Russian electoral-type events 2023-24

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Any polling out so far, now that Putin’s declared?

Russian Wikipedia article lacks any recent polls.
Polling a week and a half ago about how people view the elections generally.

[Storr]

Wait, we didn't want the election to seem that legitimate:

"The Kremlin seemed relaxed about uncharismatic Boris Nadezhdin – until his stance against the war in Ukraine became a rallying point for thousands of Russians.

Now, surprise surprise, he’s set to be barred from challenging Putin on technical grounds [15% of the signatures he gathered to run for President were ruled "invalid", only up to 5% are allowed to be invalid]."

"Political analysts argue it is implausible that Nadezhdin’s campaign was not approved by the Kremlin, at least in the early stages. In the past the Putin regime has allowed handpicked figures to run for president in order to convey legitimacy to the electoral process."

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1754563112915939407?s=20

[Storr]

"Russia's Central Election Commission has agreed to give Nadezhdin one extra day to build his case that 4,500 of the 9k-odd "bad signatures" in his candidacy registration paperwork are actually okay. Thursday will be the big day."

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1754845067154469107?s=20

[President Johnson]

Totally not a dictatorship.

https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1755631271437365691

The pro-peace politician's campaign to oust President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin was seen as the opposition's best hope.

Russia's Central Election Commission has rejected the presidential candidacy of liberal opposition figure and anti-war activist Boris Nadezhdin.

The 60-year-old Nadezhdin had been seen as the best hope for the opposition. The commission justified its decision on Thursday, citing a large number of incorrect signatures from supporters. Nadezhdin obtained significantly more signatures than the required 100,000, submitting his bid at the end of January.

However, from a random sample of 60,000 signatures, the commission said 9,147 were declared invalid.

[...]

[All Along The Watchtower]

The political technologists aren’t quite as good as managing Russian “democracy” as they once were, but they’re still far better at it than, say, the Pakistani military’s most recent effort.

[jaichind]

Totally not a dictatorship.

I will be curious to see what becomes attempts by RFK Jr, Jill Stein, and Cornel West to get on the ballot, especially in swing states.  I am sure they will fail in many places due to technicalities but the decision will be very politically motivated.  It seems fairly similar here. I am sure there are some sound "technical" reasons for this but I am sure political considerations would play a huge role.

[ꙮ]

Idk guys, I think Davankov may pull off the upset.

[jaichind]

https://twitter.com/russian_monitor/status/1769072151359787456

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Idk guys, I think Davankov may pull off the upset.

unfortunately the stress of being president-elect will cause him to commit suicide by 3 shots to the back of the head which led to him going out of a window

[jaichind]

Even Putin has to show ID before voting. 
https://twitter.com/provemewrong411/status/1769055884565454945

[2952-0-0]

Even Putin has to show ID before voting. 
https://twitter.com/provemewrong411/status/1769055884565454945

Um, didn't he already vote online yesterday? Wouldn't voting again today be voter fraud?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/putin-votes-online-in-presidential-election-avoiding-his-public

[Mike88]

Even Putin has to show ID before voting. 
https://twitter.com/provemewrong411/status/1769055884565454945

Um, didn't he already vote online yesterday? Wouldn't voting again today be voter fraud?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/putin-votes-online-in-presidential-election-avoiding-his-public

To be fair, it could be one of his doppelgangers.

[PSOL]

Totally not a dictatorship.

I will be curious to see what becomes attempts by RFK Jr, Jill Stein, and Cornel West to get on the ballot, especially in swing states.  I am sure they will fail in many places due to technicalities but the decision will be very politically motivated.  It seems fairly similar here. I am sure there are some sound "technical" reasons for this but I am sure political considerations would play a huge role.

Russia by and large learned their ballot access laws by following the US playbook.

Anyway, this election is by and large rigged and there's very little reason to vote for it. A shame that a strong Russian economy is allowing for Putin to continue his rule without serious dissent

[lfromnj]

https://twitter.com/powerfultakes/status/1768838942743281710

(Karlin is a former pro Z who saw now believes Putinism is destructive to the Russian state and now supports EHC(Elite human capital) and LGBT stuff to maximize Russia.

Karlin states that elections in Moscow are relatively free even if not fair atleast since 2011.

[jaichind]

Even Putin has to show ID before voting. 

Um, didn't he already vote online yesterday? Wouldn't voting again today be voter fraud?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/putin-votes-online-in-presidential-election-avoiding-his-public

Oh yeah.  I forgot about that.  I guess that video is from 2018?

[jaichind]

There are many reasons for me to back Putin but there is one key reason for me to prefer  Davankov over Putin.   Namely, Davankov opposed Putin's COVID-19 vaccine mandates back in 2021.

[Logical]

I'm pretty sure turnout in some regions will exceed 100%.

[jaichind]

Turnout is at 65% with most of Sunday voting to come.  Turnout will exceed 2018 for sure which most likely means Putin total vote received will most likely exceed 2018

[CumbrianLefty]

I'm pretty sure turnout in some regions will exceed 100%.

Such overwhelming enthusiasm for the Great Leader

[jaichind]

Turnout crosses 70%

[Mike88]

Shocking exit poll:

45% Putin
44% Vladimir
11% Others

Vladimir could really win this time.

[🇺🇦 Purple 🦄 Unicorn 🇮🇱]

Was für eine Schmierenkomödie und ein Affentheater. Das ist keine Wahl, sondern eine Diktatur. Und den Putin sollte man für seine Taten am nächstgelegenen Baum aufhängen.

[🇺🇦 Purple 🦄 Unicorn 🇮🇱]

Even Putin has to show ID before voting. 
https://twitter.com/provemewrong411/status/1769055884565454945

Um, didn't he already vote online yesterday? Wouldn't voting again today be voter fraud?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/putin-votes-online-in-presidential-election-avoiding-his-public

To be fair, it could be one of his doppelgangers.

Putin, dieser Wichser, soll endlich verrecken!

Und seine Doppelgänger gleich mit ihm ... unglaublich, was für einen Schaden dieser Vollkoffer schon angerichtet hat und die Russen unternehmen NICHTS.

[jaichind]

Turnout most likely exceeded 1991 record of 74.7%

[Filuwaúrdjan]

uh huh