Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Edge-]

https://www.advocate.com/politics/20...ian-politician

A minor-party congressional candidate in Minnesota has spoken from beyond the grave to say he was recruited to siphon votes from lesbian U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.

Adam C. Weeks, running as the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate in the state’s Second Congressional District, died in September. He always denied that he sought to be a spoiler in the race, but a May voice mail obtained by the Minneapolis Star Tribune shows him telling a friend that Republicans asked him to run in hopes that he’d “pull votes away” from Craig, a Democrat, so as to help her GOP challenger, Tyler Kistner.

“I swear to God to you, I’m not kidding, this is no joke,” Weeks said in the message to friend Joey Hudson, according to the Star Tribune. “They want me to run as a third-party, liberal candidate, which I’m down. I can play the liberal, you know that.” Hudson shared the recording with the paper, which confirmed that the message was indeed from Weeks by speaking to his cousin and comparing it to videos he’d posted online. The Republican Party offered Weeks $15,000, which he considered “enough to make door knocks with,” he said on the voice mail. His organic farming business had been struggling.

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the Democratic Party is known in Minnesota, unearthed more than 100 social media posts as evidence that Weeks was no liberal. In them, he showed support for Republican politicians, while condemning “fake news” and “socialist scum.” The DFL also submitted a complaint to the Federal Election Commission in August over Weeks’s failure to file a campaign finance report.

So Republicans are straight up ratfucking elections by paying people to run as third party spoilers for Democrats. That's pretty cool I guess.

[zorkuus]

Not sure the man even knows what democracy is.

Sure he does. It's that thing that's his biggest enemy.

[unfilteredJW]

https://www.advocate.com/politics/20...ian-politician



So Republicans are straight up ratfucking elections by paying people to run as third party spoilers for Democrats. That's pretty cool I guess.

This happens A LOT in the down ballot races.

[Xeones]

Scrolled onto 538 and I’m like...Arizona dropped 0.7 for Biden in one day? What happened? Rasmussen happened.

There must be some reason people continue to use Rasmussen but I don't know why. Their polls are always what 5+ points off any other poll.

[Poopymonster]

How many of his idiots will go and vote on November 28th?

If there is a god.....all of them.

[Breccia]

I can't wait to see what was so important that it couldn't be copied, sent digitally via pictures, faxed, or anything else

I can't wait to see the needle not move at all. Sorry, but as Melania will tell you, no matter how long Trump makes you wait he'll never satisfy your desires.

[DingDongKing]

There must be some reason people continue to use Rasmussen but I don't know why. Their polls are always what 5+ points off any other poll.

Like anything else, it’s political. People will complain if the one pro Trump major pollster doesn’t get traction. Folks are already crying that Trafalgar Group has been benched.

[CastletonSnob]

I don't know about any of you, but I'm looking forward to the tantrum Trump and his supporters will throw if he loses the election, which I'm now fairly certain he will.

[Redwyrm]

After reading 538 I am worried Trump is going to take a pre-emptive victory in PA or MI before all votes are counted. God I hope it doesn't come down to those two states. Everyone living in PA or MI after hearing this should vote, or mail in their vote, NOW.

[omerome]

I don't know about any of you, but I'm looking forward to the tantrum Trump and his supporters will throw if he loses the election, which I'm now fairly certain he will.

I want the losses to be bigly big. The biggest the world has ever seen. That way they can complain all they want and the rest of us can sleep soundly at night.

[Thepersona]

Like anything else, it’s political. People will complain if the one pro Trump major pollster doesn’t get traction. Folks are already crying that Trafalgar Group has been benched.

How was the generic ballot in 2018 at the end of the election? 8% for democrats? Because Rasmusshit pulled a +1 for the GOP as far as i can remember.

[Breccia]

Not sure the man even knows what democracy is.

It has been the case for years, decades, centuries, that the votes don't need to all be counted on Election Day itself. Trump is pushing yet another conspiracy theory-like situation, a myth that has no backing in fact.

[Felya]

He was addressing George Lopez... You should really check the full video.

Someone should just write a script... see a Trump supporter post something, it just responds with “watch the full video or read the full article”.

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Not sure the man even knows what democracy is.

It means the majority will take Trump’s riches... instead of the other way around.

[AntiFascistVoter]

I'm more surprised there was anything left to steal. I'd thought that Trump Co. would have picked it clean by now .....

Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect Trump. It appears the attack began as a phishing attempt.

[Adam Jensen]

How many more Trump supporters are going to post, showing they think George Lopez is George Bush, because Fox told them? I say at least 10 more...

There was one a few days ago where Biden was asking "Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?"

The Trump campaign took that quote and ran with it shrieking about Joe Biden's dementia.

Of course, if you add in the context, Biden was actually quoting Pope Francis.

"In a recent encyclical, Pope Francis warns us against this phony populism that appeals to 'the basest and most selfish' instincts. He goes on to say: 'Politics is something more noble than posturing, marketing, and media spin. These sow nothing but division, conflict and a bleak cynicism.' He said for those who seek to lead, we do well to ask ourselves, 'Why am I doing this? Why? What is my real aim?' Pope Francis asked the questions that anyone who seeks to lead this great nation should be able to answer. And my answer is this: I run to unite this nation, and to heal this nation. I've said that from the beginning. It's badly necessary."

So what Biden was saying was that a leader should question himself constantly to maintain his own focus and keep himself on the right track. Which is a sensible thing to say, but clearly not a sign of dementia.

[beanman12345]

After reading 538 I am worried Trump is going to take a pre-emptive victory in PA or MI before all votes are counted. God I hope it doesn't come down to those two states. Everyone living in PA or MI after hearing this should vote, or mail in their vote, NOW.

no no no. at this point in time it's too late to mail in and rely on usps. Do not mail it in! use a drop box, go to early in person voting, or vote in person nov 3rd. Mailing it in right now is no longer a viable option we should be suggesting to anyone.

[cubby]

After reading 538 I am worried Trump is going to take a pre-emptive victory in PA or MI before all votes are counted. God I hope it doesn't come down to those two states. Everyone living in PA or MI after hearing this should vote, or mail in their vote, NOW.

It's almost guaranteed that Trump will do this, regardless of reality. I'm hoping that at least some MSM Networks do the vote tallying by including those votes not yet counted (Biden/Trump/Uncounted) rather than just show the Biden/Trump split with a small "X% counted" in the corner.

[Adam Jensen]

It's almost guaranteed that Trump will do this, regardless of reality. I'm hoping that at least some MSM Networks do the vote tallying by including those votes not yet counted (Biden/Trump/Uncounted) rather than just show the Biden/Trump split with a small "X% counted" in the corner.

Biden can win with 300 EVs, and Trump will still shriek about it being a rigged election.

That's why we need to blow this one out of the water, so that the rest of the Republicans and SCOTUS and DOJ don't have any ammo to follow Trump's incoherent ranting.

[Benggaul]

or mail in their vote, NOW.

Noooope. It's FAR too late for mailing it in now. Drop them off yourselves at official drop boxes, the election office or vote in person.

[DingDongKing]

After reading 538 I am worried Trump is going to take a pre-emptive victory in PA or MI before all votes are counted. God I hope it doesn't come down to those two states. Everyone living in PA or MI after hearing this should vote, or mail in their vote, NOW.

Take it as a given that he will.