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https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/12/did-ballot-harvesting-not-a-rejection-of-trump-cost-republicans-orange-county/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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‘Ballot Harvesting’ allows political operatives to drop off other people’s ballots.A new state law allows third parties to pick up ballots and drop them off at polling locations on behalf of that person, a practice known as “ballot harvesting.”

I was a bit shocked at this, but perhaps I shouldn't be.  They have rigged the election rules to encourage and support voter fraud.  And I don't want to hear Republicans say they are upset.  Actions are all that I want to see.  
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2018, 10:12:56 AM »
The Democrats would SCREAM BLOODY MURDER if the Republicans put a stop to this...


And actual civilized countries would recoil in horror at the thought of such a blatantly corrupt voting practice.

Seriously, ask an Australian what he'd think of this practice. Or a Brit. Or a Singaporean. Or a Japanese. Or a Swiss.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2018, 10:21:45 AM »
In the state level news here (e.g. the LA Times), CA Republicans are stating they knew all about this and were doing the same thing, but the dems were better at it than them.

I don't buy it. The main reason being what I always say regarding similar stuff: Every damn time votes are "found" after an election, anywhere in the country, they are 99% Democrat votes. What Paul Ryan said is what actually makes sense: If walk-in and absentee ballots from before and on election day are trending one way, statistically, random "found" ballots that show up later would somewhat follow that trend plus or minus some percentage, not turn an election upside down.

All I can say is that it appears I'm getting out of here just in the nick of time. With this latest change to elected demographics, the state will basically become a dem dictatorship. It is at this time basically impossible for Rs to do anything against an esentially super-super majority.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2018, 08:21:00 AM »
Is water wet?
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2018, 09:00:18 AM »
Is water wet?
If you are a Democrat, that depends. 
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2018, 11:41:11 AM »
Is water wet?


Oh, are we just assuming water's phase of matter now? Have you asked water how ze identifies?
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2018, 12:12:52 PM »
Related: While Democrats call Rs crybabies regarding CA, Hillary sounds the "Republicans are taking over" alarm about another state. Comically, Wisconsin.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/12/06/there-it-is-hillary-clinton-sounds-alarm-about-whats-happening-in-this-state-your-2016-joke-here/
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2018, 08:20:09 AM »
North Carolina has provided us with an excellent example of why this should be illegal (and is there).

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/voter-fraud-allgations-north-carolina-congressional-election/
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2018, 08:06:59 PM »
Kind of sad when Cuba's elections are more honest than ours.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2018, 08:29:38 PM »
Honest elections are a pipe dream.

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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2018, 12:58:59 AM »
Kind of sad when Cuba's elections are more honest than ours.
Maybe we can hire Jimmy Carter to monitor the next election.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2018, 07:18:35 PM »
Kind of sad when Cuba's elections are more honest than ours.

Dayam, that's funny.

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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2019, 04:24:23 PM »
The ballot harvesting in NC turned out to be pretty bad I guess.
The North Carolina Board of Elections on Thursday ordered a new election in the state's 9th Congressional District, capping months of fraud allegations and triggering the first re-do balloting for a House race since the mid-1970s.

The state board voted 5-0 for a new election after evidence mounted that Republican nominee Mark Harris' apparent 905-vote election night win over Democratic rival Dan McCready was due to ballot tampering. Harris himself earlier Thursday called for a new election.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2019, 05:27:30 PM »
Kind of sad when Cuba's elections are more honest than ours.

Coincidentally, Democrats want to use their model to fix our elections.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2019, 07:51:09 PM »
Coincidentally, Democrats want to use their model to fix our elections.

Define "fix."
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2019, 08:52:18 AM »

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MechAg94 on February 21, 2019, 03:27:30 PM

Coincidentally, Democrats want to use their model to fix our elections.


Define "fix."


 I'm tempted to overuse the :rofl: emoticon.  Sore tempted.

Did you guys collaborate on that before posting?

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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2019, 09:51:26 AM »
Define "fix."

Any sense of "fix" you want.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2019, 04:12:14 PM »
Any sense of "fix" you want.

Sometimes "fix" can mean "neuter." Which would also apply in this case.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2019, 04:13:33 PM »
Honest elections are a pipe dream.




No, they're just racist.
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Re: Did “ballot harvesting” cost Republicans Orange County?
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2019, 04:38:17 PM »
And yet, I hear from the left that all Am. elections are fair, there never has been evidence of shenanigans.

What they call "Gaslighting".
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