2016 Postmortem
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Theyre gathering in newly set up offices in critical swing states. Some of the locations have a tinge of irony for a supposedly grassroots, ordinary citizens-led organization: In Saddlebrook, Arizona, theyll be meeting in a country club; in Clearwater, Florida, the local AFP field director rented space from an outsourcing company called TAC Worldwide. But the work the AFP machine is doing is no laughing matter for liberals and progressives. The Koch network has a sophisticated targeting system, as well as an army of experienced Republican campaign hands to guide the effort. The volunteers even receive Samsung Galaxy tablets to quickly log information and move on to the next potential Romney voter.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/170103/koch-group-kicks-massive-voter-mobilization-effort-summons-tea-party-country-club-outsou
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)it is the Koch Party.
JEB
(4,748 posts)The John Birch Society.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)gordianot
(15,236 posts)Now hack machines yes that worries me. Challenge voter credentials by backing up lines is risky supporters and detractors alike. Getting too close to a voter, making a comment will definitely not end well. I do not see some pasty faced ass holes intimidating anyone.
pdxDemocrat
(37 posts)Actually, a few hundred "helpful" people fanned out with official-looking clip boards can do a LOT of damage misleading people by telling them they are at the wrong polling place, telling them they brought the wrong voter registration card ("I'm sorry. The one you need has a raised seal" , distributing door-to-door pamphlets telling people their voting date is November 9, . . . and yes, intimidating them with accusations of fraud and threatening to call the police if they don't leave.
This before we even get to the crooked cops and deputies who set up "sobriety check" roadblocks to polling places in black neighborhoods a'la Florida 2000.