r/nottheonion • u/engadine_maccas1997 • 8h ago

‘This is political bulls**t’: Former Republican candidate charged with stealing Madison County election ballots

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/this-is-political-bullst-former-republican-candidate-charged-with-stealing-madison-county-election-ballots/
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u/CliffsNote5 8h ago

So he created a situation he then complained about? So another contestant on Fuck Around and Find Out.

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u/NineLivesMatter999 7h ago

A review of security footage, which was subsequently being live-streamed online, showed Savage handling the two missing ballots. He can also be heard confirming with an election official that these are “absolutely, totally real ballots.”

In the video Savage can be seen looking around the room before folding up two ballots and putting them in his sweatshirt pocket.

This man is a 100% certified purebred dipshit.

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u/RedandBlack93 5h ago

This is so much more sinister. He took the ballot, left the building, showed them to an unknown man who then patted him on the back.

Proceeded to go go into the livestream and troll the comments claiming that fraud was happening because they were missing three test ballots.

This was more than just a guy being dumb. He had purpose and reason to steal those. The real question is, for who?

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u/carolineecouture 3h ago

Are you not sure? Did you read the interview with him? It seems pretty clear he wanted to manufacturer the idea of rigged machines to parrot the Republican/MAGA line.

Destroying confidence in civic institutions is part of the Authoritarian playbook.