not sure they understand how expensive this could be. There’s this group of citizens who says, well, we’ll pay for it. John Bauer/KAXE: If critics want this recount, who pays for it? And they did a really good and professional job. It was done very professionally and ethically and non-politically. They did a post-election audit and review. They have one of the best election administrators around.Their work was reviewed. ![]() They ran a really topnotch election there. And there is no legitimate reason to second guess the integrity of the 2020 election in Crow Wing County. That clock never runs out, but the election was held 14, going on 15 months ago. We have really good laws in Minnesota that give every opportunity before, during and after an election for oversight, for review, for checks and balances.Īnd even now, if someone has evidence of suspected misconduct or wrongdoing, they can go to law enforcement. Is there evidence of this? What’s happening? Secretary of State Steve Simon on Election Fraud of 2020 and Misinformation Heidi Holtan/KAXE: Some people have claimed “fraud on a massive scale” in Crow Wing County in 2020.Listen to the full audio of the interview below: The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Simon spoke more broadly about election security misinformation in a recent interview with Heidi Holtan and John Bauer of northern Minnesota public radio station KAXE. Secretary of State Steve Simon says he has no idea what a “full forensic audit” means and that there is no reason to second-guess the outcome of the 2020 election results in Crow Wing County. The activists succeeded this month, more than a year after the election, in getting the Crow Wing County Board to ask the state for a “forensic audit” of the 2020 election, although the Board stated it stands by the elections process. “My heart is telling me that there is something drastically wrong with this election,” Rick Felt, an Army veteran living in the county, told the county board. Republicans also prevailed in races for state House and Senate.īut despite Republicans’ strong showing - and the fact that county officials conducted preelection equipment tests and a post-election review - a group of pro-Trump residents have demanded a full forensic audit of the county’s election results.Īs the Star Tribune outlined in a recent story, residents cite their own intuition and conspiracy theories rather than facts to make their case. So did Republican congressional candidate Jason Lewis in his failed bid against U.S. “But the intensity of six chairs is in my face.Donald Trump won in Crow Wing County by nearly 30 points in 2020. ![]() “If you saw me practicing, you’d be like, ‘Oh, he’s only balancing on two chairs,’” he said. Gary Borstelmann, who does a handstand atop a teetering tower of chairs in his act as the Amazing Sladek, has been supplementing his daily hourlong workouts - lots of handstands, lots of stretching - by hauling a couple of his chairs out to the front lawn a few times a week. Contortionists, acrobats, Frisbee-catching dogs - they are all biding their time, waiting for the show to go on. ![]() teams began the season with limited numbers of spectators - and some are allowing their dance teams to perform in the aisles - none are hiring halftime entertainers. “I’ve got something on Thursday for Ernst & Young.”Ī niche industry for halftime entertainers like Max, 58, has disappeared during the pandemic. “So I turned my den into a Zoom studio,” Max, who was born Steve Harelick, said in a telephone interview. In addition to updating his website, he has tried to adapt to these weird times with a nudge from his wife, Linda Harelick.Īfter reading about how an animal sanctuary was making goats available for cameos on corporate video calls, she offered a suggestion: If those goats can make money, so can you. For the past nine months, Max has been at home in White Plains, N.Y., doing what he can to keep busy. Or at least that was his line of work until March, when the coronavirus pandemic emptied arenas and rendered his microphone silent. Max is a professional Simon Says caller who travels the country entertaining fans at halftime. Steve Max usually spends his winters telling big crowds at basketball arenas to put their hands up and to touch their shoulders and to cover their eyes.
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