Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters

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 failing to reach thousands of voters they hope to turn out in Arizona and Nevada, with roughly a quarter of door-knocks done by America Pac flagged by its canvassing app as potentially fraudulent, according to leaked data and people familiar with the matter.

The potentially fake door-knocks – when canvassers falsely claim they visited a home – could present a serious setback to Trump as he and Kamala Harris remain even in the polls with fewer than 20 days to an election that increasingly appears set to be determined by turnout.

The Trump campaign earlier this year outsourced the bulk of its ground game to America Pac, the political action committee founded by Musk, betting that spending millions to turn out Trump supporters, especially those who don’t typically vote, would boost returns.

But leaked America Pac data obtained by the Guardian shows that roughly 24% of the door-knocks in Arizona and 25% of the door-knocks in Nevada this week were flagged under “unusual survey logs” by the Campaign Sidekick canvassing app.

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    8·
    2 hours ago

    It is a moral good to take a job with a Republican door-knocking operation run by a loser billionaire and just pretend to work without doing anything. Lie to them and say whatever you need to make them think you’re excited for the job, then just don’t do it. You’ll probably get fired, but you’ll do a service for democracy by taking up space and/or siphoning some ill-gotten funds from bad people. And it’s a short enough gig it will never be noticed if you don’t put it on your resume.

    • Makeitstop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      50 minutes ago

      I wonder what safeguards they would have to stop someone from taking their money and then going around and canvassing for Harris?

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        34 minutes ago

        Their lists are going to be targeted at likely Republicans, so they wouldn’t have much value to Harris. Apparently there’s GPS logging, so you either fake that or maybe can find some Democratic houses in the same neighborhood.

  • bender223@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Wow, how funny. Elon really wants to help trump win, but he’s too lazy to even make sure the work is being done. He’s bust scrolling on twitter. But that’s just how these jerks are. 🤷‍♂️

  • ashok36@lemmy.world
    15·
    4 hours ago

    I’m in central Florida. In 2016 and 2020 there were plenty of trump signs and shit all over. Today, Except for one billboard on i-275 complaining about grocery prices, there’s really nothing. Enthusiasm for Trump, even among his diehards, has seriously waned.

    I understand it too. I felt the same way about Biden before he dropped out. Yeah, I was still gonna vote for him but… I certainly wasn’t gonna be over the moon to do so. Compared to kamala who I’m actually happy to vote for. The Republicans schlonged themselves I think.

    • gsfraley@lemmy.world
      10·
      4 hours ago

      I’m in PA and a lot of parts are still pretty hot for Trump (lots of big signs, every conversation is an opportunity for them to talk about their undying devotion, etc.). That is NOT to say that it’s unwinnable, but we really need to put the pedal on to keep the pace, since the default answer here is leaning back toward Trump.

      Edit: That said, we’re one of the most important swing states this cycle, so not surprised things are just more political in general.

  • Notyou@sopuli.xyz
    10·
    4 hours ago

    Is there a business in selling fake polling data to political campaigns? They spend so much money on all this shit. I need to figure out a way to get money out of politics.

    • Makeitstop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      42 minutes ago

      While no one is knowingly paying for fake polls, there is big money to be made in sketchy, rigged polls. Partisan polling firms have been doing it for decades.

      I’m fairly certain it’s no coincidence that a a lot of low quality polls from less than reliable polling firms started bumping numbers up for Trump. And right around the time that someone dropped 30 million into the betting markets to shift the odds to favor Trump. And that both of these coincide with the ramping up of Musk’s involvement.

    • Glytch@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 hours ago

      Probably, but you’d have to build your name as a reputable pollster (maybe by hiring pollsters from actually reputable polling companies) before turning to this or no one will buy your fake polls.

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
    319·
    5 hours ago

    This kind of article is gonna age real well.

    Go vote, and if you don’t think your vote will matter, vote 3rd party