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Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by orwin »

I don't really care about US elections in general, but your rules are broken. Here are interesting bits:

How do you know who didn’t vote?

We formed a Super PAC and bought the personal voting records of every American citizen from a data broker we found on the internet. It’s pretty fucked up.

How do you know who’s “blue leaning”?

We got your partisan lean from the same data broker who sold us your voting history. You wouldn’t believe how easy it was for us to get this stuff. So fucked up!

This rules. Can I give you more than $7.99?

If you agree with us that this is a pretty good idea, you can donate as much as you want during checkout for your 2024 Election Pack. Literally no limit, because we’re a Super PAC. This is the kind of crazy shit that happens when the Supreme Court rules that “money is speech” and corporations can spend unlimited amounts of cash influencing elections. If you want to make a very large donation, please email us and we'll work it out.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by blacksmith_tb »

gsk22 wrote: post #8
jqpabc123 wrote: post #2

There is really any mystery as to why half the voters don't vote? Unless you live in one of the half dozen "swing states", your vote is just a symbolic gesture with little chance of impacting the overall outcome.

The presidency is not the only election on the ballot. And if you ask people who don't vote why not, very few of them are going to mention the electoral college. I would wager most people who don't vote couldn't even explain what the electoral college is.

Probably they couldn't explain it, but many of them will have taken to heart the idea that "my vote doesn't matter". Which is especially sad, since like you say there are potentially all kinds of local and regional races and ballot measures their vote could in fact have impacted.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by jedberg »

It seems some people are surprised that they were able to buy data on who voted and how they lean.

I wasn't surprised because I worked on a campaign before. It's ridiculous how much information you can get about voters for not a lot of money.

You can get their phone number and email address that they provided with their voter registration, and the do not call list does not even apply (nor the do not spam list). You can call and email with reckless abandon.

It's kinda crazy how basically every law meant to protect people from spam has a special carve out for political campaigns.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by orwin »

rmbyrro wrote: post #6

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It's a game. the rules are here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cah/CAH_Rules.pdf I'm personally playing the "god is dead" rule with my friends. I don't care about the US elections but this is a really fine game.

[edit] i know it's bad etiquette to comment on votes, but parent's question seems legitimate and can have usefull answers, it doesn't deserve downvotes imho.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by jedberg »

madmod wrote: post #15

Can someone explain what law forces Musk to pay them $47 for everyone that fills out a form?

Musk is running a similar program for people in swing states, paying them $47 to refer potential Trump voters. If he doesn't pay, or pays selectively, he's violating various campaign finance laws.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by unsnap_biceps »

madmod wrote: post #15

Can someone explain what law forces Musk to pay them $47 for everyone that fills out a form?

it'll be breach of contract. Musk is promising that he will pay every valid voter in the swing states $47 if they fill out his form and certify they will vote for in the interest of the first and second amendments, if a eligible voter fulfills their part of the bargain and says to send their check to CaH, it's their right to do so. Musk can't just decide he doesn't like what they're doing with (now) their money and not pay up on his end of the bargain.

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Post by api »

jedberg wrote: post #17
madmod wrote: post #15

Can someone explain what law forces Musk to pay them $47 for everyone that fills out a form?

Musk is running a similar program for people in swing states, paying them $47 to refer potential Trump voters. If he doesn't pay, or pays selectively, he's violating various campaign finance laws.

Isn’t it flat illegal to pay people to vote? Otherwise Trump or Harris could just… directly bribe people to vote for them through a cutout.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac

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Post by orwin »

jongjong wrote: post #14
rmbyrro wrote: post #6

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Or you know, you can google it and find it's a play on word with "crimes against humanity" because a lot of the combination result on really dark or politically incorrect humor.
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