Republicans are spending millions on turnout operations that are deeply flawed

[brooklynite]

NBC News

A few weeks before last fall’s midterm elections, a paid canvasser in Nevada did what thousands of door-knockers across the country were doing: They went on an app and marked off the homes they had visited that day.

There was just one problem. This canvasser never went anywhere near those homes in a neighborhood in south Las Vegas. They were 8 miles away, sitting inside Caesars Palace casino, according to geotracking data obtained by NBC News.

The canvasser was working for an outside group backing GOP Senate candidate Adam Laxalt, who was seeking to topple one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents of the 2022 cycle. The canvasser was fired soon after the incident, according to two Republicans who worked on the canvassing effort.

If this were an isolated episode, it’d be a minor nuisance. But it wasn’t.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. If enough of us join, we could bring the entire operation to a crawl

Nothing underperforms like those who do nothing at critical times.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Corruption

The GOP is filled with ammoral and corrupt indivviduals. Going door to door for voter turnout drives takes dedication and a belief in your party. In 2020, the Democratic voter turnout effort was unreal, multiple people showed up at my door in the days before the election. And these weren't people in it for the money, they were dedicated Democrats that got involved because they knew they had to do something to stop Trump. That dedication will always outperform corruption.

[ZonkerHarris]

3. Wait, they're gonna pay us to fuck their information up? Sign me up! Who's with me?

[inthewind21]

5. ME!!!!

I'll even change my voter registration! Getting paid by republicans to gamble in Vegas, no brainer there!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. GOTV operations are hard to manage

The fact that the GOP is being scammed in their operations make me smile

[Midnight Writer]

6. Nice to see the conmen picking each other's pockets.