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Rugian
rank Fri Oct 30 18:17:46
For the US Senate election in Alaska, Mary Peltola (D) is running against Dan Sullivan (R).

There is a third candidate running though. Dan Sullivan, iindependent. Someone who has had zero prior political experience. But he shares Dan Sullivan's name, which means that Republican voters may accidentally vote for him instead. He even attempted to appear on the ballot with the real Dan Sullivan's middle initial, even though he himself doesn't have that initial.

Turns out, the Peltola campaign recruited the fake Dan Sullivan to run and spoil the ballot. This per the New York Times.

https://ww...llivan-conspiracy-peltola.html

Totally ridiculous to believe that these upstanding individuals would ever try to steal an election though...amirite?

Seb
rank Fri Oct 30 19:00:35
This is common practice in the US though.

Indeed wasn't there a case a few elections back where it almost certainly cost a democrat incumbent their seat?

Seb
rank Fri Oct 30 19:02:28
Rugian, you may hate trump but your relentless partisanship approach to rules and conventions (only a problem when the democrats do it) is exactly why you have Trump.

Fat Fag
rank Fri Oct 30 20:29:30
"This is common practice in the US though. "

So true!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-cCyOGye0

kargen
rank Fri Oct 30 23:36:38
Nah Seb it is common to prop up third party and unaffiliated candidates in hopes they draw votes away from the opponent. It is not common at all to search out a person with a similar name and convince them to run to cause confusion. You know it isn't just normal politics by how even very left leaning media sources are reporting on it.

Seb
rank Fri Oct 30 23:54:18
Kargen:

It's hardly without precedent.

2000 Florida state senate for example. I just had an LLM pull up a list.

It would be illegal in the UK, and the electoral commission would intervene; but the list I'm looking at gives multiple examples of the republicans doing this - in fact recently far more frequently than republicans. It seems to fall into the general pattern of the US approach to democracy - namely cheating is considered perfectly fine if your guys do it, but terrible attack on democracy if the other guys do it.

Seb
rank Fri Oct 30 23:56:30
And left wing media loves nothing more than highlighting and holding left wing politicians to higher standards than right wing politicians. It's a chance to prove their high mindedness, while right wing media understands their role as team players in the great enterprise of rat-fucking the American public for the benefit of Capital that pays their bills.

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Rugian rank	Fri Oct 30 18:17:46 For the US Senate election in Alaska, Mary Peltola (D) is running against Dan Sullivan (R). There is a third candidate running though. Dan Sullivan, iindependent. Someone who has had zero prior political experience. But he shares Dan Sullivan's name, which means that Republican voters may accidentally vote for him instead. He even attempted to appear on the ballot with the real Dan Sullivan's middle initial, even though he himself doesn't have that initial. Turns out, the Peltola campaign recruited the fake Dan Sullivan to run and spoil the ballot. This per the New York Times. https://ww...llivan-conspiracy-peltola.html Totally ridiculous to believe that these upstanding individuals would ever try to steal an election though...amirite?
Seb rank	Fri Oct 30 19:00:35 This is common practice in the US though. Indeed wasn't there a case a few elections back where it almost certainly cost a democrat incumbent their seat?
Seb rank	Fri Oct 30 19:02:28 Rugian, you may hate trump but your relentless partisanship approach to rules and conventions (only a problem when the democrats do it) is exactly why you have Trump.
Fat Fag rank	Fri Oct 30 20:29:30 "This is common practice in the US though. " So true! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-cCyOGye0
kargen rank	Fri Oct 30 23:36:38 Nah Seb it is common to prop up third party and unaffiliated candidates in hopes they draw votes away from the opponent. It is not common at all to search out a person with a similar name and convince them to run to cause confusion. You know it isn't just normal politics by how even very left leaning media sources are reporting on it.
Seb rank	Fri Oct 30 23:54:18 Kargen: It's hardly without precedent. 2000 Florida state senate for example. I just had an LLM pull up a list. It would be illegal in the UK, and the electoral commission would intervene; but the list I'm looking at gives multiple examples of the republicans doing this - in fact recently far more frequently than republicans. It seems to fall into the general pattern of the US approach to democracy - namely cheating is considered perfectly fine if your guys do it, but terrible attack on democracy if the other guys do it.
Seb rank	Fri Oct 30 23:56:30 And left wing media loves nothing more than highlighting and holding left wing politicians to higher standards than right wing politicians. It's a chance to prove their high mindedness, while right wing media understands their role as team players in the great enterprise of rat-fucking the American public for the benefit of Capital that pays their bills.
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