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[–] gsfraley@lemmy.world 108 points 1 month ago (5 children)

That's so transparently the bare minimum separation needed to make sure they can't be sued for blatantly buying votes. Fucking heinous anti-American tactics.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

"Just asking questions, brah"

That's what separates this. They want real polling data, not realizing the only shitheads who would answer this call are poor Trump voters who don't know any better.

Let's be real though, after all the grifts he's been pulling on this people, they could ALL use $47.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Well, he is an apartheid era South African.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

blatantly buying votes

That's assuming you believe Elon's good for the money. How many times has this guy walked out when the check came due?

It would be quaint to go back to the era of vote buying machine politics. This is just another scam from our nation's premiere scam artist.

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I am curious what is the limit? I didn’t think any amount is legal.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Is he one of the law breaking immigrants we were warned about? Will Elon eat my dog?

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine selling your soul for $47 only to have the check bounce

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’ll turn out to be $47 X-bucks. (bux?). USD Value is $0.47.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Isn’t that just Truth Social stock?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 1 month ago

He won’t actually pay out. He’ll die in arbitration before he sends any money.

[–] sfbing@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If I lived in one of those states, is there anything to keep me from signing in, collecting the money, and vote Dems anyway?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nothing except the realization that Elon isn't going to cut anyone a check.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That'd be a contract violation and could be class actioned.

[–] RonnieB@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, you can't pay someone to vote a certain way.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh you definitely can't - but Elon is offering compensation for a petition... if he fails to properly compensate petitioners he absolutely could be brought a class action or individual small claims for contract violation.

[–] RonnieB@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I misunderstood what you meant, my mistake. Yep, you're right.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

No worries!

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago

nope you don't have to do shit

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That fucker's high as a kite

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Low as a slug.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

please don't make up fake people and submit it.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’d think the owner of a shady software company would know he could get that information from data brokers. Hell, voter rolls are usually available for a relatively small fee: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/access-to-and-use-of-voter-registration-lists

Any competent campaign would already have identified their likely voters.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I’ve gotten a lot of crap from conservatives this year. First time that’s really happened. Usually just get stuff from dems.

So I’m leaning toward they didn’t buy targeted data, they just bought the cheapest data they could. They may have no idea who their likely voters are.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Florida and Texas are trying really hard to be swing states, we should send him contact info of D.trump and E.musk

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So that’s what his shirt says

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] fern@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 month ago

His mother took it.

[–] IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey I'm a swing state voter! Can I sign up myself for the money? I will sign saying I support the first and second amendments (I really like that part in the second about the "well regulated militia"). I mean, $47 is $47.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

We should get Democrats to fake sign up for this, get the money, and donate it to Kamala.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

$47 space bucks.