Dirty Tricks Are Divisive

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WaPo has a report on the potentially dirty tricks going on out in California:

The metal boxes have popped up around Southern California in recent weeks, from churches to gun stores to gyms. On the front, an authoritative-looking sign beckons to voters: “Official ballot drop-off box.”

The California GOP has pushed voters to pop their mail-in ballots inside. Social media posts have advertised their locations, and one regional field director posted a photo to Twitter on Friday showing him holding a ballot in front of one of the boxes.

“Doing my part and voting early,” Jordan Tygh wrote in the now-deleted tweet, which was reviewed by The Washington Post before it was removed. “DM me for convenient locations to drop your ballot off at!”

But those containers, which were first reported by the Orange County Register and KCAL, are not county-authorized ballot drop-off sites. In fact, the unofficial boxes are against the law, state officials said Sunday.

And if you’re a California reader, or have friends in California, be careful. Read the entire article. There’s nothing stopping the owners of those boxes from probing your ballot for its votes and throwing it away if they don’t like it.

But this is what really caught my eye:

“CONSERVATIVE VOTER ALERT!” the Fresno GOP said in an introduction to its list of unofficial ballot return locations. “President Trump is very concerned about the lack of security with mail in ballots. Don’t take a chance that your vote will not be counted. Once your ballot arrives in the mail, mark your ballot completely and then walk it in, as soon as possible, to one of the secure locations listed below. Make sure your vote counts!”

Implicit is the “distrust your fellow American” message, along with “distrust your government” message. These messages have been flowing in the conservative email-stream for years, even decades, and this is banging away at America’s greatest strength – unity in the face of adversity.

This is how you breed distrust and disloyalty.

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