Posted on 10/20/2024 1:33:42 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
The newest GOP megadonor, Elon Musk, announced that his America PAC would award a whopping $1 million every day to someone new who signs his petition until Election Day.
"We really want to get as many people as possible to sign this petition, so I have a surprise for you," Musk announced on Saturday at a town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. "And it's that we'll be awarding a million dollars randomly to people who have signed the petition. Every day, until the election."
The petition reads, "The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...
For the doubters:
The first million-dollar award was given to John Dreher, who described himself as a “big fan” of Musk.
“I got your autobiography 10 years ago, and I’ve been following you ever since,” Dreher told Musk. “Big fan.”
Musk asked the new millionaire to continue advocating for the petition.
Mods, can we move this to Breaking News?
Or at least Front Page News
Several days ago, I sent a note to Trump suggesting he do this for his campaign. It was a $100 donation lottery and the lucky daily winner to spend a free week end in a Trump hotel.
What is this supposed to accomplish regarding the election? Just give the money to Trump for campaign ads.
I hear Harris has a similar plan to raise money......
a $1000 donation gets the donor a date with her husband.....
with the stipulation “no nannies need apply.”
Arousing folks is what it’s about...it’s another “track” for Trump.
IMHO, part of the strategy is to goad the Dims into talking about how awful Musk and Trump are to be buying loyalty—so that Musk can point out it’s been the norm for Dims since before Biden went into politics.
Where is the actual petition?
Bump
I couldn’t find it, either, so I went looking...
I think, repeat THINK, this it it...
https://petition.theamericapac.org/
But there is a caveat.
Per above link...
“Each person may only sign this petition once. Eligible people may only list one eligible person as their referrer. Signing the petition on behalf of another person is not permitted. Before payment is made, America PAC will verify the accuracy of all information of the referrer and referee. Payments of $600 or more will require the referrer to provide a signed IRS W-9 so an IRS 1099 can be issued. To be eligible, both the referrer and the petition signer must be registered voters of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.”
ping
Yes, the big caveat - the $1 million is an offer for registered voters in the “swing states”.
You should have included this in your write up.
The petition reads, “The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments.”
Personally I think that this course of action just discredits the petition. It becomes more like a lottery game than a sincere statement of belief.
I think it is a horrible idea.
The MSM is going to be screaming about ‘vote buying’ etc.
Frankly, it sounds like something the liberals would do.
The problem: with so many fake and scam emails arriving daily, how do we know this is really Musk’s offer?
People will send this out to others they know. Likewise all of those people will send it out. And among them will be new voters. You people can make anything into a negative I swear.
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