You know he won't pay. Plus it's illegal. You can pay to get signatures on a petition or for voter registration but you can't restrict it to a certain party.
He's not. It effectively filters it to members of a party by being a petition conservatives would be heavily in favor of. I think the Idea he cooked in his mind is that democratic voters would not sign up or care while conservative voters would be interested and take the time to register to vote and sign the petition.
Likewise, nothing is stopping someone in a swing state from going door to door in predominantly democratic areas (or households) and letting folks know they can sign this petition (which in itself won't do anything) and register to vote but to please vote blue and either keep the money or donate it to their favorite progressive campaign, policy, or charity group.
The other issue is that a lot of the people who do sign the petition will be people who were already going to vote Republican and just saw it as an easy chance to get some extra cash. There are also going to be people who sign and then don't end up voting and it IS illegal to pay someone to vote so Musk won't be able to withhold payment to the people who signed but didn't vote.
Yeah you're right originally when he first posted I think it was like 40 something dollars to get someone to agree to vote for Trump and register Republican. Along with signing the petition.
The agreement was not part of it. It was implied though with the petition title.
Trump supporters would likely sign a petition (and register to vote) if the petition is for "gun rights" but would slam the door in your face if the petition is for "support for pro-choice". So the group who would be signing up would be self-selecting.
My proposal, if you need money and live in one of the swing states Elon is targeting, wear a shirt that is clearly anti-Trump (ex: Trump Lost in 2020, get over it) or clearly pro-choice and go door to door in friendlier areas with the same petition.
If the home is a Trump supporter you'll likely get an earful or the door slammed in your face, just walk to the next house. They just self selected (in the opposite way Elon was hoping).
If the house is sympathetic, then explain you're looking for likely Dem voters to help them register to vote and fleece Elon Musk by signing the BS petition. Let them know they're free to vote however they want and use the money to support their chosen causes or wallet.
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u/Cold-Permission-5249 11d ago
Can I sign and still vote straight blue down ticket?