no she wants Republicans to vote for her. She wants to play the role of Ross Perot in the 92 and 96 elections. She hopes she can siphon enough votes from President Trump to throw the election to the Democrat.
Edit. It is ironic that Perot torpedoed the scion of the bush family GHWB
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Voting considerations
This is an election year. But the issues this year are not about Democrats and Republicans. The big issue is whether this nation has degenerated to a point of no return — a point where we risk destroying ourselves, before our enemies can destroy us.
You either believe in laws or you believe in mob rule. It doesn’t matter whether you agree with the law or agree with the mob on some particular issue. If threats of violence against judges — and publishing where a judge’s children go to school — is the way to settle issues, then there is not much point in having elections or laws.
There is also not much point in expecting to have freedom. Threats and violence were the way the Nazis came to power in Germany. Freedom is not free. If you can’t be bothered to vote against storm-trooper tactics — regardless of who engages in them, or over what issue — then you can forfeit your freedom.
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From the Republican point of view.
https://hughhewitt.com/the-key-races-for-the-control-of-congress/
Here are some of the key races the GOP. If and when you donate, please give directly to campaigns or through WinRed.com so you don’t get scammed by false-front PACs. The worst thing is for your good intentions to get hijacked by campaign fund-raising pirates who are in it for the profit or worse, by Democrats and groups even farther to left who use your money for exactly the opposite cause:
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I’m surprised. I was anticipating a Maloney victory.
Obviously both are horrible. But I was thinking, as between the two, that Nadler is the more horrible.
Come to think of it, given this is about New York City, maybe that is why he is ahead. 
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Governor DeSantis has a real talent for making the left’s heads explode. Heh
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that 20 people in his state had been charged with voter fraud in what he described as an “opening salvo” in cracking down on voting violations.
DeSantis said that the Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security and Florida law enforcement had charged 20 people with voter fraud charges as part of a 2020 election integrity investigation. According to the governor, the 20 people charged had voted illegally even though they had been convicted of murder or a sexual offense felony.
“Our new election crimes office has sprung into action to hold individuals accountable for voter fraud. Today’s actions send a clear signal to those who are thinking about ballot harvesting or fraudulently voting. If you commit an elections crime, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” DeSantis said.
The governor also praised Florida’s elections system, saying it was superior in efficiency and transparency in comparison to other states. He also suggested that there would be more charges coming for voter fraud.
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I watched the video yesterday, hoping it’d indeed expose some systemic fraud. I was disappointed when it turns out these felons, who likely are borderline illiterate, didn’t know they had complete some paperwork to get their voting rights reinstated. So, they voted and landed again in a sea of legal trouble.
Not what I had in mind when I saw the announcement. I imagined immigrants in Florida voting with false IDs, or people from other states driving to vote in Florida, or Floridians voting twice. Instead, these 20 felons likely going back to prison for being ignorant.
Problem is, for every such charge, Democrats can round up another dozen people to replace that illegal vote.
I agree. Two dozen ex-cons who didnt know the rules (I didnt see any hint of an implication that it was orchestrated in any way) isnt much to toot your horn over.
from the article
“It’s not just going to be 20 arrests — this is the opening salvo of an office that was just set up on July 1,” he said while speaking at a courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. “This is the first step. There will be more that happen over the weeks and months [ahead]. And hopefully there’s not a lot of cases that need to be prosecuted for 2022.”
Regardless of if this is all, or if these 20 are just the start, it isnt going to mean a damn thing unless you start tying them together as being part of an orchestrated effort. Because otherwise we’re back to the first part of my post you quoted.
as the fortune cookie says, longest journey begins with a single step. If there’s no investigation then there can be no proof of a conspiracy. other states that have investigated including Arizona and Wisconsin have found ample evidence of widespread election fraud and I’m sure Florida will also. The best part of Governor DeSantis’ plan is that, if the evidence shows it, Florida is going to bring criminal charges against the fraudsters.
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I do not trust the polls at all, unless they bring news I like 
Edit. I wonder if Newsom of California is seeing similar polls and lurching to the center with his recent moves to extend the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station life and also to suggest building new reservoirs and desalination plants
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That not only says that you’re old, but you’re from the valley.
Nadler is the last NYC Jew in congress. Despite being a disingenuous bully, he will have a lot of votes and dollars behind his campaign.
While I appreciate your disappointment/frustration, I’ll share something I’ve heard many a police offer say. “We only catch the stupid ones.”
It is incredibly easy to scam votes, especially in non ID states. If you act like you know what you’re doing, or belong, you’re 80+% there. I’m not sure if you remember the guy who was offered AG Eric Holder’s ballot back in 2012???.
Oh, and although I didn’t see the story/video, every convict is told, upon release, that they cannot vote. Additionally, they are questioned when trying to register to vote.
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Uh, you’re not that familiar with voter fraud. People are not needed. Just names. 
Chicago’s cemeteries are full of voters. 
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Commentary
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As we near the November 8 elections, key legislative victories for Democrats combined with ongoing campaign implosions for GOP candidates have changed views of Democrats’ chances in the midterms.
Though Republicans remain highly likely to flip control of the House, it increasingly seems likely that the 118th Congress ends up split, with the GOP ruling the House while Democrats retain control of the Senate.
Democratic control of the Senate would give the party control of the agenda for the upper chamber until the end of President Biden’s term. This would leave Democrats with primary authority over important pending nominations to the FTC, the Federal Communications Commission and judicial appointments.
With elections now 79 days out, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been forced to cut funding for races in Pennsylvania (by $7.5 million), Arizona (by $3.5 million), Wisconsin (by $2.5 million) and Nevada (by $1.5 million). The cuts come as GOP Senate hopefuls struggle to fundraise on their own, forcing the NRSC to spread thin its resources.
As money problems grow, fringe Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump are underperforming in Senate races that were thought to be winnable for the GOP — namely in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) noted that “there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different: they’re statewide, [and] candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.”
That last part is damning.
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Florida has a fairly new law allowing ex-cons, including felons, to vote provided they complete some paperwork. These 20 folks didn’t know about the extra paperwork caveat.
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This is just sour grapes on the part of the turtle because his candidates lost in the primaries. President Trump is having none of it LOL
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It’s even worse than that. By bad mouthing certain Republican Senate candidates, McConnell is attempting to dry up their funding from friendly outside sources, while redirecting that same funding to candidates who (if elected) will support his bid to be Republican leader in the Senate.
Republican control of the Senate is not the turtle’s primary goal. He instead places his personal power first and foremost. McConnell would rather be Republican leader of the Senate minority than just another Senator. And he is well aware several of the Republican candidates he is dissing would not support his desire to remain leader.
This is internecine political warfare.
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Obviously no Democrat is any good. They are all either socialists or just plain nuts. That said:
I have always regarded Val Demings as least bad of a horrible lot. Val, first and foremost, is an American with slave blood. This means, unlike with Obama or (God forbid) Harris, her black roots right here go WAY back!! That is something I respect. She is a genuine American with great provenance. Perhaps as a result of that, Val has always struck me as far more level headed than many of her Democrat brethren, including the white ones. She would have made a fine Democrat VP, if Biden had had the sense to choose her . . . which he obviously did not. But if Val were VP we would not have the threat we face today of something happening to POTUS and a California airhead getting in. Val is no airhead. She is a serious person.
So it’s no shock to me that Val Demings is giving Marco Rubio a run for his money in the Florida Senate contest. While I believe Rubio will prevail, this one could be close come November. I hope Marco is not underestimating Val. That would be a mistake.
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