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Congratulations
@RepKenyatta
for being appointed to chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans 🎉
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#PAHouse
GOP just voted to make gun stores the ultimate special interests -- they cannot be closed, be there a worldwide pandemic, a catastrophic hurricane, or a nuclear war.
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That sound you just heard was
@RepMcClinton
bringing the thunder and reminding us all just how many millions of people are being silenced by the Republicans
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Republicans: This bill does nothing. Doesn't change a thing about abortion laws.
Also Republicans: We need to pass this right away!
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Republicans were hoping nobody paid attention to them voting to change the constitution to take away your rights and make it harder to vote.
They were wrong.
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Congratulations to
@SecretaryLevine
on being named Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health.
We'll miss your briefings that gave us the facts while giving us hope, but we're very glad for the entire nation you'll be making sure COVID-19 response will be done right.
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One of the elected Republicans who tried to throw out your vote to install the loser and who was there for the attack on the Capitol now demands to see your voting record and all your personal, private information.
Don’t you wonder why?
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#PAHouse
Republicans just made untraceable plastic 3-D guns printed at home legal and removed all state oversight.
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The people deserve the full truth about what happened that day and the role of elected Republicans in making it happen.
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Congratulations to
@RepMcClinton
- the first woman elected to SPEAKER of the Pennsylvania house!
#HERstoryMade
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Sounds familiar
Georgia Republicans wrote state’s voting laws & had no problems with mail voting unless Dems & Black voters started using it
Lies about voter fraud weaponized into real voter suppression
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Experts on cybersecurity agree: Republicans are going to put your identity at risk while also putting our American Democracy at risk.
How about the GOP senators "lead" by publicly posting THEIR Social Security & Driver's License numbers first?
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Republicans just voted to change the constitution to take away reproductive rights and make it harder for you to vote on election day.
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It’s happening in Georgia and Florida and it’s at the top of the extremist Republican agenda here.
Not the virus. Not worker pay. Not helping local businesses.
Making it harder to vote is the goal of right-wing GOP lawmakers
Georgia Republicans File Sweeping Elections Bill To Limit Early And Absentee Voting
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The first shout-out to Scott Perry who wanted a presidential pardon for trying to overturn the election.
Pardons are for people convicted of breaking the law.
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The House has passed HB 714 which requires ALL gun purchases be processed through the State Police Background Check system.
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Nearly HALF of all Republicans say the only way they can win elections is to stop people from voting.
Wouldn’t it be easier to just fight for things that help people?
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Not a single Republican will get up and answer a question about this attack on the rights of Pennsylvanians.
Shows you pretty much all you need to know.
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Can't say it enough - thank you
@SecretaryLevine
for everything you've done for the people of PA during the crisis.
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Democrats flipped a net of 12 districts, the exact number needed to gain a majority.
For the first time in 12 years, Democrats will have majority in the PA House.
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The GOP wrote the rules.
They lost using the rules they wrote.
They cry they were cheated but have no proof.
They want to change the rules after the game so the loser gets the trophy.
If it wasn’t so dangerous and anti-American it would just be sad and pitiful.
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Ask yourself: Why is making it harder for you to vote seen as a "win for Republicans?"
Pennsylvania court declares state’s mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans
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Every Republican in Congress voted against this.
The U.S. government begins depositing child tax credit money into the accounts of more than 35 million families. President Biden expanded the credit for a year as part of COVID-19 relief, so most families qualify for monthly payments up to $300 per child.
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House Republicans tried to silence six million Pennsylvanians represented by democrats.
@RepMcClinton
wasn’t going to let that happen.
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You should be able to support your family and pay your bills.
Every surrounding state has raised the minimum wage, it’s time for PA to
#RaiseTheWage
too.
#BetterJobs
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Reports say Trump allies tried to blackmail PA Republicans into fake election “audits.”
Does this explain the
#fraudit
where the GOP is trying to hand over your Social Security Number to scammers, or is that a different attempt to end democracy?
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Today we are celebrating the inauguration of Pennsylvania’s 48th Governor Josh Shapiro and 35th Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis.
Congratulations to our former members of the PA House of Representatives 🎉
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Pennsylvania’s minimum wage hasn’t been raised since 2009, when the federal law raised the national minimum wage from $7.15 to $7.25.
In Philadelphia, the actual minimum wage is among the lowest in the country.
Our workers deserve better, it's time to
#RaiseTheWage
in PA.
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#PAHouse
Republicans want to put counties totally in charge of reopening, finally admit only 10 counties have a department of health.
The GOP's feelings are hurt, so they're going to try and punish everyone. Trump would be proud.
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Republicans -- who handed $2,000,000,000,000 to corporations -- refuse $2,000 to people in need battling the virus.
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell just objected to Chuck Schumer's unanimous consent request to pass the House bill on direct payments for $2,000. The request is blocked.
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#PunxsutawneyPhil
has spoken!!
Start working on those beach bodies!
An Early Spring is coming!
#GroundhogDay
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We’ve had enough division. We’ve had enough partisan politics. It’s time to move on. Senator Brewster was the winner when the votes were counted, then recounted, then litigated, and then certified. Every legal method to delay the inevitable has now been set aside... 1/2
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Not found: “Pennsylvania”
Again.
New Year to bring higher minimum wages in record number of states and cities
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The names on this letter are elected Republicans who:
1. Made Vote-by-Mail happen
2. Got elected in 2020 with mail ballots
3. Demanded your 2020 presidential votes be thrown out
4. Are cheering the court decision to end Vote-by-Mail
5. Are trying to end democracy
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This
#PaBudget
is a compromise, but it moves Pa. forward and that's what we're here to do. We are not here to move Pa. backward 50 years by restricting
#reproductiverights
in the Constitution. This week's
#ReelRecap
highlights both fights in the
#PaHouse
.
#workingforyou
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The extremists lied. Again.
A new study found no evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania or other battleground states during the 2020 presidential election.
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Vote-by-Mail passed in PA with bipartisan support and has been working safely and securely in states like Oregon for decades.
Trump is, of course, lying.
RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!
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Dozens of Republicans just voted *against* extending the disaster declaration related to the Pittsburgh bridge collapse.
Yes, we're serious.
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Majority Leader
@RepMcClinton
has made history in Harrisburg multiple times.
She is the first Black woman to be elected chair of the House Democratic Caucus and first female House Democratic leader.
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Hundreds of Pennsylvanians traveled to Harrisburg today to take a stand against gun violence and demand
#SaferCommunities
House democrats continue to support survivors of gun violence and are dedicated to saving lives.
#MarchForOurLivesPa
@CeaseFirePA
@MomsDemand
@DemandPa
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PLEASE STOP GIVING THEM IDEAS
Wisconsin Legislature Weakens Incoming Democratic Governor By Restricting His Access To Food, Water, Shelter
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The price of raw materials is going down, but corporate greed is keeping consumer prices high.
House Democrats have a plan to put
#PeopleFirst
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Thanks to Donald Trump American steel is now the most expensive in the world.
Oh, and there are zero new plants opening. Not the six or eight he lies about. Zero. We counted twice.
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The
#PAHouse
Republican coup is already at work in the State Government Committee --
@RepKenyatta
was just threatened with ARREST for asking questions about the GOP's power grab.
Trump would be proud.
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Republicans in Arizona wasted millions of dollars and exposed voters' private information to scammers around to world -- and the claims of voter fraud were total lies.
There's a lesson here, PA GOP.
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Helpers.
Healers.
Warriors.
Heroes.
Nurses.
THANK YOU to all our nurses. THANK YOU for being on the front lines to save lives.
#NationalNursesDay
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Republicans went home without making sure everyone else can stay in theirs.
“It’s horrible to know that the state did such a poor job of helping people,” said Patty Torres, organizing director at Make the Road Pennsylvania, a Latinx advocacy group.
Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act
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When Republicans say they want the people to decide, let's not forget how Republicans tried to throw out millions of votes in 2020 because they didn't like who the people voted for.
The GOP only wants *some* people to vote.
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If we eliminated weather radar, there would be no more hurricanes.
"If we didn't test, we wouldn't have cases. We would have no cases" -- Trump seems to think that Covid testing causes Covid cases, which is about the dumbest thing in world history
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We’re proud to support our nurses and protect patients by passing the
#PatientSafetyAct
in the
#PAHouse
!👏🩺🗳️
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“As Republicans engaged in culture war tactics to please their base, the governor and Democrats focused on ensuring quality education, ample economic opportunity, and dependable public safety.” Via
@PhillyInquirer
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California is locking back down. They opened too soon.
#PAHouse
Republicans are arguing we should have opened back in March.
Where would we be now?
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Voting by mail is SAFE, LEGAL, and CONSTITUTIONAL.
Request your mail-in ballot here:
Breaking: Pa. Supreme Court upholds the Act 77 mail voting law, saying it did NOT violate the state Constitution in expanding mail voting.
“We find no restriction in our Constitution on the General Assembly’s ability to create universal mail-in voting.”
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Every Pennsylvania Republican in the U.S. House voted against helping you.
If you weren't watching
@cspan
at 2:01 this a.m., let it be known PA's congressional delegation split 9-9 on latest pandemic relief bill - the one w/the $1,400 checks and big $$$ to states.
9 Ds voting yes; 9 Rs voting no; the world spins on.
Bill passed and moves to US Senate.
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Today the
#PAHouse
passed a bill that would protect the estate of a person who has died from being charged early termination fees for certain service contracts and vehicle leases.
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Voter Suppression is truly the path to the Dark Side
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PA is better when it's fairer.
Passing the Fairness Act makes certain that every Pennsylvanian is treated with dignity and respect.
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A majority of Pennsylvanians support background checks on any firearm purchase.
Pennsylvanians want practical solutions that will save lives.
#Enoughisenough
#SaferCommunities
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Time for a quick pause to give a standing ovation to the amazing election workers who are going the extra mile to deliver a complete and accurate count of the people's voices.
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Imagine if Republicans put as much effort into battling the virus or helping working families as they are putting into defending Trump's lies about made up election fraud.
There's $1 BILLION in
#CARESAct
money our schools and businesses need - let's work on THAT
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Meet the 2021-22
#PAHouse
Democratic Caucus' Leaders!
Leader
@RepMcClinton
Whip
@RepHarris
Chair
@RepDanMiller
Secretary
@RepTinaDavis
@PADemPolicy
Chair
@RyanBizzarro
Administrator
@RepSchlossberg
@HDApprops
Chair
@RepBradford
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Florida opened up too early and ignored the science.
Today
#PAHouse
Republicans will argue Pennsylvania should have done the same.
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It’s not just Trump.
Extremist Republicans across PA helped make the deadly invasion of the Capitol to overturn the election happen.
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Wearing a mask is about you - just not in the way you think.
Don’t be that person. Do the right thing for everyone, and, who knows, you might just save your own life.
#MaskUpPA
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We're thanking ALL physicians on this
#NationalDoctorsDay
for everything they do to keep us safe and healthy in good times and bad, but, we also want to do a special shout-out to PA's Top Doc
@SecretaryLevine
@PAHealthDept
for keeping us safe, informed and calm.
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Today marks six months since
@RepMcClinton
became PA's first woman speaker of the House!
Since then, we've been able to pass 150+ new bills, most with bipartisan support, that build better jobs, better schools and safer communities for all Pennsylvanians.
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PA House Democrats are delivering for Pennsylvanians! 🗳️🏛️💪
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More Pennsylvania citizens than ever are registering to vote.
Republican extremists are suing the state to *stop* Pennsylvanians from registering to vote.
Ever wonder why the GOP doesn’t want you voting?
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.
@MomsDemand
advocate says we need to keep fighting for universal background checks to protect our children
#GunSafety
#demandavote
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Voter turnout in off-year elections is historically low with only one in five voters typically casting their ballot in local races.
This means your vote really does make a difference!
Make you voice heard November 7:
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No one who works 40+ hours a week should live in poverty.
It's time for PA to
#RaiseTheWage
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Please join us for a short pause to thank election workers across our commonwealth for their incredibly hard work to deliver a complete and accurate vote count.
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This year the
#PAHouse
passed historic legislation that would expand background checks for firearm purchases and provide emergency protection for gun owners who are at risk of harming themselves or others.
These are sensible solutions that Pennsylvanians have been asking for.
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The federal government's criteria for reopening businesses calls for a downward trend in positive cases for 14 days.
PA doesn't have that.
We know the
@PAHouseGOP
doesn't listen to doctors or scientists. Know we know they don't even listen to the feds.
#ProfitsBeforePeople
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Once again,
#PAHouse
Republicans are all-in on ignoring doctors & science and turning us into Florida.
They don't care about lives, as a leading GOP lawmaker just said "this would impede the governor's tyranny."
Trump-style hurt feelings
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"Sometimes you have to vote to pay to fix the bridges -- and not just name the bridges"
Rep. Carroll on Republican hypocrisy
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We fight for safe and legal abortion access in PA because your personal healthcare decisions should only involve you and your doctor.
@RepMcClinton
#AbortionIsHealthCare
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ICYMI
The White House has come under fire for calling abortions activists “out of step.”
@RepMcClinton
tells
@MehdiRHasan
, “We have to be clear who our common enemy is, and that’s Republicans.”
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The election isn't final until every citizen's lawful vote is counted.
Who could possibly disagree with this fact, except someone who hates American democracy?
"Every vote needs to be counted — even if that tabulation process is slower than we would like,"
@CillizzaCNN
writes. | Analysis
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In Pennsylvania, diversity is deeply cherished and celebrated. We want every student of color to feel our support and know that we stand firmly behind them. Education is a fundamental right for ALL students.
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Spoiler: they have no evidence because there is none. Voter fraud — in person OR vote-by-mail — is essentially a myth
A federal judge in Pennsylvania orders the Trump campaign and Republican Party to produce evidence they have of vote-by-mail fraud in the state by Friday
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This is about two things:
1) Shattering people’s trust in elections
2) Handing over YOUR private information to the Trump 2024 campaign — or worse.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (
@AP
) _ Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate pursuing what they call a “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election said Tuesday they plan to subpoena records that detail who voted, and how they voted.
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ICYMI: Last night
#PAHouse
Republicans voted to take your property tax money away from your kid's school, and then voted to let the private company who gets your money conceal from you (and the Dept. of Education) what happens to that money.
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Extremist Republican lies about the virus have cost lives and made our road back harder.
Now they want total control over now we handle disasters.
All they care about is power.
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Nine out of ten Pennsylvanians want this.
Republicans won’t even discuss it.
Red flag laws allow us to take action when someone who has a gun begins to act erratically.
Red flag laws still require due process, and any removal of weapons is temporary.
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This is a lie.
Mail in ballots substantially increases the risk of crime and VOTER FRAUD!
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We will never stop fighting for fair pay, real benefits, paid sick leave AND a safe place to work for all
Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019, the agency reports.
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Today we're celebrating 8 years of marriage equality.
By standing together we cultivate a world where everyone can be their authentic selves and love freely!🌈✨🫶
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When the people are demanding action on
#GunSafety
measures that the majority of Pennsylvanians support – Republicans are playing games.
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There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Never was. Never will be.
Rudy Giuliani voicemail asks senator to stall Congress, but he dialed wrong: reports
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Right now --
@RepHarris
asks the question everyone wants asked: Are Republicans objecting to election results also objecting to the results of their OWN elections?
(Spoiler: It's all political theater by GOP extremists)
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Vote-by-Mail is safe, secure and passed with huge Republican and Democratic support. Today’s the final day to get yours for next week’s election.
Trump is lying. Period.
There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone.....
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