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TRUMP:
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/767865634944380930
spanone
(135,880 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)He wants to have it both ways; he wants people to think he's doing "outreach" to minorities and then he's turning around and dog whistling white nationalists to intimidate minorities at voting locations. He's such a POS.
spanone
(135,880 posts)POS absolutely.... maybe not that evolved.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Can you tell me exactly what he means? Is this just about intimidation? What are they supposed to watch for?
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)People they "don't like". You know what I'm sayin? People we...cain't trust. Those people who shouldn't oughta be votin? You get my drift? Know what I'm sayin?
You know what I'm sayin.....watch. Like good ol' hunters do....
sarae
(3,284 posts)which really means "try to intimidate as many minorities into not voting as you can".
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)They think people won't go vote, for fear of intimidation. Might work.
But I think everyone is on to Don the Con. I doubt anyone is afraid of his poll "watchers".
sarae
(3,284 posts)unfortunately, a good number of them are probably armed.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)True Dough
(17,331 posts)with all the preposterous lies he tells, he is smart enough to be cryptic at times. It's obvious to anyone with common sense what hes talking about here, but, as in other instances, he leaves himself wiggle room so when he's challenged on it he can deny it.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)major debacle
(508 posts)He is promising more, much more, than he could ever possibly deliver, and declaring that if he loses, it's because the election was rigged. His speech today in Dayton is an example: promises of high paying jobs for everyone, but only if HE is elected... and then that line at the end, "Youve gotta get everybody to go out & watch... when I say watch, you know what Im talking about." Obviously he is talking about the inevitable cheating that will cause him to lose the election.
And let's face it, he is on track to lose the election, but not because of cheating, but because he is appealing to a minority of the electorate. But don't try to convince his followers of that. They honestly believe that the mythical Great Silent Majority will vote for Trump, and if he doesn't win, the Democrats cheated.
This will set up an unprecedented level of discontent on the right, with Trump as their leader and champion. He will become one of the most powerful voices in the country, without all the bothersome responsibilities of the highest office in the country.
My theory is that this is what Trump is aiming for, not the White House.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)Grammy23
(5,813 posts)One voter entering the booth, voting, then circling back around to get in line to vote again???
One voter grabbing 5 ballots and marking all 5 ??
Just what are these "watchers" supposed to be watching? Do tell, Donald. Do tell....
major debacle
(508 posts)... anyone darker than Stacey Dash is suspect.
ProfessorGAC
(65,191 posts)At least now in the summer, i'm way darker than Dash. Maybe i'll be "cured" by November.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)I like to watch. I do not think we are talking about the same thing here...
I normally think the dog whistle thing is B.S. but he is making sounds all the hillbillies can hear for miles around.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)appleannie1
(5,070 posts)They will have to sit at the table designated for watchers and will have to keep their mouths shut. If they start something, the authorities will be called to remove them. I live in Pennsylvania, one of the states he claims is rigged. Sorry Donald, we will not allow your bullshit to interfere with an election. And in Pennslyvania, it is against the law to wear anything on your person designating a certain candidate. So they will have to leave their T shirts and silly looking hats at home.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)As long as they don't engage in electioneering inside the precinct.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,044 posts)humbled_opinion
(4,423 posts)Hey those Democrats don't like voter ID laws well then just show up without your ID demand a ballot and vote, vote, vote, to your hearts content.....you know what I mean... right....
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If you know what I'm talking about.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)Bravo! Well done!
liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)Glad I can vote early
Grammy23
(5,813 posts)My mother had come to live with us due to advanced age and Alzheimer's. Someone had to be with her at all times so for convenience we asked for and received absentee ballots well in advance of Election Day. Since then, they just send us our ballots. So if someone wants to "watch me vote" they can bug off. My husband and I each have one vote and we intend to cast it for the candidate of our choice. One person, one vote. And no we won't be going to our precinct that is about 6 blocks away and vote again. I think (but don't know for sure) that they PROBABLY have a list of voters who received absentee ballots so I couldn't vote that way if I wanted to. So much for the rampant cheating tRump thinks is going on.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,367 posts)... and break all their windows.
Would that be a powerful message, or what?
Maybe Nov 9 & 10?