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EndlessWire

(6,521 posts)
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:01 PM Jun 2022

Raffensperger stated that

Trump lost by, what, 20,000 Georgian votes because that many Georgians did not vote for a Presidential candidate, and just voted down ballot. Or, words to that effect.

This is worrisome. All Georgia Peaches have to vote. Hopefully, Georgian Democrats will vote for our candidates, in order for us to keep the House and Senate.

It's time to focus on winning the Midterms, something which the Repubs want so very much to win. If they win control, they will make our country a former Democracy.

There are a few Repub officials who have some honor left, I see that now. But, most are fascists. I don't know how to fight except: 1) GOTV; 2) donate; 3) encourage others to do the same. My vote is my weapon.

If pushed to extremes, I'll fight for real in a ditch. But, for now, I plan to add my vote against Repubs everywhere. Except, you know perhaps a couple...two is not a majority, though, and they should switch parties.

Thank you, Georgia Peaches, Lady Ruby and daughter, and all those against Trump et al.

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Response to EndlessWire (Original post)

Lovie777

(12,257 posts)
2. Voting down ballot helped the Democrats in the US Senate... ..
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:09 PM
Jun 2022

20,000 not voting for President seems to focus more so on shithole.

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)
3. This begs the question as to how much this happens in other states...
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:11 PM
Jun 2022

It has to be. Red and blue. The data must be available somewhere.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,009 posts)
8. It did in AZ
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:28 PM
Jun 2022

Fontes lost the county recorder race in Maricopa, while Trump lost the presidency. And none of the Maricopa house seats flipped either.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
4. I took that to mean 20,000 Georgia Republicans couldn't bring themselves to vote
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:12 PM
Jun 2022

for the Slobfather and left that part of the ballot blank. It sounds like they were still foolish enough to vote for the down ballot GOP.

TwilightZone

(25,468 posts)
6. Not sure it's that worrisome in this particular instance.
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:26 PM
Jun 2022

It would seem that 20k Republicans wouldn't vote for Trump, but voted down-ballot. I don't think it's likely to be Democrats who skipped the top line.

cachukis

(2,237 posts)
7. He made a point of saying that. It was a call out to repubs to get out the vote.
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 05:27 PM
Jun 2022

Schiff did not want him to extrapolate because he is a dyed in the wool repub. Note how he did not expound on the plain reality that his party's leader is nutso and evil.

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