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DonViejo

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 10:56 AM Feb 2021

Analysis Rick Scott's zombie claim about voter fraud in 2018


February 2, 2021

Scott received his Senate race in 2018, however the election took days to resolve due to delays in counting mail ballots from some Democratic areas in Florida.

Vote totals coming in after election evening saved chipping away at Scott’s lead towards incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D). Scott prevailed, but it surely was a squeaker. His margin of victory was roughly 10,000 votes of 8.3 million solid, or barely greater than 0.1 proportion level, triggering a recount.

While the end result of the race was nonetheless unsure and Nelson was surging in the vote depend, Scott gave a televised assertion in November 2018 blasting Democratic election officers and alleging “there may be rampant fraud happening in Palm Beach and Broward counties.”

Scott, who was then Florida’s governor, directed state authorities to research election officers in each counties. His marketing campaign sued. He mentioned, “I will not sit idly by while unethical liberals try to steal this election.” Officials have been “still finding and counting ballots” two days after the polls closed, Scott mentioned.

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Analysis Rick Scott's zombie claim about voter fraud in 2018 (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2021 OP
You get what you pay for, I guess. rgbecker Feb 2021 #1
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