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bigtree

(86,249 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:19 PM Jan 2017

Yep, Spicer Admits Trump 'Voter Fraud Investigation' Will Target 'Urban' Communities

...which are predominately black (and Latino) communities, specifically.




The tell here that this is a shady enterprise is the absurd idea that Trump would have won the 'urban' vote.


from Vanity Fair:

Spicer, in his comments to the press, appeared to narrow the scope of the investigation even more, suggesting that the bulk of alleged voter fraud may have occurred in California and New York—two overwhelmingly Democratic states that have not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the 1980s.

“We didn’t look at those two states in particular,” said Spicer. “As the president has noted before, he campaigned to win the Electoral College, not the popular vote,” Spicer said, apparently by way of explanation. “You would have campaigned more in California, which he didn’t; you would have campaigned more in New York, which he didn’t. There are big states, very populous states and urban areas where you would have spent more time campaigning, but he played the game according to the rules of the game, which is the electoral strategy.”

Spicer continued: “That being said, I think when you look at where a lot of the potential issues could have occurred, in these bigger states, I think that’s where we’re going to look.”


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Yep, Spicer Admits Trump 'Voter Fraud Investigation' Will Target 'Urban' Communities (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2017 OP
If it weren't for the... Else You Are Mad Jan 2017 #1
Sen. Bob Casey bigtree Jan 2017 #9
I don't know how he could be more obvious... bettyellen Jan 2017 #2
I don't think this will survive a court challenge. OregonBlue Jan 2017 #3
What a total waste of money. In four years the country will be bankrupt at this rate. appleannie1943 Jan 2017 #4
These racist a-holes should be doing an "election fraud" investigation but they won't... brush Jan 2017 #5
I don't think there a lot of black illegal immigrants that voted... titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #6
AND...the AA communities heaven05 Jan 2017 #7
Without one shred of evidence C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #8
hey, bring it. just because he got beat doesnt mean they werent shaving votes. mopinko Jan 2017 #10
Hey Donald Trump, when you're already in a hole, stop digging!!! Initech Jan 2017 #11

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
1. If it weren't for the...
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:26 PM
Jan 2017

Liberals and blacks being allowed to vote in the large cities, he would have won in every city!

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)
4. What a total waste of money. In four years the country will be bankrupt at this rate.
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:32 PM
Jan 2017

No wonder he owes so many people money. He throws it around on stupid shit and never spends it on what is needed.

brush

(54,448 posts)
5. These racist a-holes should be doing an "election fraud" investigation but they won't...
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:32 PM
Jan 2017

do that because it will expose how Interstate Crosscheck purged thousands of AAs and other POCs off the voting rolls which helped trump "win".

Don't see how Spicer, Conway, et al, face themselves in the mirror.

They know trump is an out-of-contol, lying maniac yet they keep pushing his delusional agenda.

That can drive one to drink. I think Spicer is already on the edge.

Conway has no conscience whatever though IMO. She's just a cynical gun for hire and will do and spin anything for the paycheck.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
7. AND...the AA communities
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:35 PM
Jan 2017

will..uh, uh, already have been found guilty....another 'provocation' the white supremacists in the WH to point to in justifying the upcoming openly touted genocide to take place in all minority and AA communities....period.

mopinko

(70,664 posts)
10. hey, bring it. just because he got beat doesnt mean they werent shaving votes.
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:47 PM
Jan 2017

like, lets see how things add up in detroit.
same w philly.
lets count up all the provisional ballots. those are the paper trail of voter suppression. why didnt they get a ballot? whether they got counted or not, this is a voter who was blocked at the polls. of course they did this in urban areas.

they arent gonna find their "lost votes", they are gonna find ours.

so, yeah, bring it.

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