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Xolodno

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12. Sadly yes.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 03:58 PM

Mar 22

Ever since Citizens United, dark money flowed like the Mississippi river. They knew exactly where to target the racists, homophobes, etc. They knew who were the one issue voters, and were essentially using propaganda ever since Biden was swore in. They were campaigning for four years.

Was this a clean campaign, absolutely not, but it doesn't mean it was illegal. Lot of stupid people out there. And here's the rub, we have figure out how to get them to vote D.

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Poll: Was the Presidential Election legitimate? [View all] edhopper Mar 22 OP

To whomever: seriously? Scrivener7 Mar 22 #1

That category "swung to Trump in illegitimate ways" is so all-encompassing as to be fairly meaningless. hlthe2b Mar 22 #2

That's not what I'm referring to. Scrivener7 Mar 22 #4

I guess it depends how one would define legitimate Polybius Mar 22 #3

Musk money and his crew IMO pulled off some dirty tricks. brush Mar 22 #5

I am naturally suspicious, but I have seen absolutely zero evidence of election tampering. Midnight Writer Mar 22 #6

Is this even a legitimate question? Kaleva Mar 22 #7

A lot of people just can't accept that a twice impeached convicted felon and adjudicated rapist totodeinhere Mar 22 #9

Yes, we had lawyers and poll watchers everywhere Kaleva Mar 22 #10

I predicted that she would win with around 280 EV's Polybius Mar 23 #13

I have predicted that Democrats would lose elections before and got flamed at DU for saying so. totodeinhere Mar 23 #15

I bookmark some Polybius Mar 23 #19

I would love to say that it was crooked but I don't see it... mikelewis Mar 22 #8

The options are too broad, but I will say, as I always have, the bullet ballots CT is utter bollocks Celerity Mar 22 #11

Sadly yes. Xolodno Mar 22 #12

Survey says: It's cool to be an election denier again Bonx Mar 23 #14

exactly... some people obviously don't use the "hypocrisy test" WarGamer Mar 23 #23

When I heard he won every battleground state, I said BS! Emile Mar 23 #16

My vote in this survey is based upon B.See Mar 23 #17

My gut says no. Wingus Dingus Mar 23 #18

This organization's findings feels it's a possibility BlueHelios Mar 23 #20

Nobody wants to believe that 77.3 million Americans voted for an insane Nazi. LudwigPastorius Mar 23 #21

Old enough to remember when GOP'ers were rightfully mocked after 2020 WarGamer Mar 23 #22