The progressive card game company is paying new voters who come up with plans and disparage Donald Trump online.
The company behind the game Cards Against Humanity is aiming to one-up Elon Musk with its plan to pay blue-leaning swing-state residents who make voting plans and agree to publicly condemn Donald Trump.
The company announced an initiative Tuesday to encourage people who didn’t vote in 2020 to go to the polls this year by handing out up to $100.
On a website created by the game company, eligible voters are asked to provide their personal information, which is then checked against voter data that the company said it bought from a data broker. “You wouldn’t believe how easy it was for us to get this stuff,” the website said.
If eligible voters didn’t vote in 2020, Cards Against Humanity offers them a payout, provided they write apologies for not having voted four years ago, create voting plans and publicly post “Donald Trump is a human toilet.” If the voters lean blue and live in swing states, they can earn more money.
According to the website, over 1,700 eligible voters have already participated.
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I think their point is that we need to change the law. But yes, let’s not normalize this or the billionaire will start regularly paying.
I understand their point and I agree with it. But I highly disagree with the way they’re choosing to express it.
If Republicans can be made to support something good it would be for the wrong reasons, and that’s the best wrong reason to motivate then.
The thing is that Democrats tried to take high road, not only did it not inspire Republicans to do the same, it made them use all the advantages they fit from it calling Democrats suckers.
If it is legal they will use it, if it is illegal and no court stops them they will use it too.
I’m not advocating taking the high road every single time. I just think this sets a bad precedent and I really doubt they will achieve a change this way unless that change is normalizing bribing voters. Because I don’t see Republicans supporting that change. Not when they know they can do it too.