So... If it looks like voters might turn out en masse for liberal candidates then there's a freak-out about voter fraud and a demand to lock voting down. But when something happens that might impact conservative voters from casting their ballots then the rules need to be eased. Sounds about right.
The area hit hardest by Helene is deeply Republican. Trump won about 62% of the vote in 2020 in the 25 counties declared to be a disaster area after Helene, while Democratic President Joe Biden won about 51% in the remainder of the state, according to a Reuters analysis.
I'm not superstitious, but...
At a recent private fundraiser in South Carolina, Lara Trump, the RNC's co-chair, encouraged donors to donate to the recovery efforts, according to one person in attendance. The better the infrastructure in the area, she said, the easier it will be for residents to get to the polls.
Funny. Republicans were doing everything humanly possible to screw over infrastructure, and now they want their "donors" to give a damn about it?
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ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 1y
So... If it looks like voters might turn out en masse for liberal candidates then there's a freak-out about voter fraud and a demand to lock voting down. But when something happens that might impact conservative voters from casting their ballots then the rules need to be eased. Sounds about right.
style99@lemm.ee · 39 pts · 1y
I'm not superstitious, but...
Funny. Republicans were doing everything humanly possible to screw over infrastructure, and now they want their "donors" to give a damn about it?
hydroptic@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 1y
Gerudo@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
But that infrastructure might help a democrat!
Soup@lemmy.cafe · 14 pts · 1y
You mean the rapist Donald Trump? That guy?
Ruorc@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I think they meant the convicted felon and pedophile Donald Trump. Surely it couldn't be the same guy.
MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 1y
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