Wow these ghost/phantom candidates a real thing - CNN in Florida

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Three times there were phantom candidates on the ballot. Fake names, names similar to the Dem running, even alphabetically first. People were confused and voted for the fake one instead of the real Dem. And real Dem lost.

No one knows who these fake people are. Not even registered to vote. Have not appeared anywhere.

On edit - CNN investigating:
"Florida dark money mystery"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/11/23/politics/florida-dark-money-mystery-invs/index.html

On edit- link from Malaise
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/23/following-the-money-behind-two-apparent-shill-candidates-in-state-senate-races/

[yardwork]

1. How is this allowed?

I thought candidates had to obtain signatures, etc., to get on ballots.

[triron]

20. Seems blatantly illegal to me.

[pandr32]

27. +1

[global1]

2. Where's The Investigation?.....

Don't you think Rudy should be on top of this?

[Roland99]

4. Florida Dems should be all over it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214583029

But I haven’t heard anything since that article

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Yes, sounds like CNN investigating. All got half million total

From a company called Proclivity. They think they are repukes who agreed to run as fake Dems.

I'll look for link.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Added CNN link

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. I voted in person

here in Florida because they never sent my mail-in ballot. EVERY category listed the REPUB first. My husband and I noticed how obvious it was but went ahead and voted straight DEM, of course. So, yes, how DO they get away with this?

[Teach29]

6. The ruling parties (Governors party) is always listed first.

When we have the governorship, our candidates will all be listed first.

[unblock]

5. republicans point to the mythical "voter fraud" to distract from their real frauds

[malaise]

8. Lots more here

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/23/following-the-money-behind-two-apparent-shill-candidates-in-state-senate-races/

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Thanks. We are just touching the surface in the depths of their deviousness

In know in TX, perhaps it's the same elsewhere, there were a slew of races with no party affiliation. So you really had to do research beforehand. Then they took away our ability to vote straight party. So you had to be really careful.

[malaise]

15. I started a thread about this last week

Local 10 has been investigating - it's big news in Miami Dade - this is criminal

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. Sorry I missed it. Maybe revive it and I'll delete

[malaise]

18. No way - topic needs exposure

There was another one overnight
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14610187

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. Anderson Cooper report

Link to tweet

?s=20

[PatSeg]

33. Thanks for posting

And republicans are out there looking for nonexistent voter fraud, while pulling this kind of crap.

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

10. If Republicans can cheat, they will cheat.

That's set in stone, and as predictable as the sunrise.

Democrats need to start a think tank in order to determine possible ways that the GOP will steal elections, and then take steps to prevent them from doing so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

41. Think tank ! Absolutely. And how to combat FB smears to

Low infos.

Why I always think we need an outofthebox thinker head of DNC. A Howard type again!

[Renew Deal]

11. Why does it take till after the investigation to figure this out?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Ya! But don't think Florida investigating. Shows how important it is

to have a Dem governor and secy of state

[sleroy49]

13. Like Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman

[malaise]

19. Not really - he just cashed in on the name

This one is criminal

[Karma13612]

23. Lets hope this has legs and we might

Get some relief?

This cannot be allowed to stand.

[Karma13612]

22. Do you hear that?

Yea, that’s right.

Silence from the GOP.

Funny how they want to throw out ballots in Detroit and hold up MI certification until they can get to the bottom of all the ‘shady’ stuff.

Not a single *&%$$ing word about this in Florida.

Why?

Because they won.

[malaise]

24. So glad this has gone national

CNN is covering it - coming up after the break

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Trifecta s

Florida has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of November 24, 2020, there are 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Florida had a Republican trifecta.

[Hortensis]

26. No coincidence, of course, GOP trifecta - election theft. nt

[IronLionZion]

30. And they would no doubt resist any legislative reforms

since they are the ones benefitting from this fraud.

Florida has very lax laws on this sort of thing. The Biden camp gave up on that state early on and didn't put many resources into it.

[Karma13612]

43. Excellent!!!! Nt

[pandr32]

28. OMG yes.

This point should be made loudly across the media.

[JDC]

29. I read that last night. Crazy that this is allowed. Not surprising though

We must remove money from politics.

[LittleGirl]

31. Shocking!

This is criminal!

[PatSeg]

32. Seriously?

Of course, it IS Florida and I suppose it would fit, but damn, that's really in-your-face corruption. Nothing subtle about these people.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. I remember thinking - did repukes just look the other way

And let Obama win Florida?

[PatSeg]

38. Maybe taking a break from Banana Republic style politics

for one election? What is it about Florida? Everything there is so weird, like an alternate universe.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. Yes! And until we can gain governorship I would never spend

Another dime there. Lol

[PatSeg]

42. Yeah, it is really like a different country

I lived there for a little over a year many, many years ago, but I don't remember it being nearly so crazy. I was very young, so maybe I just was oblivious.

[bluescribbler]

34. How the hell did they get on the ballots?

Seems to me that there should have been a legitimate address tied to voter registration on nominating papers.

[triron]

39. Somehow this can't be allowed seems to me.

[MerryBlooms]

35. R&K Thank you. republicans are fine with this dirty trick until it's pulled on them,

then they'll be screaming their heads off. Noticed two cities mentioned in this story- Atlanta, GA and Doral, FL... Loeffler and Trump nests, probably just a coincidence.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

37. Ya. And Dominion machines can flip votes? Tell on 2016 "win"?