# BALLOT PIMPS

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Podcast: [Evil Thoughts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evil-thoughts-326350)
Published: 2026-06-09T18:48:08+00:00
Episode link: https://joecrummey.libsyn.com/ballot-pimps
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Duration seconds: 1100

## Resource

Steve Hilton just crashed the general election for California governor. The candidate w/ zero tolerance for Sacramento's clown show just survived the top-two jungle primary bloodbath. Meanwhile in L.A.: Homeless people used as human ballot-signing machines. Signature gatherers paying Skid Row residents $2–$3 (plus cigs and phone cards) to register to vote and sign petitions. Meanwhile- DOJ Catches the SPLC Red-Handed Playing Dress-Up With Nazis" Same energy: treat desperate people like props, harvest the signatures, cash the checks, and pretend it's "democracy."

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