Wisconsin Republican says Zuckerberg funding drove his 2020 election objection

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 03:32 · Archive

Tom Tiffany, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin, said his support for overturning the 2020 election results was motivated by concerns over Mark Zuckerberg-funded grants.

Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, said during a debate on Wednesday that his support for overturning the state's 2020 election results was driven by concerns about funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Using the term 'Zuckerbucks', Tiffany cited objections to how over 200 Wisconsin communities received about $10 million in grants from the Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life to help run elections during the pandemic.

Tiffany also said he opposed certifying Wisconsin's election results because clerks in Milwaukee and Dane counties advised voters they could claim to be 'indefinitely confined' due to the COVID-19 pandemic and receive absentee ballots without showing a photo ID. He stated that people in Wisconsin did not want this approach to voting.

Tiffany's opponent, Democrat David Crowley, challenged his explanation, saying that Tiffany had not alleged anything actually 'nefarious' had occurred with the elections or during the process. Crowley said Tiffany's objection was merely to how money was being spent. Crowley also said that Tiffany cannot be trusted to certify the results of the 2028 presidential election.

How it is being reported

• Wisconsin Republican Tiffany says Zuckerberg money was the reason he tried to overturn 2020 electionThe Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor who supported President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss in the battleground state says he did it because of concerns with election funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 03:04
• Wisconsin Republican Tiffany says Zuckerberg money was the reason he tried to overturn 2020 electionThe Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor who supported President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss in the battleground state says he did it because of concerns with election funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 03:04

In this story: Tom Tiffany · Mark Zuckerberg · David Crowley · Wisconsin · Donald Trump · Joe Biden · Milwaukee · Dane County

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