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Musk’s get-out-the-vote workers didn’t know they were canvassing for Trump – report (www.theguardian.com)

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Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements

Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald Trump has come under renewed scrutiny after paid canvassers reported not knowing beforehand that they were being hired to support the former president.

Workers recruited by Musk’s America Pac to canvass in the battleground state of Michigan only discovered they were working for the Space X and Tesla entrepreneur to drum up voter turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements, Wired reported.

“I knew nothing of the job, or much of the job description, other than going door to door and asking the voters who are they voting for,” a canvasser who was flown to Michigan from another state told the website. “Then, after I signed over an NDA, is when I found out we are for Republicans and with Trump.”

The canvassers also said they faced threats to their working conditions if they failed to meet stringent door-knocking targets.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s hard for me to picture the kind of person that into the process enough to do this work, knows who Elon Musk is, but not how fucking vile he is.

[–] gAlienLifeform 55 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like they didn't hear he was involved until they'd already been trafficked

From the Wired article linked within,

One of the canvassers, who was flown in from outside the Midwest, tells WIRED they had no idea they would be knocking on doors in support of Trump or that the subcontractor they were working for was part of Elon Musk’s voter-turnout operation through America PAC.

“I knew nothing of the job, or much of the job description, other than going door to door and asking the voters who are they voting for,” says a door knocker who was one of the people in the back of the van and who is requesting anonymity because they signed a nondisclosure agreement. “Then, after I signed over an NDA, is when I found out we are for Republicans and with Trump.”

The door knocker adds that they had “overheard my supervisor and a few others mention Elon Musk” by name, marking the first time they had heard of the billionaire X owner’s involvement.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This has to be illegal. I feel like you can't just ship people across state lines for a job you misled them about.

[–] FlyingSquid 20 points 3 weeks ago

When you're rich, they let you do it.

[–] Ultraviolet 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, it's absolutely illegal, but it's a federal crime and he probably has an unofficial promise from Trump that he'll be pardoned for it if the scheme works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump is more likely to seize all his assets and deport him.

[–] Ultraviolet 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's why it's an unofficial promise, he's obviously not following through but Musk is dumb enough to trust him.