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"The events didn't exist" (Original Post)
EleanorR
Aug 2020
OP
Yes. The article describes events advertised by the Trump campaign for training volunteers.
tblue37
Aug 2020
#3
The GOP has been saying they're training 50,000 people to monitor voters and that they've had
Karadeniz
Aug 2020
#5
Trump campaign is touting GOTV events and this reporter is saying they don't exist...
Drunken Irishman
Aug 2020
#7
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)1. I don't think I've ever been so confused by an OP.
Any idea what they're Tweeting about?
tblue37
(65,458 posts)3. Yes. The article describes events advertised by the Trump campaign for training volunteers.
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.
Thank you.
Karadeniz
(22,557 posts)5. The GOP has been saying they're training 50,000 people to monitor voters and that they've had
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!
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)6. Great, thank you.
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Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)7. Trump campaign is touting GOTV events and this reporter is saying they don't exist...
She went to a few and there was nothing there - no event like the Trump campaign ha described.
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)8. Thank you.
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Karadeniz
(22,557 posts)2. Great news! Keep it up, GOP!
stillcool
(32,626 posts)9. sounds like Trump University
Olafjoy
(937 posts)10. Knocking on doors?
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.