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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:37 AM Jul 2022

Former Senator John Danforth (R-MO) is part of a group of respected former politicians.

He was on one of the morning shows the other morning and he was discussing the work that his group were doing in researching whether or not there was any fraud in the last election.

He said they discovered that there was not enough fraud to change the vote in even one precinct in the entire country. Not even one precinct!

I thought that was noteworthy that a former Republican like Danforth would make such a statement. And to think that there were so many that believed there was so much fraud that it stole an election from them and Donald Trump. The Big Lie was so monumental when the truth showed there was not enough fraud to change the votes in even one precinct of America.

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Former Senator John Danforth (R-MO) is part of a group of respected former politicians. (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2022 OP
And Danforth regrets helping josh hawley now. I wish that Danforth would have caught his SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #1
And this guy was Clarence Thomas' patron, key in getting him nominated and appointed to SCOTUS MerryHolidays Jul 2022 #2
Also don't forget he was Clarence's confirmation cornerman Montauk6 Jul 2022 #3
There's an old adage that the bigger the lie LastDemocratInSC Jul 2022 #4
True... Cracklin Charlie Jul 2022 #5
May go the opposite jonstl08 Jul 2022 #6
I hope you're right. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2022 #7
No THanks Me. Jul 2022 #8

SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)
1. And Danforth regrets helping josh hawley now. I wish that Danforth would have caught his
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:39 AM
Jul 2022

mistake much earlier, perhaps we today, wouldn't have to deal w/ josh hawley in MO and elsewhere.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)
2. And this guy was Clarence Thomas' patron, key in getting him nominated and appointed to SCOTUS
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:41 AM
Jul 2022

Disgusting, but I guess there is redemption for everyone.

Montauk6

(8,079 posts)
3. Also don't forget he was Clarence's confirmation cornerman
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:42 AM
Jul 2022

As well as the opening soundbyte in Frank Zappa's classic "Porn Wars."

LastDemocratInSC

(3,650 posts)
4. There's an old adage that the bigger the lie
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:43 AM
Jul 2022

the more people will believe it because "There's no way he'd be saying THAT if it wasn't true."

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
5. True...
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:48 AM
Jul 2022

But, he is also currently heavily supporting an independent candidate for Roy Blunt’s senate seat. And, I mean heavy. Ad after ad for independent candidate Woods.

While I think Woods is a decent guy, I fear Danforth is, once again, going to have the effect of splitting the vote between the independent and the Democratic candidate, bringing about another Missouri Republican Senator. This is not helpful.

Pray that Greitens doesn’t win his primary, folks.

Maybe it’s time for Danforth to just stay out of it. He has done enough damage to Missouri.

jonstl08

(412 posts)
6. May go the opposite
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 09:52 AM
Jul 2022

Democrats have decent candidates for Senate so Woods being in probably will split the GOP vote more since there are quite a few GOP'rs in this state that are not fond of Greitens.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
7. I hope you're right.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 10:00 AM
Jul 2022

Just an observation:

I drove through SW Missouri last weekend. I saw one Greitens sign. Just the one.

I was pleasantly surprised.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
8. No THanks
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 10:14 AM
Jul 2022

He has helped ruin that party with his bad judgment and the fact that he would believe tfg enough to investigate supposed fraud is proof of that

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