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CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 09:54 AM Sep 2020

Conservative explains Trump working to rig the election: 'This isn't a cover-up -- it's what's ahead

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/conservative-explains-how-trump-is-working-to-rig-the-election-this-isnt-a-cover-up-its-whats-ahead/

Amanda Carpenter is not a liberal. She not even a moderate. She’s worked for two of the most right wing Republican Senators and at several far right wing publications. Now a CNN conservative contributor, Carpenter is also anti-Trump. And she’s warning about how she thinks President Donald Trump is already rigging the election.

Wednesday evening she posted a Twitter thread in response to Attorney General Bill Barr’s disastrous and disturbing CNN interview. One part of his comments, she says, that “set off alarm bells” for her was Barr’s odd insistence that a foreign government could send thousands of fake ballots to rig the election – and that he refused to offer and evidence, other than what he says is “logic.”

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Carpenter, who by the way was a senior staffer for Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Jim DeMint, goes on to explain her reasoning.

Basically, she’s saying Trump is going full-force against mail-in ballots, while the Trump administration lays the groundwork to blame China for rigging the election against him. Carpenter explains how:

“Let me tell you why. Trump has said the election will be rigged. He has cast aspersions over mail-in ballots. And now the AG is suggesting foreign interference w mail in ballots. While the Admin refuses to provide oral briefings about election interference to Congress.”

Yes, the Trump administration has notified Congress it will no longer provide them with in-person intelligence briefings. Only written information.

“That means whatever written story about election interference that goes to Congress is the story,” she continues. “No pushback. And print material leaks. They will set the narrative. Barr and others are saying don’t worry about Russia. It’s China that’s the problem.”

China allegedly is in favor of a Biden presidency over as Trump presidency.

You don’t need a crystal ball to see it. Blame China for rigging mail-in ballots,” she warns.
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Conservative explains Trump working to rig the election: 'This isn't a cover-up -- it's what's ahead (Original Post) CousinIT Sep 2020 OP
Vote anyway. Vogon_Glory Sep 2020 #1
this was trump asking russia via barr to rig mail ballots AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #2
THIS - I was just going to post a similar thing ScratchCat Sep 2020 #3
+1 CousinIT Sep 2020 #5
K&R for visibility. crickets Sep 2020 #4

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
2. this was trump asking russia via barr to rig mail ballots
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:08 AM
Sep 2020

that’s exactly how he communicates with russia. Fake ballots flooding heavily dem zip codes?

ScratchCat

(1,957 posts)
3. THIS - I was just going to post a similar thing
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:15 AM
Sep 2020

It is clearly obvious what their plan is:

- Emphasize that China "hates Trump" because of the trade war and then add in the Biden-China connection conspiracy

- Insist China "rigged" the election at the polls, and have the DNS and AG agree with no evidence other than a "fake Chinese ballot".

- In reality, they probably have voting machines rigged already in some swing States via Russian hackers

This is is all foiled if a substantial number of voters vote through the mail. The insistence that people go to the polls - and the fact that they only seem concerned about mail voting in some States - would tend to support this theory. Nobody acts this "scared" about mail in voting unless they already had a plan that would be harmed by main in voting.

CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
5. +1
Thu Sep 3, 2020, 10:51 AM
Sep 2020

"Nobody acts this "scared" about mail in voting unless they already had a plan that would be harmed by mail in voting."

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