A failure by the Republican Party to honestly process that millions of Americans are turned off by Trump, but otherwise warm to Republican governance and not widespread vote-altering fraud will cause the Republican Party to miss the most important lesson of this election.
A failure by the Democrat Party to honestly process that the only reason those votes ended up on the board was unprecedented late-in-the-game changes to drop nearly all absentee ballot security measures, driven by an orchestrated and well funded law-fare campaign...
... implemented by rabid partisans willing to ignore the law to oust Orange Man and not widespread acceptance of their message and ideology will cause the Democrat Party to miss the most important lesson of this election.
A failure by the media to honestly process that millions distrust them because of their blatant partisan hackery & dishonest reporting & widespread gaslighting of the public, not because people are uninformed will cause the media to miss the most important lesson of this election
A failure by the public to honestly process that their fellow Americans are simply driven by different political priorities than they are, with varying degrees of thoughtfulness, introspection & knowledge...
... and not because they’re evil, racist, ignorant, sycophantic or self-indulgent rubes will cause the public to miss the most important lesson of this election.
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On @SidneyPowell1 and her claims of a vast conspiracy to utilize fundamental process weaknesses & design flaws in the Dominion and related election management systems to steal the election:
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First, count me skeptical on the over-arching claims. But this doesn’t mean I’m not persuaded that there are numerous documented (and presumably some undocumented) flaws in the Dominion implementation that allow for tampering. And anyone signing off on their use is negligent.
If the media was even remotely honest they’d search their own archives going back 5yrs & find tons of their own reporting on the vulnerability of election systems. The systems ARE fundamentally flawed. Nothing has changed this election cycle to make them appreciably more secure.
"Our ongoing electoral struggle stems from a deep unresolved national wound"
I enjoyed joining @PeteATurner on the Break It Down Show yesterday to discuss the ongoing election drama. Here are some key clips:
Embracing the arguments surrounding election fraud is important is because we need a believable outcome - whether you are happy with it or not
What most people experienced while voting this cycle was vastly different than what voters in the battleground states experienced. Changes were made. Late changes.
Anyone else having challenging discussions w/ friends & family about whether concerns about voter fraud are legitimate? Here are some tips. Feel free to add your own:
FIRST, stop w/ the claims of back doors & statistical analysis & midnight Biden increases. You're losing them
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I won't argue here whether those claims are true except to say that I'm not persuaded & I've explained why elsewhere. UNDERSTAND your skeptical family & friends won't be either. Just stop.
They intuitively know fraud "probably" occurred, but they can't fathom the scope.
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Start with: Every state has a different approach for absentee ballots. Unless they're in PA, NV, WI, or MI (or have independently looked into this), they have NO IDEA how badly these states have bungled things. The basic controls that we intuitively expect to be there weren't!
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The Pennsylvania absentee & mail-in ballot canvassing process is a mess – you've heard about the elimination of signature verification requirements, but it’s actually even worse than just that. Time for a quick primer since we’ll undoubtedly be hearing more in the days ahead:
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Back in October Kathy Boockvar, the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sought declarative relief from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania regarding...
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...whether "county election boards are authorized or required under the Pennsylvania Election Code to reject absentee or mail-in ballots with alleged or perceived signature variances."
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Where we stand... tl;dr: expect an ugly couple of days or longer — the outcome is far from certain. Based on the attached map and the latest projections, here is what I expect to happen: 1/
AK goes to the President, AZ, WI & NC go Biden. Trump will carry Michigan — based on % outstanding, Wayne County (Detroit) & Oakland County (Detroit suburb) will likely close the gap by another 200k, so it could be less than 10k, but he seems to still be headed toward victory. 2/
If he also pulls GA out & gets the ME-2 delegate, he’ll be sitting at 249 pending the 20 from PA, which he also looks poised to carry, but not for awhile because of their asinine accommodations for absentee ballots... 3/
Let’s be clear - this kerfuffle about the 1995 Crime Bill is a distraction. The convo needs to be about Joe Biden’s horrible legacy shaping the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, a follow-on to his failed 1982 Biden-Thurmond bill (which Reagan vetoed).
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This Biden gem set in motion the legacy of over-policing and police brutality across the country. Brutal for black communities. It “curtailed access to bail; eliminated parole; created a sentencing commission; expanded civil asset forfeiture; & increased funding for states.”
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Biden also “helped lead the push for the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which lengthened sentences for many offenses, created the infamous 100:1 crack versus cocaine sentencing disparity, and provided new funds for the escalating drug war.”
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