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Eric Trump Gets Hammered After Seemingly Inventing a ‘Friend’ Who Faced Election Rigging
One of the very few things for which this country can claim some success is running elections that at least count the votes that have been cast properly. Voter suppression is another issue entirely, and one for which the country has a terrible record. But when it comes to elections for federal office, and most statewide offices, the means of voting are too decentralized the “rig” with much efficiency and the vote count has been relatively trustworthy. For that very reason, Jared Kushner and Brad mmeredParscale (and whichever foreign help they may have had) pushed their social media in places with a more direct impact on the outcome (not the overall vote) in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio.
It is hard to rig elections, and in most states – by far – elections are pretty stable. Access to the vote is another matter.
That is why so many people called bullshit on this Eric Trump tweet. Many people call out what is seemingly obvious – he’s making this up. This “friend” doesn’t exist, it seems Eric is simply trying to cast doubt on America’s ability to hold an election.
From a friend:
“I just voted for our local school district. 6 different ballots are mailed to my house. Three in my name with various spellings. One without a middle initial, one with my (ex)married name and one with maiden name.”
Exactly what will happen on a national level!!
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) August 3, 2020
Eric seems to be working hard at getting dad’s attention, and even this isn’t going to do enough. Moreover, in the scenario described above, we fail to see how it is different than a voter registration notice that “allows” a person to walk in and vote three times? IF Eric was telling the truth, it would impugn the voter registration rolls, not the mail-in ballot, or the ballot box.
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But the main point remains, there is a seamless message running through every Trump while they’re down by 8-10 points to Biden – don’t trust the vote. They want you to believe that, for the first time in memory, someone is rigging the presidential vote. This is the first presidential vote we can’t trust, according to the Trumps. It is also why no one believes this tweet:
That friend does not existhttps://t.co/lsCQYLxjIo
— Physical Distance Singh, MD 🌊 (@LabyrinthWeaver) August 3, 2020
I'm sure the one marked BEAVIS got through just fine.
— WowJustWow (@WowJustWowJust) August 3, 2020
It’s funny that the ONLY people who suddenly “know someone” who “had multiple ballots mailed to their house!” are all trump humpers. Zero Ds have reported such activity. Zero Rs have received anything, they just “know someone”. 1/2 …
— Nasty 🤬tter (@bluejeankim) August 3, 2020
It is true that over the last two days, we have noticed an uptick in tweets by conservatives talking about “stories they’ve heard,” all meant to hack at the integrity of the election, aka “democracy.”
Should be easy enough to screenshot and prove. Or it didn't happen. I mean does Social Security send multiple checks to 1 person? I've NEVER heard of that happening.
— Jen Westphal (@JennniferWest) August 3, 2020
Bullsh*t…prove it! Let's see them….
— Dixie Scott (@DixieScott) August 3, 2020
Name the friend or it didn’t happen.
— ladydi80 (@ladydi1980) August 3, 2020
Eric,
Your dad hates people using anonymous sources.
So, tell us. Who is this “friend”?
“John Barron”, “John Miller” or “David Dennison”?
And if this indeed happened, did he/she file a report? pic.twitter.com/JXlC0pjLp7
— Hispanic Citizen (@US_Latino) August 3, 2020
This is exactly right.
No one really believes any of this. But people do believe that, having destroyed the nation’s physical and mental health, they are now set to destroy its democratic roots.
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Peace, y’all
Jason
[email protected] and on Twitter @MiciakZoom
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