A Republican group is using billboards to send a blunt message to Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing for election audits based on debunked claims of election fraud.
“TRUMP LOST,” the billboards from Republicans for Voting Rights read. “NO MORE ‘AUDITS.’”
One billboard is in Times Square in New York:
Today, Republicans for Voting Rights (RVR) launched a billboard campaign across the country in response to reckless Republican calls for sham audits of the 2020 election. Here's one we've put up in New York City's Times Square: pic.twitter.com/96tweL9l9w — The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) October 13, 2021
The group said it plans to put up dozens of billboards in eight states, many near state capitol buildings and in locations where Trump supporters are pushing for audits, including Georgia, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Michigan.
These billboards will run in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Michigan to denounce sham election audits that delegitimize our democratic process.
Read more here: https://t.co/HwoFRhzJhY — The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) October 13, 2021
None of Trump’s wild claims of election fraud have been backed by evidence. A Republican-led audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, recently confirmed that Biden won there.
While the partisan audit was funded in part by Trump supporters, taxpayers in Maricopa County are now on the hook for nearly $3 million to replace equipment compromised by unprofessional auditors hired by Republicans in the state Senate.
In addition, the AP reported that Wisconsin’s Republicans have authorized $680,000 in taxpayer money for their own audit. GOP-backed efforts in Texas, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania could also leave taxpayers footing bills.
“The 2020 election was secure and fair,” Amanda Carpenter, director of Republicans for Voting Rights, said in a statement. “These sham audits are a waste of time and money.”
bull1226 on October 14th, 2021 at 11:59 UTC »
Pathetic that nearly a year later we are still dealing with this bullshit.
bakulu-baka on October 14th, 2021 at 11:41 UTC »
lol
Now do automatic registration, early and late-night polling, mail in ballots, drop boxes, and non-partisan redistricting.
A republican doing a good thing is just that. It’s ≠ a Good Republican.
corkboy on October 14th, 2021 at 10:39 UTC »
I love how they picked a really unflattering picture.