Analysis: They are now saying that about 20% of the so-called Voting M...

3y ago Nov 8, 2022 at 8:09 PM

They are now saying that about 20% of the so-called Voting Machines in Maricopa County are not counting the Votes that have been placed in the Machine. Only Republican areas? WOW! Kari Lake, Blake Masters, and all others are being greatly harmed by this disaster. Can’t let this happen, AGAIN!!! I believe Attorney General Mark Brnovich is on the case, big time. He has a chance to be the biggest hero of them all, and at the same time save our Country from this Cancer from within!!!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

75%

This election-day post reveals the real-time activation of Trump's 2020 election fraud narrative framework, now applied to the 2022 midterms as his endorsed candidates face potential defeat. The psychological core is preemptive narcissistic defense: by attributing losses to fraud before results are final, he insulates his self-concept from the injury of rejection. The explicit "AGAIN!!!" connects this to his unresolved 2020 wound, confirming the contamination narrative (victory stolen → repeated betrayal) remains his dominant identity frame. Most notable is the instrumentalization of AG Brnovich — offering conditional idealization ("biggest hero of them all") as incentive for intervention, a textbook manipulation pattern. The "Cancer from within" metaphor warrants monitoring: disease framing of democratic processes historically precedes eliminationist rhetoric. Factually, the post distorts real but minor tabulator issues into a conspiracy, presenting unverified claims as established fact. The post's danger level is elevated not for direct incitement but for its systematic delegitimization of election infrastructure — the same rhetorical groundwork that preceded January 6. The pattern of same-day escalation across multiple posts (Detroit, Pennsylvania, Arizona) suggests hypomanic reactivity to perceived threat.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Stream-of-consciousness style
ALL CAPS emphasis
Multiple exclamation marks
Emotional reactivity
Characteristic sentence fragments like 'Only Republican areas?'

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Potential defeat of Trump-endorsed candidates in Arizona midterms)

Rage: Intensity 60% targeting Election systems / Maricopa County

Proportionality

20%

Sentiment

-0.70

Mildly Hypomanic

Rapid-fire posting throughout the dayEscalating emotional intensityGrandiose framing of stakes

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

80%

Antisocial

50%

Paranoid

70%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

denialprojectionsplittingidealization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Parasocial Techniques:

Shared victimhood ('Can't let this happen')Hero narrative recruitment (Brnovich)In-group alarm ('save our Country')

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

'Cancer from within' — disease/excision framing of democratic processes
Mobilization language ('Can't let this happen')
Delegitimization of election results in real time
Echoes 2020 post-election rhetoric that preceded Jan 6

Gaslighting Detected:

Presents unverified claims as established fact ('They are now saying')
Implies systemic conspiracy without evidence ('Only Republican areas?')
Frames normal election processes as 'disaster'

Reality Distortions:

Tabulator issues reframed as votes 'not being counted' when they were counted via alternative methods
Partisan targeting implied without evidence
Normal election-day issues characterized as deliberate 'disaster'

Rhetorical Analysis

Dehumanizing Language Present

Fact Checks (3)

"About 20% of voting machines in Maricopa County are not counting votes"

Mostly False

Some Maricopa County tabulators had printer issues causing ballots to be set aside for later counting — not discarded. All votes were ultimately counted. The 20% figure referred to affected locations, not lost votes.

"Only Republican areas affected"

False

Tabulator issues occurred across Maricopa County regardless of partisan lean. The county is politically mixed.

"AG Mark Brnovich is 'on the case'"

Unverifiable

Brnovich was outgoing AG (lost primary to Abe Hamadeh). No evidence of formal investigation launched on election day.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post (2022-11-08)

Context

Posted at approximately 3:10 PM EST on Election Day 2022, from likely Mar-a-Lago. This is one of several rapid-fire posts throughout the day as Trump-endorsed candidates face potential defeat in Arizona and elsewhere.

Authorship Attribution

High confidence authentic Trump. The post exhibits hallmark features: rhetorical questions, stream-of-consciousness escalation, ALL CAPS emphasis, triple exclamation marks, and emotionally reactive conspiracy framing. While posted during business hours, the content is far too volatile and specific to be aide-crafted.

Psychological State

The dominant dynamic is preemptive narcissistic defense against defeat. With endorsed candidates Lake and Masters losing ground, Trump activates his established fraud narrative to externalize blame. The "AGAIN!!!" is psychologically revealing — it confirms the 2020 election remains an open narcissistic wound, and any subsequent electoral setback is processed through that same injury schema.

Defense Mechanisms

Denial (pathological): Refuses to accept candidates may be legitimately losing
Projection: Own desire to manipulate outcomes projected onto election systems
Splitting: Pure good (Republican voters) vs. pure evil (corrupt machines)
Conditional idealization: Brnovich offered hero status contingent on compliance

Rhetorical Architecture

The post follows a deliberate escalation structure: alarming statistic → conspiracy implication → named victims → historical pattern → deputized authority → apocalyptic framing. The "Cancer from within" disease metaphor is the most concerning element — it frames domestic political processes as pathology requiring excision.

Danger Assessment

Elevated. Not for direct incitement, but for systematic real-time delegitimization of election infrastructure using the identical playbook that preceded January 6, 2021. The recruitment of a state AG to intervene represents an attempt to convert rhetoric into institutional action.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"About 20% of voting machines in Maricopa County are not counting votes"	Mostly False	Some Maricopa County tabulators had printer issues causing ballots to be set aside for later counting — not discarded. All votes were ultimately counted. The 20% figure referred to affected locations, not lost votes.
"Only Republican areas affected"	False	Tabulator issues occurred across Maricopa County regardless of partisan lean. The county is politically mixed.
"AG Mark Brnovich is 'on the case'"	Unverifiable	Brnovich was outgoing AG (lost primary to Abe Hamadeh). No evidence of formal investigation launched on election day.

Overall Veracity: 23%