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LisaM

(29,070 posts)
1. Suppressing, more likely.
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:16 PM
Nov 2024

Fraud and manipulation is hard, suppression is easy.

Not to mention its related cousin, voter depression. Discourage people from voting at all, which clearly happened.

Silent Type

(8,735 posts)
2. Suppose he could have, but think it would be evident, certainly with few days. Think we just lost the old fashion way,
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:17 PM
Nov 2024

as hard as that is for me and others to accept.

TwilightZone

(28,835 posts)
3. No.
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:17 PM
Nov 2024

The net swing from 2020 is roughly 12 million votes. This is on the voters, not anything nefarious.

Well, Trump and his voters are nefarious, but you get the idea....

lastlib

(25,554 posts)
4. Well, he didn't talk to Putin to ask about the weather in Minsk......
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:17 PM
Nov 2024

There is something fishy there. I wish DOJ would investigate it, but Merrick is still curled up in his fetal position, as he has been since 2021.

womanofthehills

(9,597 posts)
8. Musk asked Ron Paul to join his downsizing gov committee
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:29 PM
Nov 2024

When Ron Paul agreed - it went big on social media and pulled in the Independents big time. Before he was asked by Elon to be on Elon’s committee, Ron was not endorsing Trump or anyone.

“Ron Paul has agreed to join Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.”

Earthrise

(15,728 posts)
12. Yes! Overwhelm voters
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:33 PM
Nov 2024

with constant - targeted to them - negative messages until they just don’t give a shit anymore.

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