More Murkowski: Trump's name "is on ballots that have already been cast"

[Miles Archer]

As Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) laid out her long-winded explanation of why she would not vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial, she offered this as one of her rationales:

“Removal from office … is the political death penalty. The president’s name is on ballots that have already been cast. The voters will pronounce a verdict in 9 months and we must trust their judgment.”

The problem is that this is false. Nobody has yet voted for Trump on a single ballot. He hasn’t even been officially renominated yet as the GOP candidate for president, and no primary or caucus has yet been called to secure him that nomination.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/lisa-murkowski-falsely-claims-people-have-already-cast-ballots-for-the-2020-election-while-justifying-her-trump-acquittal-vote/

[malaise]

1. So if he drops dead or kills someone on 5th Avenue

he's still on the ballot?
Fuck you Lisa!

[zackymilly]

18. Donald Jr. will fill his spot if he croaks. nt

[SharonClark]

2. Only in Russia.

[MontanaMama]

3. What?

Who has voted in the general election already? Oh... I get it. Russia has cast their ballots.

[Iliyah]

12. Got me. . ..

I didn't know Americans should vote now?????????????????????

[Frustratedlady]

4. Huh? Any area that has already printed ballots is ignorant in action.

Let them eat the ballots.

There is no way.

[Caliman73]

5. So? Even if it wasn't false. So?

If Biden goes out and kills someone tonight, then it is cool because his name is on ballots and votes have been cast?

What kind of stupid logic is that?

He is dirty. He sold out his country for his own personal gain. He is unfit to be president. End of story.

You either have ethics, morals, and values, or you do not.

[NanceGreggs]

6. "Sorry you have to marry a man ...

... who was just convicted as a serial killer - but his name is already on the wedding invitations."

[Tech]

7. It will be interesting to see who hires her after she is voted out of office. Or who hires

her family members. Or how she spends her sudden windfall.

[bluestarone]

8. I hope she's VOTED OUT!!

[tanyev]

9. Oh, FFS. That's why you have a vice-president ready to leap in.

I know why I don’t want Pence to be president, but why the hell don’t Republicans want him to be president?

[Miles Archer]

14. Shared this a few times...

...too lazy to look up the link at the moment...

...but the premise of an article that came out a couple of weeks ago is that McConnell pretty much has a promise of free reign as long as Trump is in charge, and he is basically running the country while Trump tweets, eats, plays golf. and has MAGAt rallies.

He wouldn't have the same guarantees with Pence. Pence might want to get involved and have a "say."

That's it in a nutshell. Pence may be an idiot, but he's not as useful of an idiot as the idiot they already have.

[tanyev]

16. Huh. Strange days indeed.

[riversedge]

10. Not a good photo of Murkowski. strange thing for her to say.

[madaboutharry]

11. What the hell is wrong with her?

[dweller]

13. duh ... it's written in the code of the program they'll use to hack 2020 election

worked in 2016 dinnit ?

will just flip, switch or change enough D cast to R cast to pull it out tada !
😡😖

✌🏼

disclaimer: i don't know squat about computer programming other than GIGO

[woundedkarma]

29. ugh..

I know enough about programming to know that there's nothing safe about voting machines.

Someone with just a tiny bit of knowledge and access to the machines (assuming they aren't connected to the internet.. if they are then it's far far easier) can do just about anything.

[dweller]

31. well, they got started in 2000

so i'm sure it's refined by now with Russia's help
sigh

remember they weren't worried about repercussions with Merrick Garland with the upcoming 2016 elections... the fix was in

and now all they keep saying is it's up to the voters in 2020
(no witnesses, no new evidence, no trial, nyet nyet)
the fix is in 😡

✌🏼

[BigDemVoter]

15. Pussy Grabber's name is on WHAT ballot?????????

WTF??

Not only is Lisa stupid, but she's also a big LIAR.

[former9thward]

33. The biggest state in the U.S.

CA early voting started today.

[Arkansas Granny]

17. More malarkey is more likt it.

[onecaliberal]

19. What ballot is his name in right now. Lying sack of shit.

[former9thward]

34. California.

Their early voting started today.

[onecaliberal]

39. The ballots were mailed today from what the local news said. I haven't received mine.

Considering they allowed that orange garbage to sabotage anyone else in his party from appearing on that ballot it doesn’t mean anything.

[NRaleighLiberal]

20. these people are just so utterly full of shit...

[DallasNE]

21. She Looks Scared Shitless In That Photo n/t

[spanone]

22. Who's already voted lisa?

[former9thward]

35. California.

[spanone]

37. How does that work....who's the democratic candidate?

their primary in March 3rd

[former9thward]

38. Everybody and then some...

Michael Bennet Democratic
Joseph R. Biden Democratic
Michael R. Bloomberg Democratic
Cory Booker Democratic
Mosie Boyd Democratic
Pete Buttigieg Democratic
Julián Castro Democratic
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente III Democratic
John K. Delaney Democratic
Michael A. Ellinger Democratic
Tulsi Gabbard Democratic
Mark Stewart Greenstein Democratic
Amy Klobuchar Democratic
Deval Patrick Democratic
Bernie Sanders Democratic
Joe Sestak Democratic
Tom Steyer Democratic
Elizabeth Warren Democratic
Marianne Williamson Democratic
Andrew Yang Democratic

Early voting started today.

[ancianita]

23. So she's a liar like all the rest of them. Clever by half and dishonest AF. Fuck her.

[former9thward]

36. California voted stared today.

[NoMoreRepugs]

24. Rethug ignorance is reaching new heights.

[Mr.Bill]

25. Primary mail-in ballots went in the mail today in California.

I would assume his name is on those ballots, as well as other states who are voting in primaries before California. It is also past the filing date for the primaries in many states.

Not that I GAF about the republican party, but they would have a hard time figuring how to come up with a candidate for the November election if Trump would be disqualified from running. It would make for an interesting Convention, that's for sure.

[hot2na]

26. She's Lindsey Graham in a wig.

[Meadowoak]

27. She is more masculine than Lindsey.

[napi21]

28. Don't you think she meant the Primary? I don't know the rules in all the States, but I positive

the ballots have been printed in the early primary States and possibly the absentee ballots have been mailed.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

30. So if you can just keep your crooked shit under wraps until the primary ballots are printed...

...you'e home free!

[DownFromTheMountain]

32. That's a hot one!

That came out of an intern's meeting I bet!