White House says GOP governors responsible to ensure fair election

President Obama, a product of Chicago-style politics, isn’t worried about a rigged presidential election, the White House said Monday.

Responding to claims by Republican nominee Donald Trump that his race against Hillary Clinton is “rigged,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the president’s team is “not at all” concerned about voter fraud.

“Neither is Mike Pence, who is the second-highest-ranking official in the Trump campaign,” he said of Mr. Trump’s running mate. “Neither is [House Speaker] Paul Ryan, if you believe his spokesperson, who indicated he had confidence that this election would be conducted fairly.”

Mr. Earnest said most of the battleground states where the presidential election will be decided are controlled by Republican governors.

“We’re talking about states like Georgia and Arizona and Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa,” he said. “Presumably all those governors have confidence in the ability of their states to manage these elections fairly.

A reporter noted that Mr. Earnest omitted Colorado, where Democrat John Hickenlooper is governor.

The president’s spokesman said past reports of voter fraud have not been proved.

“We have seen these kinds of suggestions in the past. But anytime there’s been an effort to actually conduct a study and investigate suggestions of widespread voter fraud, there’s never been evidence to substantiate it,” he said. “So the president is very confident in the ability and honesty of election officials in both parties in states all across the country to ensure that this upcoming national election is conducted freely and fairly.”