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itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
Fri May 12, 2017, 12:04 PM May 2017

I am worried about "Dark Money" in attacks on Jerry Brown and California

I think the GOP dark money is trying to catch the Democrats sleeping in California. Looks like the same tactics they used in the midwest to swing the election to Trump. There is a GOP bot army on Facebook and Twitter, (usually people from out of state) commenting negatively on every Jerry Brown or California story. If "liberals" , "Democrats" voters think the Democrats are "safe" in California, they may not come out and vote.

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I am worried about "Dark Money" in attacks on Jerry Brown and California (Original Post) itsrobert May 2017 OP
Turnout winetourdriver01 May 2017 #1
I vote by mail. itsrobert May 2017 #2
There's safe than there's safe Brother Buzz May 2017 #3
 

winetourdriver01

(1,154 posts)
1. Turnout
Fri May 12, 2017, 12:09 PM
May 2017

California is a huge "vote by mail" state. We make it super easy for people to exercise their franchise.

Brother Buzz

(36,423 posts)
3. There's safe than there's safe
Fri May 12, 2017, 12:18 PM
May 2017

By and large, California is safe, and the GOP is going to have to dump a ton of money just to maintain their districts, of which a few are ripe to flip. They will try to suppress the vote in those districts, but the motivation and the momentum is working against them; at some point, they will have to turn against Trump to succeed, and as Martha Stewart says, 'It's a good thing'.

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