Colleague mocks right-winger over idea Trump be awarded NC before vote

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Politico quoted Harris as making the suggestion at a Republican Party dinner in Maryland. He said any difficulties with voting in the area could be enough for North Carolina's state legislature to declare in advance that Trump would get the 16 electoral votes.​

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“You statistically can go and say, ‘Look, you got disenfranchised in 25 counties. You know what that vote probably would have been,’” Harris told the crowd. “Which would be — if I were in the Legislature — enough to go, ‘Yeah, we have to convene the Legislature. We can’t disenfranchise the voters.’”​

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In a keynote speech at that same GOP event, pro-Trump activist Ivan Raiklin argued that New Hampshire, Arizona, Nebraska, Georgia, and Wisconsin could also make similar moves. Harris asked how that could be justified, given that those states weren't hit by the hurricane.​

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“It looks like just a power play,” Harris said. “In North Carolina, it’s legitimate. There are a lot of people that aren’t going to get to vote and it may make the difference in that state.”​

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When asked to explain the remarks, Harris issued a statement from his campaign to Politico: "As I’ve repeatedly said, every legal vote should be counted. I would hope everyone could agree that legal American voters whose lives were devastated by the recent storms should not be disenfranchised in the upcoming voting process."​

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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said on Friday that he hasn't heard of any effort to have the legislature step in.​

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“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart," he told reporters.​

 
evrheel said:

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Politico quoted Harris as making the suggestion at a Republican Party dinner in Maryland. He said any difficulties with voting in the area could be enough for North Carolina's state legislature to declare in advance that Trump would get the 16 electoral votes.​

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“You statistically can go and say, ‘Look, you got disenfranchised in 25 counties. You know what that vote probably would have been,’” Harris told the crowd. “Which would be — if I were in the Legislature — enough to go, ‘Yeah, we have to convene the Legislature. We can’t disenfranchise the voters.’”​

​

In a keynote speech at that same GOP event, pro-Trump activist Ivan Raiklin argued that New Hampshire, Arizona, Nebraska, Georgia, and Wisconsin could also make similar moves. Harris asked how that could be justified, given that those states weren't hit by the hurricane.​

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“It looks like just a power play,” Harris said. “In North Carolina, it’s legitimate. There are a lot of people that aren’t going to get to vote and it may make the difference in that state.”​

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When asked to explain the remarks, Harris issued a statement from his campaign to Politico: "As I’ve repeatedly said, every legal vote should be counted. I would hope everyone could agree that legal American voters whose lives were devastated by the recent storms should not be disenfranchised in the upcoming voting process."​

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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said on Friday that he hasn't heard of any effort to have the legislature step in.​

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“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart," he told reporters.​

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If the GOP wants to move to a system where we just consider all potential votes to be actual votes based on party registration, I'm thinking we could probably live with that.
 
evrheel said:

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Politico quoted Harris as making the suggestion at a Republican Party dinner in Maryland. He said any difficulties with voting in the area could be enough for North Carolina's state legislature to declare in advance that Trump would get the 16 electoral votes.​

​

“You statistically can go and say, ‘Look, you got disenfranchised in 25 counties. You know what that vote probably would have been,’” Harris told the crowd. “Which would be — if I were in the Legislature — enough to go, ‘Yeah, we have to convene the Legislature. We can’t disenfranchise the voters.’”​

​

In a keynote speech at that same GOP event, pro-Trump activist Ivan Raiklin argued that New Hampshire, Arizona, Nebraska, Georgia, and Wisconsin could also make similar moves. Harris asked how that could be justified, given that those states weren't hit by the hurricane.​

​

“It looks like just a power play,” Harris said. “In North Carolina, it’s legitimate. There are a lot of people that aren’t going to get to vote and it may make the difference in that state.”​

​

When asked to explain the remarks, Harris issued a statement from his campaign to Politico: "As I’ve repeatedly said, every legal vote should be counted. I would hope everyone could agree that legal American voters whose lives were devastated by the recent storms should not be disenfranchised in the upcoming voting process."​

​

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said on Friday that he hasn't heard of any effort to have the legislature step in.​

​

“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart," he told reporters.​

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What a world we live in. Patrick McHenry is the voice of reason and restraint in the GOP. Never imagined I'd ever even think that.
 

North Carolina’s Republicans apparently don’t think that hurricane victims should have more time to mail in ballots or register to vote.

Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives filed a bill to extend the state’s voter registration deadline by five days to October 16, and to allow absentee ballots three more days to arrive in order to make sure victims of Hurricane Helene could do their civic duty. Every single House Republican voted no on the measure on Wednesday.
 
evrheel said:

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Politico quoted Harris as making the suggestion at a Republican Party dinner in Maryland. He said any difficulties with voting in the area could be enough for North Carolina's state legislature to declare in advance that Trump would get the 16 electoral votes.​

​

“You statistically can go and say, ‘Look, you got disenfranchised in 25 counties. You know what that vote probably would have been,’” Harris told the crowd. “Which would be — if I were in the Legislature — enough to go, ‘Yeah, we have to convene the Legislature. We can’t disenfranchise the voters.’”​

​

In a keynote speech at that same GOP event, pro-Trump activist Ivan Raiklin argued that New Hampshire, Arizona, Nebraska, Georgia, and Wisconsin could also make similar moves. Harris asked how that could be justified, given that those states weren't hit by the hurricane.​

​

“It looks like just a power play,” Harris said. “In North Carolina, it’s legitimate. There are a lot of people that aren’t going to get to vote and it may make the difference in that state.”​

​

When asked to explain the remarks, Harris issued a statement from his campaign to Politico: "As I’ve repeatedly said, every legal vote should be counted. I would hope everyone could agree that legal American voters whose lives were devastated by the recent storms should not be disenfranchised in the upcoming voting process."​

​

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said on Friday that he hasn't heard of any effort to have the legislature step in.​

​

“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart," he told reporters.​

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I’m not a McHenry fan; but, I love his adding in “bless his heart,” at the end.
 
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