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NRaleighLiberal

(60,013 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 03:31 PM Jan 2017

He truly is uber-vile. TPM - "Trump's Basis For Voter Fraud Paranoia? 'Look At What Is Registering'"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-voter-fraud-registering

By TIERNEY SNEED Published JANUARY 26, 2017, 2:24 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA -- President Donald Trump, in remarks to a GOP retreat in Philadelphia Thursday, hinted at his administration's plans for a major investigation into voter fraud.

"We also need to keep the ballot box safe from illegal voting," Trump said. "Believe me, you take look at what is registering, folks -- they like to say,
Oh, Trump Trump Trump... take a look at what is registering.'"

It is unclear exactly what Trump meant by "what is registering," but his White House Press Secretary said Wednesday that the investigation will focus on "urban areas."

"I think in terms of registration ... you've got folks on rolls that have been deceased or have moved or are registered in two counties," he said. "This isn't just about the 2016 election — this is about the integrity of our voting system."

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He truly is uber-vile. TPM - "Trump's Basis For Voter Fraud Paranoia? 'Look At What Is Registering'" (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 OP
Keep digging that hole, Donald. Initech Jan 2017 #1
i can truly imagine him referring to people of color in this manner spanone Jan 2017 #2
Trump will mercuryblues Jan 2017 #3
Yep voter fraud is becoming a theme loyalsister Jan 2017 #4
Wait til he finds out CA's Sec. of State Retrograde Jan 2017 #5

mercuryblues

(14,530 posts)
3. Trump will
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 04:06 PM
Jan 2017

never let facts get in the way of a good lie. He is the person living in the WH, why is he a sore winner?

"What is registering" says it all.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
4. Yep voter fraud is becoming a theme
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 04:56 PM
Jan 2017

Hillary winning the popular vote was a gift. It is uncomfortable when the popular and electoral votes are incongruent. So, a time when a lot of people have doubts about our system, trump claims that incongruency is a result of voter fraud.

"I think in terms of registration ... you've got folks on rolls that have been deceased or have moved or are registered in two counties,"
It's no accident that people in his administration proved it.

"What" is registering? People trump (and supporters) believe to be predisposed to criminality, like voter fraud, for example.

This is not delusion or paranoia. This is strategy.

Retrograde

(10,132 posts)
5. Wait til he finds out CA's Sec. of State
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 05:47 PM
Jan 2017

the person responsible for voting procedures - is of Mexican descent!

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