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MineralMan

(146,286 posts)
1. Doubtful. They're just foolish people who
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:13 AM
Jul 2020

continue to believe that Trump will be re-elected. They've committed to that idea so strongly that there is no viable way to walk their support for Donnie back at this point.

With any luck, they will go down with Trump. I hope they all do.

lark

(23,092 posts)
2. They are right wing ideologues who refuse to admit their prime loyalty to oligarchs.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:26 AM
Jul 2020

They only care for the rich and that's who they are helping and they don't give a fuck that it is killing us. They follow drumpf because he puts oligarchs first and that is all that matters to them. They stole their offices and don't think they need "we the people" to be supportive of them - they just need their tried and true voter suppression measures so they can continue on their money stealing ways.

sop

(10,158 posts)
4. "Russians hacked 2 Florida voting systems; FBI and DeSantis refuse to release details" - Politico
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:38 AM
Jul 2020

"Russian hackers successfully tapped into the voter registration files of two Florida counties in 2016...DeSantis, speaking at a press conference, refused to identify the counties, saying the FBI made him sign a non-disclosure agreement...The Russian effort to target Florida has been known for some time, but details have been sparse. In March, the state was singled out in special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections, which concluded that at least one county in Florida had been breached..."

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2019/05/14/russians-hacked-2-florida-voting-systems-fbi-and-desantis-refuse-to-release-details-1015772



tinrobot

(10,895 posts)
8. Exactly. Putin is calling the shots here.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jul 2020

Maybe not directly to DeSantis, but through his proxies in DC.

lostnfound

(16,173 posts)
6. My personal hypothesis is we are soon to witness a gigantic economy heist
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:42 AM
Jul 2020

And guys like kemp and desantis want to be on the inside not the outside.

sop

(10,158 posts)
7. The heist is happening right now. Trump and Mnuchin control a $500B government slush fund,
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:58 AM
Jul 2020

with zero oversight or accountability.

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