Summary: A man was caught on video removing and destroying Harris-Walz signs outside an early voting site in Raleigh. The man claimed he was expressing his political beliefs, but removing or stealing political signs is considered theft and is a misdemeanor. Early voting continues through Saturday, with Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th.

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        20 days ago

        Nothing will make this bullshit worth it. Not even a good president, and all Harris has going for her is that she’s not trump.

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          “all Harris has going for her is that she’s not trump” is a whole fucking lot right now, bud.

          Another woman, a girl actually, who never saw her 20th birthday, was just murdered by Texas politicians and voters for having a miscarriage.

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            20 days ago

            It’s a good reason to vote for her, but it’s nothing special. Most people aren’t trump. Nixon wasn’t trump. I’d vote for Nixon over trump. That doesn’t mean he’d be a good president.

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                19 days ago

                Well, you see, someone can be a bad candidate and still be better than the worst candidate. Being better than trump doesn’t make her good. Most people are better than trump. You don’t get a cookie for that.

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      21 days ago

      Wait until all the bullshit ramps up by Saturday. I totally imagine escalating bullshit for several weeks if not more.

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    21 days ago

    Bad faith arguments? Feigning benign ignorance? Lip service to accountability until he has to pay? He must be a trumpy voter

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    21 days ago

    In my country we have designated billboards where candidates get to put up their posters ahead of elections. Usually along roads, by malls, promenades, etc.

    Messing with those is election interference. Believe it or not, straight to jail!

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    20 days ago

    I thought Trump was a shoo-in? Christ knows that’s the message these people are getting over and over again, drummed into their heads so they can get good and pissed off when they’re told the truth.

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    20 days ago

    That ought turn the tide in his favor. Some people might be forgetting who they were going to vote for while going to the polling places and the signs won’t be there to remind them.

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      “Shit, who was I voting for again? Harriet? Harold? Harburg? The other name started with a W or a V or something right? Oh wait, this guy’s name is Vance, that must be it. I’m voting for Trump & Vance, almost screwed that one up!”

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      That’s a pretty confident statement in the era of the “undecided” voter?

      And of course, it isn’t about memory, it’s about voter intimidation. You see this red hat brown shirt doing this shit publicly without remorse and it tells you he might break your window if you try to put a sign in your yard or break your fucking arm if he sees you with a Harris shirt in the streets.

      Giggle all you need to, but you’re talking around the point here.

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    20 days ago

    "The man said Williams assaulted him by attempting to take the signs [that he’d illegally stolen] away from him, knocking his keys to the ground. He said it broke his key chain."

    The man who stole the signs actually sent me the rest of his statement that the WOKE news wouldn’t print, “I knew it could happen… I just didn’t think it could happen to me… I’m so sorry keychain of snoopy with a big exposed dick that I got in Mexico while trying to find underage prostitutes! This should not have come down on you, and for that I am eternally sorry”

    The man was last seen at a local Michaels craft warehouse, screaming across the aisles in anguish, tears streaming down his face, “Which one of these is snoopy dick glue? For fucks sake sometime help me!!!”

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    These signs were too close to balloting area right?

    Right guys?

    Straight to jail. Oh what am I saying, this is Raleigh, they’re going to give him an award.

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    20 days ago

    What is the exclusion zone for campaign signs around a voting place in the US? The article makes it sound like they are right at the site? Or he carried the sign from somewhere else to destroy it on site?

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      I don’t know for sure but it must be state laws. I believe Georgia has has laws against it I know California does. It really creates so much needless nonsense and it would require the US congress to fix but the GOP has made that entire branch of government, practically, non-functional.

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    20 days ago

    “When I shot him to defend the signs, I was expressing my political beliefs.”

    First amendment is cool, we can excuse anything with it.