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Should we really be doing this?

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Grandmabatty Fri 18-Oct-24 14:00:38

Ok. Thanks grannygravy. Hmm, not something I would be happy about to be honest.

maddyfour Fri 18-Oct-24 14:00:10

Grandmabatty
That Labour are sending people to the swing states in the USA to support the campaign for Kamala Harris was announced yesterday.
Did you miss it?

Casdon Fri 18-Oct-24 13:59:54

I’d imagine it would be funded by the Labour Party maddyone. It isn’t a government initiative as far as I’m aware - but please post what you’ve seen and then we will know?

GrannyGravy13 Fri 18-Oct-24 13:58:43

Grandmabatty

Where is your information coming from?

Sofia Patel (Head of Operations Labour Party) has posted this on multiple social media platforms.

maddyfour Fri 18-Oct-24 13:57:43

I’ll be very happy if you can tell me who else is footing the bill Casdon.
If it was announced it was Lord Alli then I’m afraid I missed that.
Who do you think are footing the bill then?

Grandmabatty Fri 18-Oct-24 13:56:35

Where is your information coming from?

Casdon Fri 18-Oct-24 13:54:10

Where have you picked up that taxpayers will be footing the bill for this maddyfour, I can’t find any reference to that anywhere?
I don’t like anything about the way the US election campaign is run, including the ability to draft in supporters from other countries, or the interference by influencer sites. Blatant lies seem to be the order of the day.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 18-Oct-24 13:37:16

What maddyfour said 👏👏👏

maddyfour Fri 18-Oct-24 13:34:34

I don’t think our taxes should be used to fund canvassing for political parties in other countries.

If I was American, I would resent the interference.

I don’t want Trump as President again, but at the end of the day, it’s neither my business nor the business of my government who the Americans choose as President. Gosh, all the indignation from posters over possible interference from Russia in our elections. It can never be right to interfere in the election of another country.

LR10 Fri 18-Oct-24 13:29:31

So Labour are sending 100 staff to swing states in the USA to canvass for Kamala Harris. How would we feel if the USA did that during our election campaign - I for one would be furious! Do other Gransnetters think it's OK to involve ourselves in another country's presidential election?