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Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:16 PM Aug 2020

Sneaking suspicion. Trump's post office gambit may be a fig leaf for more nefarious election steal.


Think about it. Shiny object, deployed as spectacle.

He's all out front on this.

Bold, copping to it openly.

We should not assume it's his only criminal path to prevailing.

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Sneaking suspicion. Trump's post office gambit may be a fig leaf for more nefarious election steal. (Original Post) Grasswire2 Aug 2020 OP
Or President Tater Nuts is Beyond Stupid Generic Brad Aug 2020 #1
They're going to find a way to throw ballots into the lake unblock Aug 2020 #2
The other something may have nothing to do with ballots. Grasswire2 Aug 2020 #3
no doubt. they're cheating on all fronts. unblock Aug 2020 #5
for sure llashram Aug 2020 #4
Everyone to the polls with fewer voting machines, scant workers and moved poll places. flying_wahini Aug 2020 #6
I've been scratching my head over this too. Pobeka Aug 2020 #7
too little attention has been paid to election systems that connect to the Internet. Grasswire2 Aug 2020 #8
Remember the gop guy in Virginia throwing away registration cards in the dumpster rockfordfile Aug 2020 #9

unblock

(52,309 posts)
2. They're going to find a way to throw ballots into the lake
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:26 PM
Aug 2020

Yes, they are definitely trying to win by cheating.

It's what they do.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
3. The other something may have nothing to do with ballots.
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:31 PM
Aug 2020

May be more than ONE something.

Remember the underlying Trump/Bannon strategy:

FLOOD THE ZONE WITH SHIT. MAKE CHAOS.

unblock

(52,309 posts)
5. no doubt. they're cheating on all fronts.
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:39 PM
Aug 2020

many forms of voter suppression
many forms of voter intimidation
many ways to confuse voters
many ways invalidate votes
many ways to litigate after the election

and of course there will be some b.s. comey letter equivalent october surprise at the last minute and *of course* the media will completely fall for it *again*.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
4. for sure
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:33 PM
Aug 2020

his criminal mind is always churning, his grifter family which has Ivanka and Jared indulging in her father's obvious nepotism which has translated into millions Ivanka. All the while using the influence of the White House for their businesses. The cons(advisors) in his west wing cabal see the iceberg, but we can be sure they are just as busy as their boss.

I also believe it's a ploy

flying_wahini

(6,641 posts)
6. Everyone to the polls with fewer voting machines, scant workers and moved poll places.
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:52 PM
Aug 2020

It’s gonna be a fun day!

I will be there.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
7. I've been scratching my head over this too.
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 08:53 PM
Aug 2020

Why would you pull this kind of a stunt a full 90 days before the election, giving the opponent so much time to come up with counter measures?

If this was the only ploy, I'm sure Putin would have told Trump to wait and do it two weeks prior to the election.

I suspect this shiney object is to divert our resources away from voter registration database hacking. That's my guess.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
8. too little attention has been paid to election systems that connect to the Internet.
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 09:18 PM
Aug 2020

..and we are in real trouble in some states.

The gold standard is hand-marked paper ballots, voter verifiable, with strong audit trail, strong ballot security, and.....

NO WIFI TRANSMISSION, NO OPTICAL SCANNING, NO MACHINES.

States are still buying hackable systems. It's a mess.

For the best information on election security, follow @jennycohn1 on twitter. You don't have to be a twitter member to read it.

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