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Three times there were phantom candidates on the ballot. Fake names, names similar to the Dem running, even alphabetically first. People were confused and voted for the fake one instead of the real Dem. And real Dem lost.
No one knows who these fake people are. Not even registered to vote. Have not appeared anywhere.
On edit - CNN investigating:
"Florida dark money mystery"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/11/23/politics/florida-dark-money-mystery-invs/index.html
On edit- link from Malaise
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/23/following-the-money-behind-two-apparent-shill-candidates-in-state-senate-races/
yardwork
(61,753 posts)I thought candidates had to obtain signatures, etc., to get on ballots.
triron
(22,029 posts)global1
(25,294 posts)Don't you think Rudy should be on top of this?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)From a company called Proclivity. They think they are repukes who agreed to run as fake Dems.
I'll look for link.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,769 posts)here in Florida because they never sent my mail-in ballot. EVERY category listed the REPUB first. My husband and I noticed how obvious it was but went ahead and voted straight DEM, of course. So, yes, how DO they get away with this?
Teach29
(33 posts)When we have the governorship, our candidates will all be listed first.
unblock
(52,483 posts)malaise
(269,265 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)In know in TX, perhaps it's the same elsewhere, there were a slew of races with no party affiliation. So you really had to do research beforehand. Then they took away our ability to vote straight party. So you had to be really careful.
malaise
(269,265 posts)Local 10 has been investigating - it's big news in Miami Dade - this is criminal
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)malaise
(269,265 posts)There was another one overnight
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14610187
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Link to tweet
?s=20
PatSeg
(47,731 posts)And republicans are out there looking for nonexistent voter fraud, while pulling this kind of crap.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)That's set in stone, and as predictable as the sunrise.
Democrats need to start a think tank in order to determine possible ways that the GOP will steal elections, and then take steps to prevent them from doing so.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Low infos.
Why I always think we need an outofthebox thinker head of DNC. A Howard type again!
Renew Deal
(81,896 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)to have a Dem governor and secy of state
sleroy49
(37 posts)malaise
(269,265 posts)This one is criminal
Karma13612
(4,555 posts)Get some relief?
This cannot be allowed to stand.
Karma13612
(4,555 posts)Yea, thats right.
Silence from the GOP.
Funny how they want to throw out ballots in Detroit and hold up MI certification until they can get to the bottom of all the shady stuff.
Not a single *&%$$ing word about this in Florida.
Why?
Because they won.
malaise
(269,265 posts)CNN is covering it - coming up after the break
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Florida has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governors office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of November 24, 2020, there are 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Florida had a Republican trifecta.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)IronLionZion
(45,621 posts)since they are the ones benefitting from this fraud.
Florida has very lax laws on this sort of thing. The Biden camp gave up on that state early on and didn't put many resources into it.
Karma13612
(4,555 posts)pandr32
(11,638 posts)This point should be made loudly across the media.
JDC
(10,144 posts)We must remove money from politics.
LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)This is criminal!
PatSeg
(47,731 posts)Of course, it IS Florida and I suppose it would fit, but damn, that's really in-your-face corruption. Nothing subtle about these people.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)And let Obama win Florida?
PatSeg
(47,731 posts)for one election? What is it about Florida? Everything there is so weird, like an alternate universe.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Another dime there. Lol
PatSeg
(47,731 posts)I lived there for a little over a year many, many years ago, but I don't remember it being nearly so crazy. I was very young, so maybe I just was oblivious.
bluescribbler
(2,125 posts)Seems to me that there should have been a legitimate address tied to voter registration on nominating papers.
triron
(22,029 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,776 posts)then they'll be screaming their heads off. Noticed two cities mentioned in this story- Atlanta, GA and Doral, FL... Loeffler and Trump nests, probably just a coincidence.