No, you can’t text your vote. But these fake ads tell Clinton supporters to do just that.

[demmiblue]

Source: Washington Post

First things first: There is no such thing as voting by text message. Period. If you want to cast a ballot, you can vote at your polling station or vote absentee. That’s it.

But a series of ads circulated on Twitter recently would have you believe otherwise.

Lifting imagery directly from Hillary Clinton’s campaign materials, the ads encourage supporters of the Democratic nominee to “vote early” and “vote from home” by texting their candidate’s name to a random five-digit number.

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At least four such ads began making rounds on social media this week, each containing the Clinton campaign’s “H” logo and a line saying they were “paid for by Hillary for President.” Some featured images of Clinton that appear to be pulled from actual campaign marketing materials, while others showed a black woman and a Hispanic woman, in what may be an attempt to dupe to minority voters. One was written entirely in Spanish.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/03/no-you-cant-text-your-vote-but-these-ads-tell-clinton-supporters-to-do-just-that/

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Deplorable

But sadly, not surprised.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Very clever.

So devious, it might have come from the mind of Karl Rove.

[LisaL]

3. Does Rove even like Trump?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. I think many Trump supporters don't like him.

They just hold their noses and support the Republican.

And, many of them hate Clinton more than Trump.

There's a lot of "lesser of evils" in both camps.

Five more days ...

[Tom Rivers]

9. i know what you're saying, but i'm tired of the "lesser of two evils" crap narrative

one of the two is supported by the kkk. one of the two is supported by isis. one of the two is willing to be putin's puppet. one of the two is supported by home grown nazis that post gas chamber frog memes.

one of the two is donald fucking trump. he IS the only true evil. period.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Fountainhead = Ayn Rand = Libertarian

[demmiblue]

6. Of course, but these ads are aimed at the youth vote who may not know that.

Shoot if you asked a random group of people at any age who the picture depicts, most would not know.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. That's why I mentioned it although the college-educated ones

among the millennials - including current students, may be aware.

[Tom Rivers]

7. typical republican desperation

they are very scared that their fascist fantasies won't be coming true if sane people have anything to say about it, this is a very sad time for them. the doofus red trucker hats in the twitter profile pics don't give them away or anything.

fortunately hillary voters are the smart people and actually realize where and when you have to vote, unlike the deplorables and their hideous orange overlord.

[dalton99]

8. Another Bannon innovation

[Coyotl]

10. Report them to Twitter **** forecast Hillary Clinton 323-215 EV

forecast Hillary Clinton 323 Trump 215 Electoral Votes

http://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2016/office/president



Hopefully, turnout will turn OH blue too. Latinos may make the difference in Texas. They are already turning Fl, AZ and NV blue.

[Sunlei]

11. twitter is full of 'online scams', they have a policy to close scam accounts?

[Joe941]

12. It's a money making scheme...

don't text anything to the number - it will cost you money on your phone bill!