The Lies We Tell
Watching the news last night and the story was Trump's efforts to change the conversation from a focus on women accusing him of sexual assault to his claim that the election is rigged.

Ohio Republican Jon Husted, who is in charge of the election in Ohio, was interviewed saying there are so many checks in place that Trumps claims are without merit: nothing to worry about. These are not the droids you are looking for.

The MSNBC host was satisfied...more evidence Trump is a loon.

I turned to my wife and said, "the only concern I have about election rigging in Ohio would work in Trump's favor, given all Husted has done to suppress the vote."

At the end of the segment, a prominent Republican talking head concluded that "while he is concerned about individual voter fraud" he is not concerned about the kind of widespread rigging Trump is prattling on about.

The MSNBC host was satisfied...loon confirmed.

So, both of the non-looney sides on this question do have concerns about the legitimacy of the election, but we are in agreement that Trump's claim goes too far. Or that he is motivated by a desire to distract, so his claim has nothing to do with our actual (and opposite) concerns.

Are we both misleading ourselves and others?