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Fiendish Thingy

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11. Your math is way off, and that's not how things work
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 08:08 PM
Monday

There are hundreds of thousands of polling places in the US. There are nowhere near enough ICE agents to send to every polling place.

“ICE will just go to strategically chosen polling places in blue districts”

With 2024 Trump +20 districts swinging 15-30 points towards Dems in elections over the past year, there is no such thing as a predictable, strategic district for ICE’s limited resources to target.

Also, any attempt by ICE agents to access polling places or tabulation centers after the polls close would likely be met with deadly force, at least in some states.

There is no “after hours” in most areas, as poll workers collect and tally ballots continuously until a certified total is reached. In precincts with electronic tally machines, results are sent to the headquarters.

Just because you can imagine something, and type it on the internet, does not make that thing plausible, possible or probable.

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