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Florida GOP put up fake candidates with similar names to the D candidate in local races to split the vote
- Thread starter Schlorgan
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I'd say "How is this not fraud" but my very next thought is "DeSantis probably came out and made it the duty of every Floridian to put fake candidates on the ballot so NBD"
Like, christ, how does this even happen...
Like, christ, how does this even happen...
We all know GOP deliberately tried to sabotaged the election, and still lost.
The problem is IF the democrats will do anything about this?
The problem is IF the democrats will do anything about this?
This was attempted in the UK in the past, but it was blocked I believe. The attempts involved setting up the 'Conversative Party' to try to take votes from the Conservative Party. Also I think someone tried to stand in a seat held by the Liberal Democrats as a 'Literal Democrat'.
Worth noting that the fake candidate got more votes than the difference between the "winning" R candidate and the real D candidate
So I read this yesterday, and it's important to note that nowhere in the article does it state that the GOP is responsible for this
Here's the conclusion:
Now the damning thing for the Republicans here is that the people they put up for election are registered republicans, so it's definitely likely, but at this point there's no proof.
Keep that in mind.
Here's the conclusion:
Now the damning thing for the Republicans here is that the people they put up for election are registered republicans, so it's definitely likely, but at this point there's no proof.
Keep that in mind.
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The problem is more what CAN they do about it if they don't get the Senate?
At this point you have to realize that GOP as an organization is authoratarian (aspects of it like Trump and his allies are bordering on Fascist) and thus they share a disdain for democratic values. The sooner people face this reality, the better.
Also next time any Republican gets on their high horse about liberties and the constitution show them this shit and the shit that has gone on for the past 4 years.
Also next time any Republican gets on their high horse about liberties and the constitution show them this shit and the shit that has gone on for the past 4 years.
TBF, this year wasn't the best year to propose a major change to how voting works in Massachusetts. Between the pandemic, the introduction of state-wide mail-in voting, and Trump & Co through FUD into the election process, voters weren't in the mood to greenlight further election law changes.
Sadly I don't think that will happen. On top of all the US political problems (dark money in politics, anti-democratic actions like this, elected/life-appointed judges, non-proportional system, etc.) now you also have to deal with a bunch of people who have become radicalized by Trump and their social media surrogates over the past few years and are seemingly living in an alternative reality (imagine what some of these crazies will do if someone higher up like Trump is arrested).
I think this is pretty common. In the seat that I was canvasing for one of the competitors basically paid someone with a similar name to just run, without actually campaigning or anything.
This is why we need either run offs or to get rid of first past the post.
Now this....this...is LITERAL fraud.
(unless they're real people, then it's the party just being cheating trash as usual)
(unless they're real people, then it's the party just being cheating trash as usual)
When you lay it all out like that it's hard to argue I guess I just thought it would be a slam dunk up here.
Here's the article for it: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/pol...0201026-liiwqqr6a5g7bli7nclvcfqkou-story.html
