Celebrities spent millions so Florida felons could vote. Will it make a difference?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

TALLAHASSEE — The multimillion-dollar effort by Michael Bloomberg, LeBron James and other celebrities to pay off lingering court fines and fees for Florida felons could make almost 13,000 of them eligible to vote in Tuesday’s election, an analysis by the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald and ProPublica found.

Although the modest increase in eligible felons falls far short of expectations, it could be large enough to make a difference in a key state where polls indicate that the presidential contest is once again a toss-up.

Among four of the state’s largest counties — Hillsborough, Pinellas, Palm Beach and Polk — about 32 percent, or 1,518, of the 4,700 felons who had their fines and fees paid by the nonprofit Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are registered to vote in the upcoming election, according to the Times/Herald/ProPublica review.

Across the state, where the coalition used contributions from celebrities and other donors to pay about $27 million in fines and fees for about 40,000 felons, that pattern could translate to about 12,800 eligible voters if the proportion is consistent and they don’t owe other court debts.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2020/11/02/celebrities-spent-millions-so-florida-felons-could-vote-will-it-make-a-difference/

Guess that's why the orange tub of lard was so upset over LeBron the other day.

[Claustrum]

1. I said it before, they are just as diverse as other people.

Some will vote republican, some will vote democratic. It wasn't as heavily lean democratic as people thought.

[jayfish]

2. Was it a Payoff?

Without regards to the outcome; it was the right thing to do.

[helpisontheway]

3. Probably helped Trump or maybe they did not vote. 🙄 Nt