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radius777

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27. Saw this on CNN, there were several shadow candidates
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 06:05 AM
Nov 2020

funded by dark money PACS that spent over $500k. They printed flyers promoting the fake candidates as progressive independents to siphon off votes from 3 Dem state senate candidates, all of which lost narrowly.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/11/evidence-suggests-several-state-senate-candidates-were-plants-funded-by-dark-money/
MIAMI – Why would candidates for Florida Senate seats do no campaigning, no fundraising, have no issue platforms, nor make any effort to get votes?

Local 10 News has found evidence to suggest three such candidates in three Florida Senate district races, two of them in Miami Dade County, were shill candidates whose presence in the races were meant to syphon votes from Democratic candidates.

Comparisons of the no-party candidates' public campaign records show similarities and connections that suggest they are all linked by funding from the same dark money donors, and part of an elaborate scheme to upset voting patterns.
They just cannot win without cheating! Tribalceltic Nov 2020 #1
And they know it! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #7
Verrry similar to... AkFemDem Nov 2020 #2
Yikes I forgot AkFemDem Nov 2020 #4
They know they cannot win without cheating! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #5
It Doesn't Matter If Crimes Were Committed DanieRains Nov 2020 #3
For now... SheltieLover Nov 2020 #6
How is this even legal? triron Nov 2020 #8
Likely isn't! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #10
It's sneaky and it sucks, but how can it be wnylib Nov 2020 #16
Someone must think so to be investigating. SheltieLover Nov 2020 #17
It's called Election Fraud. AFAIK it is a felony. Shadow Candidates have a history, common scam. Tommymac Nov 2020 #21
Thanks. wnylib Nov 2020 #26
I cringe a little at stories like these hurl Nov 2020 #9
reminds me of the butterfly-ballot... stillcool Nov 2020 #11
Sadly, the butterfly ballot was designed by a Democrat. progressoid Nov 2020 #20
Yeah, that was insane moose65 Nov 2020 #29
I mean only sort of TimeToGo Nov 2020 #12
Some people probably only remembered his last name and were thrown off ecstatic Nov 2020 #19
That's why there are investigations -- to determine if it was election fraud. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #25
What can be done at this point? Poiuyt Nov 2020 #13
New election for that Florida Senate seat judesedit Nov 2020 #14
Yup! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #15
They are shrewd. Marie Marie Nov 2020 #18
Thanks for posting mountain grammy Nov 2020 #22
Yw SheltieLover Nov 2020 #23
Agree mountain grammy Nov 2020 #24
Saw this on CNN, there were several shadow candidates radius777 Nov 2020 #27
Two of them - More here malaise Nov 2020 #28
Any thoughts on the legal issues here? BadGimp Nov 2020 #30
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