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TexasTowelie

(112,219 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 01:37 AM Oct 2018

Texas GOP's final pitch: Voter fraud could steal elections

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS -- Top Texas Republicans are now telling supporters that widespread fraudulent voting — an issue their base cares deeply about but officials have long been unable to prove — could tip this November’s election contests to Democrats.

The warning comes as Republicans worry their party faces a massive enthusiasm gap compared to Democrats in the final weeks before the election.

Local Texas Republican officials told supporters this week the party lacks volunteers who typically help with the voting process — needed to oversee polling places already swamped with lines in the first days of early voting.

“We are short of election judges, we are short of election clerks, we are short of poll watchers,” Fort Worth GOP Chair Darl Easton told a gathering of the NE Tarrant Tea Party recently. “We have 38 voting location precincts without a Republican judge or a clerk… so our next line of stop is to get a poll watcher to watch those poll locations.”

Read more: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/midterms/article220436415.html

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Texas GOP's final pitch: Voter fraud could steal elections (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP
"...a massive enthusiasm gap..." sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #1
You had a bad day too? TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #2
Having a string of them. Actually months and weeks of them since January. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #3
Its amusing they claim voter fraud but never have proof of it duforsure Oct 2018 #4
Republicans are perpetual victims. TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #5
A bunch of stuff on Abbott's campaign FB page... LeftInTX Oct 2018 #6

sprinkleeninow

(20,249 posts)
1. "...a massive enthusiasm gap..."
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 01:48 AM
Oct 2018

Too bad, so sad. 😞

HAHAHA!🤣

Wait, here's the smallest violin playing 🎻.

Good. Serves y'all dirtbags right.

I had a baaad day.

Hiya, TexasT.
😉



sprinkleeninow

(20,249 posts)
3. Having a string of them. Actually months and weeks of them since January.
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 01:56 AM
Oct 2018

My mouth has gotten more vile and loud.

Been giving various peoples whatall.

This evening husband said I need meds. 🤔😄

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
4. Its amusing they claim voter fraud but never have proof of it
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 06:25 AM
Oct 2018

But if the Dems retake both the House and the Senate we'll see who gets charged with voter fraud . That is a felony and all republicans taking part in doing this to voters can be charged and prosecuted for it. I think that process is already underway and it will result in people being caught, charged , and sent to prison for it, and these members of Congress in the GOP should be scared to death if they are exposed, and could face time in jail . Justice for those defrauding voters will prevail . Its not illegal voters that's a problem, its crooked politicians abusing their power to prevent millions from voting by using their positions . This will catch up to them , then listen to them whine about being unfairly prosecuted for criminal acts against voters. They'll claim they are victims again .

TexasTowelie

(112,219 posts)
5. Republicans are perpetual victims.
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 06:29 AM
Oct 2018

Spin the wheel each month to determine which group they will blame for their victimhood.

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