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Election travesty

February 5, 2025 by Guest Post

by J. Ward, Lolo

People that volunteer to work the polls for elections are doing their civic duty – pride in performance.

Who wins and who loses an election is important. More than that is how you play the game. Free and fair elections. No impropriety.

Weeks before the election Republican representatives “altered” the way elections were run. No disclosure.

I vote all the time for 50+ years. Voting was never a problem. Getting good candidates is. So, did they make it easier to cheat? No light shines on what they did. Votes are not counted until polls close and voting is over. Only then are votes counted. November 5 was the final day to vote. Before Election Day, Mr. Trump said, “Don’t vote for me. I have all the votes I need.”

 Wow! The only politician ever to say those words. Usually folks wait until all the votes are counted. How did he do that?

Mr. Musk, with his satellite everywhere, says, I’ll give you a million dollars to vote for Trump. Oh! That’s illegal! OK, I’ll give you a million dollars for your signature. Your signature has to match to vote. Signatures are checked. They must match the records on file. Did you get a million dollars? Treason? Traitor? So much for a free and fair election.

I like to vote. I take pride in voting. My vote is my voice on the national stage. It is not for sale.

Are we going to have free and fair elections or will rich men decide for us who is going to run our country? Think about it.

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  1. Mike Miller says

    February 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM

    J Ward in Lolo, I have questions regarding this.

    When did the Republicans “alter” the way elections were run? If there was no disclosure or light shone on what they did, how was this found out? Also, do you refer to Mt state or federal Republicans for this alleged “election travesty”? Because at both levels, this is debated and approved by all political representatives and subject to legal scrutiny/reform.

    When exactly “before the election” did Trump say “Don’t vote for me. I have all the votes I need.” I did searches on google, CNN, and MSNBC, and found nothing.

    If anyone can verify those claims with an authoritative/factual source, I look forward to that and thank them for the knowledge in advance.

    J Ward, speaking of “fair election”, Kamala Harris wasn’t even a presidential candidate the ’24 Democratic Primary elections, so it certainly wasn’t a “fair election” to Democratic voters to be denied their voting choice when she was placed on the ballot. How does that factor in to your “More than that is how you play the game. Free and fair elections. No impropriety.” philosophy?

    J Ward, your proud vote, your proud voice, was stolen off the national stage by the Democratic Party. That went down in history and has plenty of reliable sources for verification available.

    I do strongly agree with you that voting is a serious duty, and I’m glad you take it seriously. You should be outraged by the Democratic Party did to ALL their voters, even telling them how to vote. Shouldn’t the voters be telling the Party what to do, not the other way around?

  2. Clair B says

    February 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM

    Good point – maybe you should ask Biden about George Soros?

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