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Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s elections board voted unanimously Friday to certify the results of the 2024 election, a stark difference from 2020 when Republican allies of Donald Trump sought to delay certification in an effort to cast doubt on the election. The panel consisting of two Democratic and two Republican members also voted to thank and commend the state Bureau …

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Elon Musk Keeps Getting Hit With Lawsuits For Duping Trump Supporters

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Billionaire Elon Musk has been hit with several proposed class-action lawsuits over allegations that his political action committee engaged in fraud by falsely telling voters they had a chance to randomly win $1 million when winners had actually been predetermined. As part of the PAC, Musk enticed Trump supporters in battleground states by promising them a chance …

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Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump

Deccan Chronicle

Elon Musk's super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group's spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections.The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to America PAC, which focused on low-propensity and first-time voters, according to …

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Elon Musk's political action committee spent $200 million to help Trump: Report

India Today

Elon Musk’s super political action committee spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. America PAC’s work was aided by a March ruling from the Federal Election Commission that paved the way for super PACs to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. America PAC’s work was aided by a March ruling from the Federal Election Commission that paved the way for super PACs to …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk's America PAC Canvassers Faced Surveillance, Sickness, and Late Pay in Arizona

Wired

Paid door knockers for Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort in Arizona allege to WIRED that they’ve had to work through illness and have struggled to get paid on time or in the full amount promised under onerous quotas. While the Michigan workers had to contend with being driven around in seatless U-Haul vans—Blitz Canvassing, the America PAC vendor involved, later told …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Much more simple': Trump volunteer claims swing state canvassers taking it easy

Raw Story

Donald Trump has expressed smug confidence that he will hold onto a rapidly growing Pennsylvania county he easily won in 2020 — so much so that some of his canvassers say he's taken his foot off the gas. “They’ve been spending a lot of time on the ground here.” Five active volunteers told the website that Trump's operation had 100 …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out

Wired

Standing next to her hastily packed suitcase in Michigan’s Macomb County on Wednesday night, Tyra Muldrow had a bad feeling in her gut. She was in Michigan as a door knocker, hired by a subcontractor for Elon Musk’s America PAC operation to turn out the vote for Donald Trump in the heavily contested working-class suburbs of Detroit. Muldrow and the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk-backed super PAC hit with class action lawsuit from its canvassers: report

Raw Story

A group of canvassers working on behalf of America PAC, the pro-Trump political organization funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a class-action suit against their employer, WIRED reported Friday. America PAC, which along with its subcontractor Blitz Canvassing is tasked with independent get-out-the-vote operations for former President Donald Trump and a number of other Republicans, is effectively standing …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Donald Trump got involved as key swing state counties certified the 2020 US presidential election results, and what it means for next week's 2024 vote

ABC

It's two weeks after the 2020 US presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and the Wayne County Board of Canvassers is meeting to certify their county's result. The meeting of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to certify the 2020 presidential election results was held on Zoom. Dan Schultz had been talking about his "precinct committee strategy" for …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk’s America PAC Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Wired

Elon Musk’s America PAC and several other defendants, including the reelection campaign for Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican from California, are accused of violating California labor law in a class action filed in Orange County on October 30, according to court documents obtained by WIRED. The named plaintiffs, Tamiko Anderson and Patricia Kelly, were canvassers for Steel in October of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elissa Slotkin's Strategy Might Beat Trumpism

Huff Post

TRENTON, Mich. ― Control of the White House and Senate could come down to a relatively small number of undecided voters here in Michigan. That’s not a coincidence: The sitting vice president’s surest path to the presidency lies in winning Michigan plus two other Great Lakes states, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, who together form the electoral “Blue Wall.” These states have …

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Canvassers of Elon Musk's super PAC say they were threatened and abused: report

Raw Story

Canvassers hired by America PAC, the pro-Trump organization funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk and his allies, were abused and threatened to work as hard as possible, according to a new report by WIRED. "In Michigan, canvassers and paid door knockers for the former president, contracted by a firm associated with America PAC, have been subjected to poor working conditions: …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

NPR

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR …

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Report reveals how canvassers of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC fake door-knocks

Raw Story

Canvassers working for billionaire Elon Musk's pro-Donald Trump America PAC in the battleground states of Arizona and Nevada are "using GPS spoofing to pretend they have knocked on doors when they haven’t," The Guardian exclusively reported Tuesday. Per the report, "A bootleg how-to-spoof video, made by an America Pac canvasser in Nevada and obtained by the Guardian, shows the apparent …

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Trump ground game takes new hit as leaked video teaches canvassers how to fake door knocks

Raw Story

The allegations of fraud are getting even more serious at America PAC, the organization funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk that is running a large part of former President Donald Trump's voter canvassing operation in battleground states. According to The Guardian's Hugo Lowell, "A bootleg how-to-spoof video, made by an America Pac canvasser in Nevada and obtained by the Guardian, …

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GOP firm threatens canvassers not to blab to the press amid reports of fake door knocks

Raw Story

A political vendor that handles contract canvassing operations for tech billionaire Elon Musk's super PAC is warning its employees not to speak to the press after reports that a significant share of the operation was inflated. "A handful of disgruntled former contractors who were either fired or demoted are conspiring with reporters who want to elect Kamala Harris and undermine …

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2 months ago

'Serious setback': Trump's door-knocking plan in key states found to be 'potentially fake'

Raw Story

Donald Trump's efforts to get people to vote for him in two battleground states have been flagged as "potentially fake," according to a new report. According to Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell, who has long covered Trump's campaign, "data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters." "Donald Trump’s campaign may be …

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2 months ago

Elon Musk reveals which state he thinks will decide the election: 'It could be 100 votes'

Daily Mail

Elon Musk has revealed the state he believes will decide the upcoming election, stating it could be just 100 votes. Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, October 17 Musk participates in a town hall-style …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Glitching tech and 'erratic' Elon Musk throws wrench in Trump's ground campaign: report

Raw Story

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has committed tens of millions to help build an organization to elect former President Donald Trump, known as America PAC. "America PAC has emerged as a significant player in Trump’s bid for a second term, running perhaps the most ambitious independent get-out-the-vote operation for the Republican candidate in the campaign’s final weeks," the report stated. However, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'It’s a mistake!' Republicans fear Trump strategy risks throwing away huge election prize

Raw Story

Pennsylvania is the presidential election's biggest prize among battleground states with 19 electoral votes, and blue-collar Erie County will most likely play a crucial role in choosing the winner. The Harris campaign is building a formidable ground-game operation using its cash advantage – $361 million raised in August compared to Trump's $130 million – to mobilize supporters and identify new …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less

NPR

In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR In a small town less than an hour outside of Milwaukee, Democratic volunteers are stuffing pamphlets into plastic baggies that canvassers will take door knocking around the neighborhood. toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR In Walworth County, Holly said the …

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3 months ago

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

LA Times

Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump, raising concerns about the party’s presidential nominee relying on outside groups for an important part of his campaign operations. “I don’t know if they are going door to door.” Trump aides …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Local Republican official in Michigan promises to certify election results after being sued

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — A local Republican election official in Michigan has promised to certify the results of the November presidential election after being sued for stating that he wouldn’t sign off on the results if he disagreed with how the election was run. The lawsuit, filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, came after a Detroit …

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Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election

Elon Musk Keeps Getting Hit With Lawsuits For Duping Trump Supporters

Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump

Elon Musk's political action committee spent $200 million to help Trump: Report

Elon Musk’s PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says

Elon Musk's America PAC Canvassers Faced Surveillance, Sickness, and Late Pay in Arizona

'Much more simple': Trump volunteer claims swing state canvassers taking it easy

Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out

Elon Musk-backed super PAC hit with class action lawsuit from its canvassers: report

How Donald Trump got involved as key swing state counties certified the 2020 US presidential election results, and what it means for next week's 2024 vote

Elon Musk’s America PAC Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Elissa Slotkin's Strategy Might Beat Trumpism

Canvassers of Elon Musk's super PAC say they were threatened and abused: report

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

Report reveals how canvassers of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC fake door-knocks

Trump ground game takes new hit as leaked video teaches canvassers how to fake door knocks

GOP firm threatens canvassers not to blab to the press amid reports of fake door knocks

'Serious setback': Trump's door-knocking plan in key states found to be 'potentially fake'

Elon Musk reveals which state he thinks will decide the election: 'It could be 100 votes'

Glitching tech and 'erratic' Elon Musk throws wrench in Trump's ground campaign: report

'It’s a mistake!' Republicans fear Trump strategy risks throwing away huge election prize

In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

Local Republican official in Michigan promises to certify election results after being sued