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"The events didn't exist" (Original Post) EleanorR Aug 2020 OP
I don't think I've ever been so confused by an OP. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #1
Yes. The article describes events advertised by the Trump campaign for training volunteers. tblue37 Aug 2020 #3
Ah. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #4
The GOP has been saying they're training 50,000 people to monitor voters and that they've had Karadeniz Aug 2020 #5
Great, thank you. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #6
Trump campaign is touting GOTV events and this reporter is saying they don't exist... Drunken Irishman Aug 2020 #7
Thank you. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #8
Great news! Keep it up, GOP! Karadeniz Aug 2020 #2
sounds like Trump University stillcool Aug 2020 #9
Knocking on doors? Olafjoy Aug 2020 #10

tblue37

(65,458 posts)
3. Yes. The article describes events advertised by the Trump campaign for training volunteers.
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 07:22 PM
Aug 2020

But the events in many cases didn't exist, and the campaign staffers had no idea that they'd been advertised.

It's in the article.

Karadeniz

(22,557 posts)
5. The GOP has been saying they're training 50,000 people to monitor voters and that they've had
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 07:24 PM
Aug 2020

A million people knocking on doors. All those people need to be trained, but the reporter has tried to infiltrate the local meetings...no one there! Empty!

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
7. Trump campaign is touting GOTV events and this reporter is saying they don't exist...
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 07:27 PM
Aug 2020

She went to a few and there was nothing there - no event like the Trump campaign ha described.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
10. Knocking on doors?
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 09:29 PM
Aug 2020

People do not want you knock on their door!! They do not want you within 6 ft of their door. You knock on the door, I have to wipe the door.

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