The GOP is broken beyond repair

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomaclocal.com/2022/09/07/former-prince-william-top-election-official-indicted-lied-during-2020-election-court-docs-state/

I am not sure if this should go local, here, or own thread. But what the f*ck?

This case is really weird, no details on what actually happened.

She’s been indicted on two felonies:
1. corrupt conduct as an officer of an election
2. making a false statement or material entry on a state required form or report

Indicted on a misdemeanor:
3. “willfully neglecting her duty" as an officer of an election

I’ve yet to find any supporting documentation relating to the nature of the accused crimes. She apparently doesn’t even have an attorney on record, so she may not have even known an indictment was coming.

She was the official in charge of registering voters in Prince William County. Depending on the nature of what happened, I can see this sending chill into VA’s voting infrastructure among both volunteers and professional staff.

This is a weird case that is super light on details.

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/former-prince-william-elections-director-indicted-for-alleged-corruption-lying-neglect-of-duty-in-2020/article_494ad6cc-2ef6-11ed-b070-5b323cddeb51.html

Best article I’ve read by local media in Prince William:
https://starexponent.com/news/crime/former-culpeper-voter-registrar-indicted-in-prince-william-on-corruption-charge/article_d74bf03d-ddff-5d4b-bff7-37a9872c2b58.html

Yeah, but… what did she do?

https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-william-county-general-registrar-michele-white-indicted-election-corruption-charges-jason-miyares-false-statement-neglect

They aren't sharing what she did. What the heck happened?

She resigned under pressure from former Gov Northam’s appointees in April 2021. So I’m guessing she did do something pretty bad.

But there are literally zero details other than the generic accusations from politicos and indictments from a jury. Maybe it has something to do with money & budgeting?

Maybe, but how much of her job would have involved that?

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"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”
- David Frum

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Anonymous wrote:"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”
- David Frum

It’s fascism, which is really what the GOP has always stood for.

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On this 21st anniversary of 9/11:

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deplorable is the word you are looking for

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It’s just a good thing that thing kind of extremism isn’t mainstreamed by one political party and that everyone is working for the betterment of the country. /s

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Not a single Republican cares.

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Some insight from scholars from the cited WP article:

"Scholars said the predominance of election deniers in the GOP bears alarming similarities to authoritarian movements in other countries, which often begin with efforts to delegitimize elections. Many of those promoting the stolen-election narrative, they said, know that it is false and are using it to gain power.

“Election denialism is a form of corruption,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present” and a historian at New York University. “The party has now institutionalized this form of lying, this form of rejection of results. So it’s institutionalized illegal activity. These politicians are essentially conspiring to make party dogma the idea that it’s possible to reject certified results.”

In the short term, scholars said, that party dogma is likely to produce multiple election challenges this fall from deniers who lose. It could poison the 2024 presidential race, as well."

Chilling...

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Biden namechecks three of the Republicans who called his infrastructure deal “socialism” but who are begging Biden for some of that sweet socialist infrastructure money because it will be so beneficial for their district/state.

Actually maybe we need to start a Dark Brandon spin off thread.

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Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.

(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)

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Anonymous wrote:Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.

(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)

The GOP has moved way past good character, decency, or basic intelligence being basic requirements of public office—they just want a warm body to occupy a Republican seat.

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Anonymous wrote:Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.

(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)

The GOP has moved way past good character, decency, or basic intelligence being basic requirements of public office—they just want a warm body to occupy a Republican seat.

Were zombies real they’d support them in office, too.

Does anyone remember how much taxpayer money the GOP wasted on harassing the Clintons in the 90s and their obsession with “honor”? Of course it was always a ruse but JFC.

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Anonymous wrote:Some insight from scholars from the cited WP article:

"Scholars said the predominance of election deniers in the GOP bears alarming similarities to authoritarian movements in other countries, which often begin with efforts to delegitimize elections. Many of those promoting the stolen-election narrative, they said, know that it is false and are using it to gain power.

“Election denialism is a form of corruption,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present” and a historian at New York University. “The party has now institutionalized this form of lying, this form of rejection of results. So it’s institutionalized illegal activity. These politicians are essentially conspiring to make party dogma the idea that it’s possible to reject certified results.”

In the short term, scholars said, that party dogma is likely to produce multiple election challenges this fall from deniers who lose. It could poison the 2024 presidential race, as well."

Chilling...

Yes, very much so. Yet I am kind of infuriated as the similar signs were present when GOP legislatures in MI NC PA + WI moved to curtail the authority and powers of newly elected Dem governors in those states. These kinds of authoritarian moves are made by Erdogan and Orban but nary a peep from national press, possibly a one-day story in one or two outlets but that's it. The US national press is so poorly equipped to cover this moment.