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David Pepper Profile picture
@DavidPepper
Sep 30, 2020 • 13 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
THREAD ON URGENT NEED TO HELP OHIO END THIS THING --share widely

Last night's debate was appalling in so many ways

Trump's behavior. His lies. His refusal to condemn white supremacists--telling them to "stand by."

But the last 5 minutes were the...

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...scariest of all.

Re-watch them if you can. Pressed again and again, he not only refused to say he'd accept the results of the election...he actually made clear that there are millions of votes he has no intention of counting if he has his way.

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Watch it. Again.

He makes it very clear. Under his plan, millions of votes simply won't be counted. (And Chris Wallace didn't call him on it).

Now, of course we can't let that plan happen. We will fight for very vote to be counted. In every state. In Ohio.

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But here's the truth.

His plan doesn't work in Ohio. And it doesn't work anywhere if Ohio is blue.

Why? Six reasons:

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First, our early votes are counted and announced first. (Except for the ones still in the mail on Election Day, which have 10 days to arrive), 8:00 p.m. or so on election night.

There won't be anything to challenge here. Or a long delay.

Our EVs are counted and out first

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Second, our mail-in ballots are only sent to those who have applied, so Trump's BS claim about directly sent ballots doesn't apply here.

He can't apply his conspiracy theory to Ohio's mailed in ballots.

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Third, our Secretary of State is a Republican. So is our Governor. And they both have made clear that our VBM system is not susceptible to fraud.

So Trump can't claim "Dems rigged the election."

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Fourth, our Electoral College votes are decisive. If Ohio is blue, as we saw in 2012 with the famous Karl Rove walk, the election is over.

And everyone knows it. Other states later counts are academic at that point.

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Fifth, the polls are tied here, despite less investment here than other states.

Our suburbs have flipped. Our economy is doing poorly.

Ohio is prime to turn blue with a major push in these closing weeks.

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Sixth, Trump is running low on money.

So even though he's tied here, or behind, he is currently "dark" on television. He keeps cancelling all his TV ads because he wants to buy ads in Florida and other states. he can't afford it here.

So now is the moment to strike.

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Others are starting to catch on to the reality that Ohio is Biden's "best shot" at ending not just the Trump presidency, but the nightmarish plan of a contested race.

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But to make this opportunity a reality, we desperately need your help

The other day, when I 1st tweeted about this, we raised more money than we ever have online in a single day

Now that Trump has doubled down and clarified his intention, we need even more help this time

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So whatever you can do to give, and to spread the word that a blue Ohio is not only possible, but ends all this, please do.

Thank you for your support.

secure.actblue.com/donate/ohdems

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