I have a small rant that I want to let out of my mind.
So, as we get closer to the midterms, I am starting to see a of posts on Patriots.win, Truth Social, and other social media sites that whine about possible vote rigging. Examples include:
"Why should she debate you? She already knows she’s going to win…. the entire state is rigged!!"
"Democrats own the FBI, the media, big tech, and the voting machines. Why should they cater to the voters?"
While I do not doubt that they'll try to cheat at the midterms, is there a particular point about whining about it, or do they like to bitch and spread the misery around? Because it seems that everytime we try to have a celebration about some good news, these party-pooper show up to ruin the good news.
And what do the whiners suggest us to do other than:
-Turning out to vote in such overwhelming numbers
-Voting in person
-Using non-sharpie markers, and
-Throwing "watch the ballot box" parties?
All of these simple tips have been effective at combating fraud so far in key races, especially VA governor's race and the AZ primaries. So what more do these whiners want us to do?
It is as if these constant whiners are really enemy agents, disguised as patriots, trying to pull the whole mood down and demoralize us...
Could you please elaborate on marker? What should be used, is pen good enough to prevent issues/fraud? What is the consensus? I am not in the loop unfortunately. Thanks.
Blue ball point pen, see my comment below.
I see, but will they ALLOW blue pens, or will they not?
I need to see what are the rules of filling out the ballots again; never paid attention beyond "fill in the ovals completely, no check marks".
The thing about sharpie markers is that the ink really bled through the paper ballot, ruining the ballot and either cause the machine to reject them or set them aside for people (i.e. Democrat agents) to "inspect and correct". The sharpie trick is a dirty tactic extensively used in the 2020 steal and used in recent elections as well.
As for what kind of pen to use? Anything non-sharpie and in black. A cheap ballpoint pen from Staples or Dollar Tree should suffice. Just make sure it will not bleed out the back.
According to Jovan Pulitzer, BLUE ball point pens are better because 1) some machines can fraudulently fill in the ovals with black and 2) it's easier and quicker to audit/validate because blue pops out.