On one of his recent shows, Bill Maher stated (and later posted on X), "Democrats are not going to win the midterms. Republicans are going to lose it."

In response, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) asked on X, "(1) Is he right? (2) Why?"

OK, Senator, I'll give this a shot.

If Maher is right, it's because:

     1. Each day's news brings more evidence of widespread fraud in this country, bilking American taxpayers out of unfathomable amounts of their money. Independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed the fraudulent child care and medical transport services in Minnesota - created largely by Somali immigrants - and calculated it at more than $100 million. This fell on the heels of the $250 million "Feeding Our Futures" scam perpetrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now we're told that the financial fraud in that state could top $9 billion.

But those amounts are dwarfed by the fraud in California, where recent investigations have turned up $170 million in child care fraud and $3.5 billion in hospice fraud (in Los Angeles County alone.) Then there's the $15 billion spent on "high-speed rail" - without even a single foot of track having been laid.

How about the fraud perpetrated on the American public with the "Russia collusion" hoax?

We see plenty of Fox News appearances, irate posts on X and even a smattering of congressional hearings. But where are the indictments, the arrests, the prosecutions? (The "Feeding Our Future" fraudsters have been indicted, but that fraud took place half a decade ago.) Republicans run the Justice Department; what are they doing?

     2. The single most important issue to Americans is election integrity. This isn't just a conservative voter issue, a........

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