Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Jastall]

Which is part of the problem.

We don't even have the e-mail data. We have a PDF that purports to be of e-mails, but that file was created months after the laptops were dropped off. More than enough time for whoever had control of those laptops to manufacture fake e-mails to capture in a PDF.

Checking the e-mail metadata would help in figuring that out, but we can't do that, because they won't release that data. Likely because it exposes the fraud so clearly.

Nothing about the narrative regarding these laptops makes any sense.

Why would Hunter Biden, who lives in California, drop his damaged laptop off for repair in Delaware?
Why wouldn't he have paid for the service?
Why would he use this shop, rather than an Apple store?
Why should we believe e-mails that reference a meeting with Joe Biden that, according to Biden's known schedule, couldn't have actually happened?
Why should we believe the shop owner, who's specifically stated he released the information hoping it would help Trump?
Why are we overlooking that the shopowner likely committed a crime by hacking into the laptops in the first place, if they really were someone else's to begin with?
Why are we giving credence to a man who's shown clear signs of crazy-ass paranoia and delusions, since the shop owner thought the FBI was "out to get him" and such?
Why should we believe the person who dropped these laptops off was even Hunter Biden? The shop owner claims he said he was, but he's also admitted to being legally blind and has no security footage to support that.

None of this shit makes any sense on any level. It's Looney Tunes levels of crazy.

The entire thing is completely retarded. The Hillary business at least only required us to assume she was careless and not very tech-savvy, which is believable enough regardless of what her actual fault was. This bullshit basically requires us to assume a mountain of extremely unlikely events to be true, and has for proof little but .pdfs of a couple emails and the testimony of a highly partisan, allegedly half-blind dude who hasn't even seen who dropped off the laptops.

Occam's Razor crits this conspiracy for 9999. It's not just dead, it's obliterated and cannot be resurrected by any means.

[Rasulis]

No joke. I'm a lazy jackass who walked 1 minute to his mailbox, plopped in my ballot, and went back to my computer desk to return to being a lazy jackass. These people are heroes.

Over 4 million already voted in Texas (45.3% of 2016). We will soon see if Texas is actually a "Red State" or simply a "Non-Voting State."

The number of votes to date should be higher. Unfortunately, as we are transitioning from mailed votes to in-person votes, the availability and capacity of the polling centers become the choking point. It should get better in the next two weeks as the larger counties in Texas start to add polling places, Florida started in-person voting, and next week California will open all their voting centers.

[Felya]

Citation please. Or please at least admit you have zero idea as to the context of the discussion.

Who do you think the sources are? Who else would be a source on a PC found at a repair shop by Giuliani and Bannon? Is there an expert on found PC?

@DocSavageFan what happened with Trump jr meeting Russians about adoption? He adopt any Russian kids yet? No one needed a found laptop to know Trump jr had that meeting...

[Belize]

In a turn of event shocking to literally no one, Trump admits to blackmailing American companies for campaign money.

Christ I wish campaign laws weren't so fucking toothless.

[cubby]

Over 4 million already voted in Texas (45.3% of 2016). We will soon see if Texas is actually a "Red State" or simply a "Non-Voting State."

The number of votes to date should be higher. Unfortunately, as we are transitioning from mailed votes to in-person votes, the availability and capacity of the polling centers become the choking point. It should get better in the next two weeks as the larger counties in Texas start to add polling places, Florida started in-person voting, and next week California will open all their voting centers.

Senator Cornyn (R-TX) starts to distance himself from Trump, compares his relationship with Trump to a Bad Marriage.

Fucking enablers desperate to save themselves. We'll see more of this as Trump continues his Campaign of Implosion.

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In a turn of event shocking to literally no one, Trump admits to blackmailing American companies for campaign money.

Christ I wish campaign laws weren't so fucking toothless.

I'm convinced we need to do away with the FEC and create either a new Cabinet post (Secretary of Elections) with enforcement teeth or somehow have the DoJ be able to step in and investigate (that last one gives me the creeps because of Barr). Other ideas?

[Felya]

You post in bad faith....I should have figured as much.

This is bad faith posting, I’ll let you guess why:

Yeah. Who do you think is lying here...Ratcliffe or Lying Adam Schiff?

[kaelleria]

But hey Reality Winner story wast interesting enough for him to work on and so it was ok for her to be outed as the source
He said it wasn't interesting enough "because she complained too much about Trump" - let THAT sink in.

Reality Winner was only exposed because Ryan Grimm is an idiotic hack.

[Rasulis]

Texas early votes by voter scores. Lots of first time and infrequent voters. So many that the share of the super voters went down 11%. My daughter did canvassing to help people register in Houston and Dallas. She was surprised that there were people in their 50s that had never bothered to register as voters.

[Elegiac]

I'm convinced we need to do away with the FEC and create either a new Cabinet post (Secretary of Elections) with enforcement teeth or somehow have the DoJ be able to step in and investigate (that last one gives me the creeps because of Barr). Other ideas?

Establishing a permanent Ombudsman or Public Advocate office might be useful.

[Floofi]

Has anyone in CA has verification that their ballot was successfully counted?

I'm starting to get a little worried since I dropped mine off last Tuesday and the Ballot tracker website says that I still have it. I dropped it off at an official drop-off location listed on the map that came included with the ballot, so it (shouldn't) be one of the illegal ballot boxes setup in the state.

[Felya]

Has anyone in CA has verification that their ballot was successfully counted?

I'm starting to get a little worried since I dropped mine off last Tuesday and the Ballot tracker website says that I still have it. I dropped it off at an official drop-off location listed on the map that came included with the ballot, so it (shouldn't) be one of the illegal ballot boxes setup in the state.

I had no luck finding an answer, but you can give them a call and double check:

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status

Unless that’s how it’s checked and it’s just a robot... sorry...

[Edge-]

In a turn of event shocking to literally no one, Trump admits to blackmailing American companies for campaign money.

Christ I wish campaign laws weren't so fucking toothless.

Why is it that he always sounds like a fuckin mob boss.

"Oh, you need a couple of permits? Just donate millions to my campaign and we'll make sure those permits go through *wink wink*"

[xmirrors]

[Belize]

I'm convinced we need to do away with the FEC and create either a new Cabinet post (Secretary of Elections) with enforcement teeth or somehow have the DoJ be able to step in and investigate (that last one gives me the creeps because of Barr). Other ideas?

The DOJ needs to be ripped away from the Executive branch and the powers of confirmation need to be moved from the Senate to the House.

[57States]

Weird how you didn't read your own link.... Or did you miss how FOX NEWS PASSED ON DOING THE HUNTER BIDEN STORY OVER CREDIBILITY CONCERNS?

I read the article. Why does Mediaite get the benefit of the doubt? I suppose "two sources familiar with the matter" is sufficient for you as long as it supports orange man bad huh?

[cubby]

Establishing a permanent Ombudsman or Public Advocate office might be useful.

Perhaps - but it must have both investigative authority and teeth to enforce. My thought is either a separate department with all of that, or a more independent division of the DoJ or DoHS. Able to investigate quickly (i.e. during an ongoing election) and enforce just as quickly. We could have the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as an immediate appeal authority, or something similar.

[Benggaul]

*pic snipped*

I'm very amused at how Trump and his idiot supporters have run out of things to accuse Biden of so now are resorting to calling him out for being a loving father and listening to experts.

[Rasulis]

Has anyone in CA has verification that their ballot was successfully counted?

I'm starting to get a little worried since I dropped mine off last Tuesday and the Ballot tracker website says that I still have it. I dropped it off at an official drop-off location listed on the map that came included with the ballot, so it (shouldn't) be one of the illegal ballot boxes setup in the state.

I received mine. I dropped it off at the ballot box on 10/12 at 3:30 pm. I received text that the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters received my ballot and it will be counted on 10/16.

If you have any doubt, call your county registrar office or e-mail them. If you are in San Diego the phone # is (858) 565-5800 and e-mail is votebymail@sdcounty.ca.gov.

[masterhorus8]

I'm very amused at how Trump and his idiot supporters have run out of things to accuse Biden of so now are resorting to calling him out for being a loving father and listening to experts.

They're just campaign for Biden. It's great.

[cubby]

I read the article. Why does Mediaite get the benefit of the doubt? I suppose "two sources familiar with the matter" is sufficient for you as long as it supports orange man bad huh?

I was using a shitty cite (Faux "News") to point out that Lil Doc'y's link/point was wrong. If a shit-source like Fox won't run it because there are "credibility concerns" then why would we even consider discussing it?