In 2018 Sen Menendez introduced an election security bill that included conducting post-election risk limiting audits & cyber security standards

McConnell didn’t put it to a vote😡

I want HR1 but let’s not put all our eggs in an HR1 basket.

Put all these past bills to a vote
In 2017 Sen Gillibrand first introduced the Voter Empowerment Act. It included online voter registration & it required states to audit federal election results.

Mitch McConnell killed it & refused to bring it to a vote😡

It was reintroduced in 2021. Let’s bring it to the floor.
In 2019 Sen Klobucher introduced the SAFE act requiring voter verified paper ballots, establishing increased cyber security & risk limiting audits

Of course Mitch McConnell wouldn’t let it go to the floor😡

Let’s put it to a vote now

Get Manchin, Sinema & the GOP on the record
In 2019 Sen Wyden introduced the PAVE Act which would require hand-marked paper & audits of election results.

At the time Sen Blackburn opposed it -but you know it was McConnell😡

Let’s publicize to the GOP that WE wanted audits & the GOP blocked em. And let’s audit each state.
I want HR1 but let’s also flood the Senate with election bills. Let’s not put all our eggs in one basket. Instead of one big move lets try lots of smaller moves

And make sure each bill gets voted on to see if Manchin, Sinema & the GOP will go on record voting against each of ‘em
In 2019 Sen Cardin introduced a bill prohibiting deceptive practices, false statements & voter interference in federal elections.

Once again McConnell refused to bring it to the floor😡

It was introduced in 2019 & look at how much we needed it in 2020. But they block everything
There’s an assault on democracy going on…let’s at least enter the fight

General #MoscowMitch is leading the war😡

Other then HR1, Chuck Schumer doesn’t even appear to be in the fight

Cancel August recess & bring these bills to the floor

#DoSomething
#handmarkedpaperballots

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On Top Chef a Japanese-American chef said he was embarrassed growing up by his different lunchboxes.

This would be such a great way to embrace diversity. Cultural school lunches🤔
Restaurants are struggling. Schools could partner with local restaurants to introduce a rotation of different cultural foods.

We have an opportunity here. Food's so representative of cultures. Embrace it. Introduce it through the schools to help promote inclusiveness for all.
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Unity starts young
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In a recent thread I looked at Kentucky's election results, South Carolina's results & a takeaway from Georgia (see link at end)

In putting together the thread I was surrounded by spreadsheets & some data should've made it in but didn't.

To further clarify here's an update👇
I mentioned Lindsey Graham doubling his 2014 votes from 2020 but I didn't explain that I wasn't simply considering his results alone. I was comparing the % that Lindsey increased his votes vs OTHER incumbent GOP Senators who also ran in both 2014 & 2020.

Here's the data👇
As you can see Lindsey increased the % of votes he received by 103%
I found it surprising considering

Mitch had a resounding win but only increased the % of votes he received by 53%

And Susan Collins only increased her votes by 1%🤔

Not to mention, Texas had an 108% increase🤯
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When I dug into Mitch McConnell’s election results so many people said

“Now do Lindsey Graham”

I get it.
Lindsey got 672,941 votes in 2014.
In 2020 he DOUBLED his votes to 1,369,137.
Really😳

So I wanted to share more questions on Kentucky & some from South Carolina

THREAD👇
I initially was able to spot patterns in Kentucky since counties used different voting systems & results were inconsistent. Counties with unusual big wins for Mitch all used ES&S voting machines

But it’s harder to detect patterns in South Carolina since they use ES&S state-wide.
Recently while revisiting Kentucky’s data it led me down a path to South Carolina.

First I saw:
👉2,134,996 Kentuckians voted for the President
and
👉2,134,446 voted for the Senate
A difference of exactly 550?
That number felt tiny🤔

So then I reviewed Kentucky’s historic data.
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If Vladimir Putin had me locked in a room & was pointing a gun at me forcing me to drink a poisoned tea guaranteeing a long slow painful death & Ted Cruz came upon us...

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Do we just accept their election results without question?

A TX county who's actually SUING Trump also voted for him for the 1st time ever?🤔👇
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In Feb 2020 County Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny entry to US Customs & Border Protection

Then the County actually SUED Trumps WH claiming the building of the wall was a racist assault on residents

But Trump had a record breaking win?🤔
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In 2016 Clinton trounced Trump winning 2-1
Yet in 2020 Trump flipped a 33-pt loss
into a 5-pt win?

We should accept this without question?

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There's evidence the Capitol insurrection was organized & staged but was it planned since the election or does it go back further?

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How long were they planning this😳
In 2016 Roger Stone warned if Hillary was elected then at the inauguration we'd see

“civil disobedience, not violence, but it will be a bloodbath. The govt will be shut down if they attempt to steal this & swear Hillary in. No, we will not stand for it.”
breitbart.com/social-justice…
In 2012, after Obama was declared the winner Trump tweeted

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How long did they plan this?
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