Where do they come up with this cr*p?

@TheHorse (218638)
Walnut Creek, California
November 25, 2020 4:23pm CST
Do you ever get garbage SPAM emails like the one I just received? I just got this, and it only served to increase my disgust for politicians in general, and in particular "Republican" politicians right now. But my hunch is that most Republicans don't condone this kind of cr*p, much as most Democrats would rather hear about suggestions for positive change over "Back Lives Matter" BS. I'll just attach what I received and ask you to comment. As a California Democrat, I never heard ANYTHING about "moving to Georgia" or "changing the outcome of the Georgia Senatorial race." Does it bother you when politicians, whether on the Right or the Left, lie through their teeth with impunity? --- Did you see this, Friend? Radical California Democrats are FLOCKING to Georgia in order to influence our Senate runoff elections. And, if that wasn’t bad enough, liberal Californians are saying that they want to MOVE to our state so that they can VOTE on January 5th. Friend, we MUST put a stop to this before it’s too late. We cannot let Californians infiltrate our state and hijack our elections. EMERGENCY DONATE TO FIGHT BACK RUSH DONATE $500 RUSH DONATE $250 RUSH DONATE $100 RUSH DONATE $50 RUSH DONATE $25 If coastal Democrats get their way in Georgia, Friend, they’ll stop at NOTHING to raise our taxes, take away our 2nd Amendment rights, and impose DANGEROUS regulations. Friend, I need you to step up RIGHT NOW if we’re going to prevent Georgia from turning into the next liberal wasteland. With your support, I know we can show California Democrats that we will NEVER allow them to ruin our great state. CONTRIBUTE HERE
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 20
That's funny. I wonder who thinks up these scam e-mails.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
I wonder too. But I've heard (but not verified) that donations under $5000 go to Trump himself, not the Republican party. I will have to research that.
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26 Nov 20
@TheHorse "Trump’s solicitation website carries a banner headline that says “OFFICIAL ELECTION DEFENSE FUND” and “CONTRIBUTE NOW.” Scrolling down the page would take a donor to the fine print, which shows that donations are split between “Save America,” which gets 60% of the money, and the RNC, which gets the other 40%. None of the money flows to Trump’s official “recount” committee fund until Trump’s Save America share reaches the legal contribution limit of $5,000, according to the disclosures. That means that, before a dollar goes into the recount fund, Save America would receive $5,000 and the RNC around $3,300. Donations to the recount committee are legally limited to $2,800. If a Trump donor gave $500, for instance, $300 would go to Trump’s Save America PAC, $200 would to the RNC - and nothing would go to his election defense fund."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fundraising-insigh/donations-under-8k-to-trump-election-defense-instead-go-to-president-rnc-idUSKBN27R309
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@xander6464 (44197)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Nov 20
@NewWorldOptimist I'm thinking the same thing. This purely to steal money from frightened simpletons. If it were real, how could they "fight" anyone from going to Georgia or move there if they wanted to? If they had all the money in the world, it wouldn't help at all.
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@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
26 Nov 20
There are too many spams nowadays that I don´t open an unknown email.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Jan 21
@thelme55 Do you think they put "a lid" on such stuff in Germany?
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@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
3 Jan 21
@TheHorse Maybe they have. I don´t know.
@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
28 Nov 20
@TheHorse I think I have not received a political spam and I hope I will not.
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@BarBaraPrz (47290)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Nov 20
Radical Democrats?
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@BarBaraPrz (47290)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse In a closet?
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
Maybe FOX can find one to interview. There HAS to be one out there.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
@BarBaraPrz I'm a registered Democrat (though I am actually a Moderate now). Are there other Democrats out there who will declare, "I am not a commie!"?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
Shameful!
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@Fleura (30358)
• United Kingdom
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse on commission!
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
@Fleura Heh. I need a job. Hmm.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
It really is. Who sits around thinking up this stuff? Are they paid?
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@marguicha (222893)
• Chile
25 Nov 20
all this is a shame.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 20
Can politics regain SOME degree of integrity?
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@JudyEv (339718)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 20
Surely it's someone trying on a scam?
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
I think this is real. America is weird.
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@JudyEv (339718)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse It is at the moment.
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@Fleura (30358)
• United Kingdom
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse You said it!
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@FourWalls (67846)
• United States
26 Nov 20
They're asking Rush Limbaugh to donate??????
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jan 21
LOL! I hope he does!
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@wolfgirl569 (106068)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Nov 20
I think it sounds like a scam. But a very well written one to scare the doomsayers.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
I've been receiving these for months.
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@rakski (122533)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
spam spam spam my goodness, there are lots of them nowadays
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
But I believe that this crap is actually sent by Trump supporters. I could be wrong, though.
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@rakski (122533)
• Philippines
26 Nov 20
@TheHorse possibly
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
@rakski I read somewhere that the smaller donations go to Trump himself. A millionaire beggar? Could this be true? I honestly am not sure.
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@lovebuglena (44514)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Nov 20
Do they think if people rush to donate them money that Californians supposedly won't flock to Georgia to vote in their elections? I really hope no one falls for this and gives away their hard earned money.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jan 21
I'm a Californian. So are the people around me. Nobody is going to Georgia to vote in the elections there. It's incredible what people think up.
@lovebuglena (44514)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Jan 21
@TheHorse Never know what some people will do though. There are crazy people out there.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 21
@lovebuglena People make up weird stuff without regard for the truth. I reckon there really is a "sucker born every minute."
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@Shiva49 (26670)
• Singapore
26 Nov 20
Fear psychosis at play here. Sad when politics stoops to this level. Anything goes is the name of the game.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
We have lowered the bar incredibly.
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@LindaOHio (178225)
• United States
26 Nov 20
This is total crap and BS. I'll be glad when Biden is in office and maybe this stuff will go away for a while
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
I hope so. But will the Democrats wind up being as disgraceful as Trump has been for the last four years? I'll be watching.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Nov 20
@LindaOHio I don't either.
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@LindaOHio (178225)
• United States
27 Nov 20
@TheHorse I don't see how they could be.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
26 Nov 20
More of the far-right trying to stir up anger and hatred. Sad indeed. Fortunately, most of that kind of stuff ends up in the spam folder and I never see it.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 20
I read that smaller donations wind up in Trump's pocket. But I'm not sure if I believe it. Sigh. Time for more research.
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@TheHorse (218638)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jan 21
@cperry2 I'm glad you walked away.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
27 Nov 20
@TheHorse I met a man probably forty years ago who tried to hire me to do fundraising. When he told me I could keep as much as 80 percent of what I collected, I walked away. Supposedly it is legal, or so he said. I never looked into it deeply but I just could not do that and still look at myself in the mirror every day.
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