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Susan Calvin

(2,481 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 08:46 AM Jun 9

Akayla Gardner on MS NOW

Whoever she is, she needs to educate herself. I quote fairly closely, "Spencer Pratt is pushing a false lie that homeless people vote." Homeless people do vote. Homeless people can vote. She thinks they don't? She thinks they can't? What is she doing on national TV talking about this topic?? This was on Way Too Early at 5:11 a.m. according to the chyron.

After I finished screaming into the TV about that I looked into it, as in I did a search, which is more and more useless nowadays. What I turned up was a tabloid with some possible nuggets of truth in it, which I'm going to put a link to for the possible nuggets of truth.

I am still shaking my head in disbelief with my jaw dropped to the floor that someone who is apparently considered something of an expert on elections made that statement.

Posting my rant here because this is probably the only place that would care.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-skid-row-vote-cries-out-for-investigation/ar-AA25bMur

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Akayla Gardner on MS NOW (Original Post) Susan Calvin Jun 9 OP
Hilton will lose...................... Lovie777 Jun 9 #1
Huh? nt Susan Calvin Jun 9 #2
Everyone should be able to vote crud Jun 9 #3
Homeless people can vote. Susan Calvin Jun 9 #4
They need to vote, and should vote. marble falls Monday #9
watch the segment user7856423 Sunday #5
I did watch the segment and that is exactly what she said. Susan Calvin Sunday #6
False lie that homeless people cast votes. Susan Calvin Sunday #7
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #8

Lovie777

(24,291 posts)
1. Hilton will lose......................
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:01 AM
Jun 9

apparently shithole is cutting federal money to California for Pratt's lost.

Why could Californians pay federal taxes?

crud

(1,316 posts)
3. Everyone should be able to vote
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:53 AM
Jun 9

Maybe we should use the inked finger method like they did in Iraq.

Susan Calvin

(2,481 posts)
4. Homeless people can vote.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 12:44 PM
Jun 9

I'm sure it's not an easy process for them, but legally they can. That's why I was so flabbergasted with that commentator statement. She should have known better.

user7856423

(1 post)
5. watch the segment
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:09 AM
Sunday

I don’t think this is a fair representation of what was said. The comparison was made between how Spencer Pratt talks about homeless people voting and how Trump talks about immigrants voting for Democrats. Both are pushing conspiracy theories.

Susan Calvin

(2,481 posts)
6. I did watch the segment and that is exactly what she said.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:34 AM
Sunday

Possibly it's not what she meant, but it sounded like it. I watched both what she said and what surrounded it.

Susan Calvin

(2,481 posts)
7. False lie that homeless people cast votes.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:39 AM
Sunday

Thanks for the clip. That is an exact quote at 5:11 a.m.

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